Design and development of a geothermal temperature control system for broodstock management of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 277-289

  Hall, Steven G ^a   Finney, James ^a   Lang, R Paul ^a   Tiersch, Terrence R ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Broodstock; Channel catfish; Early spawning; Process control; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FISHERIES; GEOTHERMAL HEATING; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; THERMOCOUPLES;

BROODSTOCK MANAGEMENT; SPAWNING;

AQUACULTURE;

CONTROL SYSTEM;

CATFISH; ICTALURUS; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

EID: 0036828502     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8609(02)00036-5     Document Type: Article

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