Growth performance and food conversion ratio of Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baeri Brandt) at different daily feeding rates

Rad F., Koksal G., Kindir M.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES, vol.27, no.5, pp.1085-1090, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF VETERINARY & ANIMAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1085-1090
  • Keywords: Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baeri), optimum feeding rate, specific growth rate, food conversion ratio, TRANSMONTANUS, NUTRITION, SURVIVAL, PROTEIN, ENERGY, LARVAE
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The effects of different daily feeding rates on the specific growth rate and food conversion ratio of Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baeri) were investigated in order to determine the optimum daily feeding rate for fish with an initial mean weight of 1736 37 g. To this end, a Latin Square experimental set-up was designed consisting of four groups of 25 fish fed a rainbow trout diet at four different daily feeding rates (0.75, 1.00, 1.25 and 1.50% body weight/day) for four 2-week periods. Water temperature varied between 19 and 22 degreesC throughout the experiment.