Captive Rearing of Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys: First Attempt of Weaning Cultured Juveniles to Dry Feed
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Broodstock Collection, Spawning, and Larviculture
2.2. Experimental Design
2.3. Size, Condition, and Tissue Analysis
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Remarks
3.1. Weaning Success, Survival, Growth, and Condition
3.2. Fatty Acid Profile of Artemia and Dry Pellet Feeds
3.3. Fatty Acid Profile of Juvenile Muscle Tissues
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Feed Treatment | Nfish | Feed Quantity | Frequency |
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1. Artemiaa (ART) | 114 | 500 mL | 100 mL; 5 × daily |
2. Dry feed b + Artemia (DFA) | 114 | 1.0 g (dry feed) + 100 mL (Artemia) | 0.25 g; 4 × daily 100 mL 1 × daily |
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Mulvaney, W.; Rahman, M.M.; Lewis, L.S.; Cheng, J.; Hung, T.-C. Captive Rearing of Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys: First Attempt of Weaning Cultured Juveniles to Dry Feed. Animals 2022, 12, 1478. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12121478
Mulvaney W, Rahman MM, Lewis LS, Cheng J, Hung T-C. Captive Rearing of Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys: First Attempt of Weaning Cultured Juveniles to Dry Feed. Animals. 2022; 12(12):1478. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12121478
Chicago/Turabian StyleMulvaney, William, Md Moshiur Rahman, Levi S. Lewis, Jiayi Cheng, and Tien-Chieh Hung. 2022. "Captive Rearing of Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys: First Attempt of Weaning Cultured Juveniles to Dry Feed" Animals 12, no. 12: 1478. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12121478
APA StyleMulvaney, W., Rahman, M. M., Lewis, L. S., Cheng, J., & Hung, T.-C. (2022). Captive Rearing of Longfin Smelt Spirinchus thaleichthys: First Attempt of Weaning Cultured Juveniles to Dry Feed. Animals, 12(12), 1478. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani12121478