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| De Verdal, Hugues; O'Connell, Catherine Maeve; Mekkawy, Wagdy; Vandeputte, Marc; Chatain, Beatrice; Bégout, Marie-laure; Benzie, John A.h.. |
| Given the strong effects of behavioural hierarchies on growth in many cultured species and the key role of feed efficiency in aquaculture economics, understanding the nature of the interaction of these variables is important for the sustainability of aquaculture. The relationship between agonistic behaviour, growth and feed efficiency in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, was studied by rearing 120 fish in eight aquaria. Fish were video-recorded to estimate the occurrence of agonistic behaviour during a fasting and a refeeding period. Growth, feed intake and feed conversion efficiency (FCE - calculated as the inverse of feed conversion ratio (FCR)) were subsequently measured individually for each fish. Fish showed 58% less agonistic traits during the... |
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Palavras-chave: Agonstic behaviour; Feed efficiency; Nile tilapia; Performances; Correlation. |
| Ano: 2019 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00483/59495/62363.pdf |
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