The effect of density on sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) performance in a tank-based recirculating system

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 72-78

  Sammouth, Sophie ^a   d'Orbcastel, Emmanuelle Roque ^a   Gasset, Eric ^a   Lemarié, Gilles ^a   Breuil, Gilles ^a   Marino, Giovanna ^b   Coeurdacier, Jean Luc ^a   Fivelstad, Sveinung ^c   Blancheton, Jean Paul ^a  

^a IFREMER   (France)

^b ICRAM   (Italy)

^c BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

Author keywords

Density; European sea bass; Performance; Recirculating system; Welfare

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AQUACULTURE; BLOOD; DAMAGE DETECTION; GLUCOSE; MEATS; PLASMAS; SEAWATER; SODIUM; TANKS (CONTAINERS); WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

DENSITY; EUROPEAN SEA BASS; PERFORMANCE; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; WELFARE;

PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS;

ANIMAL WELFARE; GROWTH RATE; HANDLING STRESS; PERCIFORM; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; STOCKING DENSITY; WATER QUALITY;

DICENTRARCHUS LABRAX; NODAVIRIDAE; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 60949094061     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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