Combined effects of water quality and stocking density on welfare and growth of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Aquatic Living Resources

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-195

  Ruyet, Jeannine Person Le ^a   Labbé, Laurent ^b   Bayon, Nicolas Le ^a   Sévère, Armelle ^a   Roux, Annick Le ^a   Delliou, Hervé Le ^a   Quéméner, Loic ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Growth; Rainbow trout; Stocking density; Water quality; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RESPONSE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PLASMA; SALMONID; STOCKING DENSITY; WATER QUALITY;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 46749147220     PISSN: 09907440     EISSN: 17652952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/alr:2008024     Document Type: Article

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