title: [Effects of initial feeding on the growth, survival, and body biochemical composition of Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) larvae].
abstract: Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii) larvae were raised with Limnodrilus sp., Artemia nauplii, Moina sp., and artificial commercial diet for 30 days to investigate the effects of different initial feeding diets on the growth, survival, and body biochemical composition of the larvae. The results showed that A. nauplii was the best initial feeding diet, with the survival rate of A. baerii larvae being significant higher (96.67%) than the others. Feeding with Limnodrilus sp. gave the highest growth rate of A. baerii larvae, while feeding with artificial commercial diet gave the lowest efficiency on the growth rate and survival rate of the larvae. The larvae raised with different diets had significantly different body biochemical composition. After fed with artificial commercial diet, the larvae had the highest moisture content but the lowest crude protein and crude ash contents. Taking A. nauplii as the initial feeding diet and then feeding with Limnodrilus sp. could gave the ideal growth and survival rates of A. baerii larvae.
authors.affiliation: Key and Open Laboratory of Marine and Estuarine Fisheries, Ministry ofAgriculture of China, East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Shanghai 200090, China. zhangtaoyfi@163.com
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Long-Zhen
authors.initials: LZ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Lu-Jiao
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Yong-Tao
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Mei-Ping
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Tian
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed; D000824:Animal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D000818:Animals; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology*; D005399:Fishes / Q000254:growth & development*; D012800:Siberia; D013534:Survival / Q000502:physiology