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  <dc:creator>M. N. DiLauro</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>1998</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;A modification of previously documented force‐feeding procedures resulted in the renewal of appetite by several wild‐caught juvenile Atlantic sturgeon&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;Acipenser oxyrinchus.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;Four of four fish under controlled laboratory conditions responded positively to this technique within 1 month. These fish exhibited negative mean growth rates of −2.71 g/d before force‐feeding and gained an average of 2.61 g/d at 285 d after initiation of force‐feeding. Mean lengths, weights, and coefficients of condition (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i&gt;K&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;) also increased after force‐feeding. This method may be useful in other situations in which the holding of juveniles or adults is necessary, such as in zoos and public aquaria.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1577/1548-8640(1998)060%3C0311:ROVFBW%3E2.0.CO;2</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Oxford Academic</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Renewal of voluntary feeding by wild‐caught Atlantic sturgeon juveniles in captivity</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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