A comparison of new in-pond grading technology to live-car grading for food-sized channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 31, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 263-276

  Trimpey, Jeremy ^a   Engle, Carole ^a   Heikes, David ^a   Davis, Kenneth B ^b   Goodwin, Andy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF   (United States)

^b PO Box 1050 72160   (United States)

Author keywords

Channel catfish; Live car; Mechanical grader; Stress

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; GLUCOSE; HARVESTING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CORTISOLS; PONDS;

AQUACULTURE;

POND CULTURE;

CATFISH; ICTALURUS; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

EID: 4143066862     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2004.05.003     Document Type: Article

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