[{
  "type": "article-journal",
  "title": "THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF JUVENILE YELLOW FIN SEABREAM (A CANTHOPAGRUS ARABICUS) FED AT DIFFERENT FEEDING RATES WHILE REARED IN FLOATING NET CAGES",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Ahmad",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Siddiqui",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Khan",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Akbar",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Rashid",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Masroor",
      "given": ""
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [[2018]]
  },
  "container-title": "Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences",
  "ISSN": "1018-7081",
  "volume": "28",
  "issue": "4",
  "page": "1014-1020",
  "DOI": "NA",
  "abstract": "This study investigated feeding management of yellowfin seabream, Acanthopagrus arabicus, juveniles under different feeding rates and its relationship to growth performance, survival, cannibalism and body composition. Thirty healthy fish 3 (21.87±0.22g initial weight) were stocked in 12 separate net cages 3.4m assigned to four groups: F1, F2, F3, and F4 to receive feed at 3%, 5%, 7% and 9% body weight per day (bw/d). The juveniles were fed twice daily with a diet containing 42% protein for seven weeks. At the end of the feeding trial, group F3, fed at 7% bw/d, had significantly (P< 0.05) higher percent weight gain, average daily weight gain and specific growth rate, followed by groups F2 (5% bw/d) and F4 ( 9% bw/d). The poorest growth performance was recorded in F1 ( 3% bw/d) . Cannibalism was not seen in any treatment group, and survival was recorded 100%. In the whole fish body proximate composition, protein, ash and moisture showed no change while lipid levels in the fish bodies increased with increasing feeding ratio. Based on the results, 7% bw/d was the optimum feeding rate for A. arabicus under given experimental conditions.",
  "publisher": "Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum",
  "URL": "https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2018-JAPS-409"
}]