Development of a practical diet for juvenile striped bass

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Abstract

We formulated four diets that simulated the amino acid profiles of eggs of striped bass Morone saxatilis, carcasses of larval striped bass, eggs of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss, or nauplii of Artemia salina; a fifth diet contained a high concentration (33.6%) of shrimp meal. These diets were fed to juvenile striped bass for 14 weeks. Striped bass grew best when fed diets with an amino acid pattern that simulated the patterns of rainbow trout eggs or Artemia salina. Fish fed these two diets grew as well as, and had carcass compositions and protein efficiency ratios similar to those of, control fish fed the federally specified ASD2‐30 salmon diet. No histological or morphological abnormalities were noted. These two diets, which have potentially lower production costs and contain slightly less protein than ASD2‐30, may be used as prototype diets specifically for striped bass. Through further minor refinements, the diets could be used in production hatcheries.

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Hughes, S.G., Lemm, C.A., and Herman, R.L., 1992, Development of a practical diet for juvenile striped bass: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, v. 121, no. 6, p. 802-809, https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1992)121<0802:DOAPDF>2.3.CO;2.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Development of a practical diet for juvenile striped bass
Series title Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
DOI 10.1577/1548-8659(1992)121<0802:DOAPDF>2.3.CO;2
Volume 121
Issue 6
Year Published 1992
Language English
Publisher American Fisheries Society
Contributing office(s) Leetown Science Center
Description 8 p.
First page 802
Last page 809
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