A 60-days growth trial was conducted in a flow-through culture system to examine the effects of different dietary vitamin C and iron levels on the growth, hematological and immunological parameters of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fingerlings (with average initial weight of 5.12 ± 0.02 g). Three levels of vitamin C (150, 200 and 250 mg kg-1 diet) and iron (5, 7 and 9 mg kg-1 diet) (as fer...

dietary food stimulants decrease feeding time and wasted food. in the present study, effects of adding calcium chloride and free amino acids glutamine to diet on food intake, growth performance and carcass composition of common carp were investigated. the examined food samples were 9.0 mm calcium chloride, 1.0 mm amino acid glutamine 9.0 mm calcium chloride and 1.0 mm glutamine amino acid and t...

The compensatory growth, proximate composition and amino acid contents changes of young yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco R.) (1.63-1.69 g) had been investigated using a 45-day cyclic feed deprivation and re-feeding experiment. The control group (S0) was fed daily with live tubificid worms (Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri), while the S1/4, S1/2, and S1/1 groups cyclically experienced one-day of ...

the objective of this study was to investigate the effects of three levels of threonine (100, 95 and 90% of nrc requirements) with or without of multi strains probiotic (primalac) on performance, carcass characteristics and blood metabolites of japanese quails. a total of 180 one-day-old male japanese quails were randomly allocated to six treatments with three replicates and 10 birds per each. ...

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary levels of vitamins E (25, 30 and 35 mg kg-1), Folic Acid (1.5, 2 and 2.5 mg kg-1) and their combination on the growth performance, hematological and immunological parameters of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. Each diet was fed to rainbow trout in triplicate to apparent satiation four times daily for 8 weeks. At the end of the feedi...

The objectives of this study were to estimate (co)variance components for growth and feed efficiency measures, and to compare selection strategies to improve economic efficiency of gain. Variance components for pre- and postweaning growth, body weight, and measures of feed efficiency were estimated from data collected on 1,047 Targhee lambs over 7 yr. Approximately 21 d after weaning, lambs wer...

the freshwater angel fish (pterophyllum scalare schultze, 1823) is south american cichlid become very popular among aquarists. there is little information on their culture and aquarium husbandry. in this study growth performance and survival rate of angelfish subjected to different feeding frequencies were evaluated. four groups of angel fish juveniles (0.87 ± 0.01 g; 3.98 ± 0.08 mm) were fed e...