title: Compensatory growth, condition and food utilization in barbel Barbus barbus juveniles reared at different feeding periodicities with a dry diet.
abstract: In a 40 day experiment, barbel Barbus barbus juveniles were fed a dry diet continuously, or food was withheld for 2, 5 or 10 days, and then resumed feeding. Improved feed utilization efficiency allowed fish deprived of food for 2 or 5 days to fully compensate for body mass loss. Short-term food deprivation as a method of preventing negative effects of overfeeding in intensive rearing of juvenile B. barbus is proposed.
authors: The Stanisław Sakowicz Inland Fisheries Institute in Olsztyn, Pond Fishery Department, Zabieniec, 05-500 Piaseczno, Poland. myszal@inﬁsh.com.pl
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Myszkowski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001824:Body Constitution / Q000502:physiology; D001835:Body Weight / Q000502:physiology; D003530:Cyprinidae / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D004032:Diet; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D005248:Feeding Methods; D005260:Female; D005508:Food Deprivation / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male