Abstract
A substantial need exists to reduce costs and develop more nutritionally adequate diets for established as well as emerging aquaculture species in the North Central Region (NCR). The study evaluated a diet for juvenile northern bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) that is significantly less costly than currently available diets for sunfish, while yielding a growth rate that is at least equal to an industry standard sunfish diet. Such a diet formulation is now available to the NCR as the result of a recently funded North Central Regional Aquaculture Center (NCRAC) project.
Keywords: Natural Resource Ecology and Management, RFR A1133
How to Cite:
Morris, J. E. & Pattillo, D. A., (2012) “Evaluation of the Newly-developed, Least-cost Experimental Diet for Bluegill at Commercial Densities in Ponds”, Iowa State University Research and Demonstration Farms Progress Reports 2011(1).
Downloads:
Download pdf
View PDF