Environmental enrichment is one of the methods for improving fish growth performance. In the present trial, the effects of both light color and music on growth performance and survival of goldfish (Carassius auratus) (initial mean weight: 4.15±0.08 g) were investigated for 2 months. Two light color treatments (red light and white light) and three music treatments (M0: without music, M30:30 min...

To provide a scientific basis for artificial culture, the effects of different breeding densities, feeding cycles, and light environments on the growth regulation of Poecilobdella manillensis were studied. After P. manillensis were cultured at breeding densities of 250 ~ 3250 leeches m-2; feeding cycles of 2 ~ 16 days; and a light environment with noise or a light-free environment without noise...

The objective of this study was to develop and validate secondary models that can predict growth parameters of L. monocytogenes Scott A as a function of concentrations (0-3%) of a commercial potassium lactate (PL) and sodium diacetate (SDA) mixture, pH (5.5-7.0), and temperature (4-37oC). A total of 120 growth curves were fitted to the Baranyi primary model that directly estimates lag time (LT)...

OBJECTIVE The aim of our study was to evaluate the effect of tumor growth rate, calculated from tumor size measurements by US, on breast cancer patients' outcome. PATIENTS AND METHODS Breast cancer patients who received at least two serial breast ultrasonographies (US) in our institution during preoperative period and were surgically treated between 2002 and 2010 were reviewed. Tumor growth r...

Studies were conducted to determine the effects of high dietary ascorbic acid (vitamin C) on growth performance and body composition of a commercially important Asian catfish, Clarias batrachus. During experimental trial in the laboratory condition, the change in growth and feed utilization by the Clarias batrachus fed on three different Vitamin C level have been assessed by the determination o...

Growth, feed conversion ratio and fillet composition of rainbow trout (initial weight of 9.99±0.109)were investigated in a 6x2 factorial design experiment employing two levels of digestible energy (DE) (2900 and 3500kcal.kg-1) and six feeding rates (1.0%, 2.0%, 3.0%, 4.0%,5.0% of the body weight,(BW) day-1 and to satiation) for 60 days. Specific growth rate (SGR) was highest at 5.0% ration in b...

An experiment was conducted for sixty days to evaluate the effects of Vitamin C of formulated feed on growth performance and body composition of stringing fish, Heteropneustes fossilis (Bloch, 1792). During experimental trial in the laboratory condition, the change in growth and feed utilization by the stringing fish fed on three different Vitamin C level have been assessed by the determination...

Growth, feed conversion ratio and fillet composition of rainbow trout (initial weight of 9.99±0.109)were investigated in a 6x2 factorial design experiment employing two levels of digestible energy (DE) (2900 and 3500kcal.kg-1) and six feeding rates (1.0%, 2.0%, 3.0%, 4.0%,5.0% of the body weight,(BW) day-1 and to satiation) for 60 days. Specific growth rate (SGR) was highest at 5.0% rati...

In the present study, most appropriate feeding regimes for prevalent sole (Solea solea) larvae during early larval rearing staged (first month) were investigated. Two experiments conducted to improve growth performance [the ultimate Body Weight (FBW), Specific Growth Rate (SGR), and Gain (WG)] survival rate of S.