Effect of intermittent feeding on growth of rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri Richardson

Kindschi, Greg A.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2109.1988.tb00424.x

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“…Compensatory growth responses in fish have been observed by Bilton & Robins (1973), Smith (1981), Weatherly & Gill (1981), Dobson & Holmes (1984), Kindschi (1988) and Miglavs & Jobling (1989ab). The experiments performed here were designed to determine the effect of different short feed cycles, ration levels and repetitive feed cycles on the compensatory growth response of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum).…”

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The effect of feed cycling and ration level on the compensatory growth response in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus my kiss

Quinton

Blake

1990

Journal of Fish Biology

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Compensatory growth is the phase of rapid growth, greater than normal or control growth, which occurs upon adequate refeeding following a period of undernutrition. The effect of feed cycling periods (periods of starvation followed by periods of refeeding), ration level and repetitive feed cycles on the compensatory growth response in rainbow trout were evaluated in two experiments. A feeding cycle of 3 weeks starvation and 3 weeks feeding produced better results in terms of average percentage changes in weight and length, and in specific growth rate, than either 1 week and 1 week or 2 weeks and 2 weeks feed cycles. The fish on the 3 weeks starvation and 3 weeks feeding cycle did as well as, if not better than, the constantly fed controls over one or two complete cycles, though the controls were fed more than twice the amount of feed. Three ration levels were compared using a 3-week starvation and 3-week feeding period. The only effect of increasing ration level was to decrease conversion efficiency, indicating overfeeding. Carcass analysis of moisture, fat, protein and ash showed no significant differences between the controls and an experimental group on a 3 weeks starvation, 3 weeks feeding cycle after one complete cycle.Possible mechanisms underlying the compensatory growth response are discussed.

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The effect of feed cycling and ration level on the compensatory growth response in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus my kiss

Quinton

Blake

1990

Journal of Fish Biology

185

153

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“…A maioria dos estudos sobre crescimento compensatório em peixes tem utilizado períodos longos de jejum, sendo dada pouca atenção ao efeito da restrição alimentar por períodos mais curtos. Segundo KINDSCHI (1988), o ciclo semanal de arraçoamento, incluindo um ou dois dias de jejum, pode compensar pela redução dos custos com ração e mão-de-obra. Além disso, tanto estratégias de alimentação com apenas uma fase de restrição alimentar e realimentação, como vários ciclos de restrição e realimentação, têm sido usadas para promover respostas compensatórias no desempenho produtivo de peixes.…”

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Estratégia alimentar com ciclos de restrição e realimentação no desempenho produtivo de juvenis de tilápia do Nilo da linhagem GIFT

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“…In fishes fecundity and often mortality rates are size-dependent (Wootton 1990), so the ability to show growth compensation is likely to be an advantage. It has been demonstrated in salmonid fishes (Bilton & Robins 1973, Weatherley & Gill 1981, Dobson & Holmes 1984, Kindschi 1988, Miglavs & Jobling 1989, Quinton & Blake 1990. In Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus, the restoration of satiation feeding levels after a period of food restriction led to sustained hyperphagia (Miglavs & Jobling 1989).…”

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Appetite and growth compensation in the European minnow,Phoxinus phoxinus (Cyprinidae), following short periods of food restriction

1992

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Changes in the daily appetite and weekly growth rates of individual adult minnows, Phoxinus phoxinus, on ad libitum rations were recorded before and after they had experienced 4 or 16 days of food restriction. Feeding levels during the restriction periods were either starvation or a maintenance ration. The latter was estimated from a previously determined regression model. Water temperature was 15" C and the photoperiod 9L15D in all experiments. The mean weight of fish used ranged from 1.06 to 2.15 g. The 4 day restriction had no detectable effects on appetite or growth. After the 16 day restriction, the minnows showed hyperphagia and had increased specific growth rates and growth efficiencies compared with control fish. The compensatory increases in appetite and growth were not sustained and within three weeks had declined to levels not significantly different from those of the control fish. At the end of the experiments, there were no significant differences between the mean weights or cumulative food consumption of the restricted and control groups. The results suggest that adult minnows regulate their appetite and growth rate in relation to their previous nutritional history.

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Effect of intermittent feeding on growth of rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri Richardson

Cited by 28 publications

References 2 publications

The effect of feed cycling and ration level on the compensatory growth response in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus my kiss

The effect of feed cycling and ration level on the compensatory growth response in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus my kiss

Estratégia alimentar com ciclos de restrição e realimentação no desempenho produtivo de juvenis de tilápia do Nilo da linhagem GIFT

Appetite and growth compensation in the European minnow,Phoxinus phoxinus (Cyprinidae), following short periods of food restriction

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