Journal article
Assessment of Two Microbound Artificial Diets for Weaning Asian Sea Bass (Lates calcarifer, Bloch)
Asian Fisheries Science, Vol.9(2), pp.115-120
1996
Abstract
Two microbound diets (MBD) containing marine fish roes were assessed as weaning diets for Asian sea bass/barramundi (Lates calcarifer) over a 5-d growth trial. The larvae were successfully weaned on the two MBD tested which supported greater growth than a commercially available weaning diet developed for European bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) which is currently used as a weaning diet in commercial culture of L. calcarifer in Australia. The results indicate that marine fish roes are a suitable basis for weaning diets for L. calcarifer, and that MBD are a suitable way of presenting these diets. The inexpensive and easily prepared MBD used in this study may therefore represent a viable alternative to the commercial diets currently available to marine finfish hatcheries.
Details
- Title
- Assessment of Two Microbound Artificial Diets for Weaning Asian Sea Bass (Lates calcarifer, Bloch)
- Authors
- Peter S Lee (Author) - James Cook UniversityPaul C Southgate (Author) - James Cook UniversityD S Fielder (Author) - Sea Harvest Pty Ltd
- Publication details
- Asian Fisheries Science, Vol.9(2), pp.115-120
- Publisher
- Asian Fisheries Society
- Date published
- 1996
- DOI
- 10.33997/j.afs.1996.9.2.004
- ISSN
- 0116-6514
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 1996 Asian Fisheries Society. Reproduced here with kind permission of the copyright holder.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science and Engineering - Legacy; Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450087502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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