Swimming behaviour as an indicator of low growth rate and impaired welfare in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.) reared at three stocking densities

Aquaculture

Volumn 230, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 137-151

  Kristiansen, Tore S ^a   Fernö, Anders ^b   Holm, Jens Christian ^c   Privitera, Lucia ^a   Bakke, Stine ^a   Fosseidengen, Jan Erik ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atlantic halibut; Hippoglossus hippoglossus L.; Low growth rate; Swimming behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; FISH CULTURE; GROWTH RATE; MARICULTURE; STOCKING DENSITY; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

HIPPOGLOSSUS HIPPOGLOSSUS; PLEURONECTIFORMES;

EID: 0842310611     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(03)00436-8     Document Type: Article

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