A suitable feeding program for juvenile barramundi (Lates calcarifer) includes rotifers(Brachionus plicatilis) and Artemia sp. nauplii for larvae, followed by dry starter and productionfeeds for juveniles. When 9-62-g barramundi were fed similar diets containing 9.3 and 12.9% fat,daily ration (2.4%) and growth (2.5%) were similar, but feed conversion ((dry weight of feed eaten]/[wet fish weight gained]: 0.93 and 1.01 for the low- and high-fat diets, respectively) was significantlylower (P < 0.05) with 12.9% fat. When 15-71-g barramundi were fed a series of six dry diets, thefeed containing the most fish meal (60%) and fat (16.9%) produced the best feed conversion (0.89);however, a diet containing 20% fish meal and 13.4% fat gave practically the same results. When74--150-g fish were fed one or two meals a day, daily growth was similar (1.7%), but daily ration(1.9% for one meal and 2.0% for two meals) and feed conversion (1.09 and 1.21, respectively)were significantly lower (P < 0.05) with one meal per day.
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American Fisheries Society; Taylor & Francis
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1988
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6 p.
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A suitable feeding program for juvenile barramundi (Lates calcarifer) includes rotifers(Brachionus plicatilis) and Artemia sp. nauplii for larvae, followed by dry starter and productionfeeds for juveniles. When 9-62-g barramundi were fed similar diets containing 9.3 and 12.9% fat,daily ration (2.4%) and growth (2.5%) were similar, but feed conversion ((dry weight of feed eaten]/[wet fish weight gained]: 0.93 and 1.01 for the low- and high-fat diets, respectively) was significantlylower (P < 0.05) with 12.9% fat. When 15-71-g barramundi were fed a series of six dry diets, thefeed containing the most fish meal (60%) and fat (16.9%) produced the best feed conversion (0.89);however, a diet containing 20% fish meal and 13.4% fat gave practically the same results. When74--150-g fish were fed one or two meals a day, daily growth was similar (1.7%), but daily ration(1.9% for one meal and 2.0% for two meals) and feed conversion (1.09 and 1.21, respectively)were significantly lower (P < 0.05) with one meal per day.
Florida Atlantic University. Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute contribution 592
This manuscript is an author version with
the final publication available and may be cited as: Tucker, John W. Jr., MacKinnon, Malcolm R.,
Russell, D. J., O’Brien, J. J., & Cazzola, E. (1988). Growth of juvenile barramundi (Lates calcarifer) on
dry feeds. Progressive Fish-Culturist 50(2), 81-85. doi: 10.1577/1548-
8640(1988)050<0081:GOJBLC>2.3.CO;2
the final publication available and may be cited as: Tucker, John W. Jr., MacKinnon, Malcolm R.,
Russell, D. J., O’Brien, J. J., & Cazzola, E. (1988). Growth of juvenile barramundi (Lates calcarifer) on
dry feeds. Progressive Fish-Culturist 50(2), 81-85. doi: 10.1577/1548-
8640(1988)050<0081:GOJBLC>2.3.CO;2
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1988
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1988
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10.1577/1548-8640(1988)050<0081:GOJBLC>2.3.CO;2
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1988
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Attributed name: Russell, D. J.
Attributed name: Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
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Tucker, John W., Jr.
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6 p.
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Growth of juvenile barramundi (Lates calcarifer) on dry feeds
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1988
American Fisheries Society; Taylor & Francis
Bethesda, MD
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Bethesda, MD
Title
Growth of juvenile barramundi (Lates calcarifer) on dry feeds
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Growth of juvenile barramundi (Lates calcarifer) on dry feeds