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          <author>N. Ahmad</author>
          <author>P. J. A. Siddiqui</author>
          <author>K. M. Khan</author>
          <author>N. U. Akbar</author>
          <author>M. Rashid</author>
          <author>R. Masroor</author>
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        <title>THE GROWTH PERFORMANCE OF JUVENILE YELLOW FIN SEABREAM (A CANTHOPAGRUS ARABICUS) FED AT DIFFERENT FEEDING RATES WHILE REARED IN FLOATING NET CAGES</title>
        <secondary-title>Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences</secondary-title>
        <alt-title>JAPS</alt-title>
      </titles>
      <dates><year>2018</year><pub-dates><date>2018/08/01</date></pub-dates></dates>
      <volume>28</volume>
      <number>4</number>
      <pages>1014-1020</pages>
      <isbn>1018-7081</isbn>
      <electronic-resource-num>NA</electronic-resource-num>
      <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&lt; 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.</abstract>
      <keywords><keyword>Yellowfin seabream, growth performance, feeding rates, body composition, floating net cages.</keyword></keywords>
      <publisher>Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum</publisher>
      <urls><related-urls><url>https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2018-JAPS-409</url></related-urls></urls>
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