ISSN:
1365-2109
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
The oxygen consumption (02) and ammonia excretion (N) of juvenile and adult common wolffish was measured in culture tanks in the laboratory. The oxygen consumption and ammonia excretion were affected by temperature (C), fish size and feeding rate. For juveniles (0.5 kg; 7C) the diel oxygen consumption rate varied between 37 and 62 mg O2 kg-1 h-1 and ammonia excretion between 2.3 and 5.7 mg N kg-1 h-1. The corresponding rates for adult fish (6.9 kg; 7C) were 29-44 mg O2 kg-1 h-1 and 1.2–3.1 mg N kg-1 h-1. The weight-specific oxygen consumption (mg O2 kg-1 h-1) was described by the following formulae: O2 (7C) = 0.17* W0.83 and O2 (12C) = 0.39 * W0.73 and the corresponding ammonia excretion (mg N kg-1 h-1) by: N(7C) = 0.024 W0.75 and N(12C) = 0.073 W0.60, where W is fish weight in g.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2109.1996.00803.x
