Growth and Survival of Atlantic Salmon Fed Semimoist or Dry Starter Diets
- 1 April 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in The Progressive Fish-Culturist
- Vol. 45 (2) , 72-75
- https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1983)45[72:gasoas]2.0.co;2
Abstract
Growth and survival were compared for first-feeding fry of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fed a closed-formula commercial preparation, BioDiet, or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service high nutrient density diets 398 or 406 for 14 weeks. Growth of fry fed BioDiet for 2, 3, 4, or 6 weeks from first feeding and then fed diet 406 for the rest of the 14-week study was also examined. Growth was fastest in fish fed exclusively diets 398 or 406 for 14 weeks, or BioDiet for 2 weeks followed by diet 406 for 12 weeks; survival was about 68, 82, and 92% respectively, for these three groups. These results indicate that in Atlantic salmon fry growth was most rapid and survival highest among fish fed BioDiet for the first 2 or 3 weeks followed by diet 406.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Growth and Survival of Atlantic Salmon Fed Various Starter DietsThe Progressive Fish-Culturist, 1981
- Multiple Range and Multiple F TestsPublished by JSTOR ,1955