The effect of feed regime on the growth and behaviour of 1+ Atlantic salmon post-smolts (Salmo salar L.) in semi-commercial sea cages

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 38, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 1686-1691

  Noble, Chris ^a   Kadri, Sunil ^a,b   Mitchell, David F ^a,c   Huntingford, Felicity A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Aquaculture Innovation   (United Kingdom)

^c Huon Aquaculture Company Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aggression; Atlantic salmon; Feed regime; Fin damage; Growth

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR; FEEDING; GROWTH; SALMONID; SMOLT;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 35948929086     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01833.x     Document Type: Article

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