Project number:
1996-393
Project Status:
Completed
Budget expenditure:
$394,456.00
Principal Investigator:
Chris Barlow
Organisation:
Department of Primary Industries (QLD)
Project start/end date:
13 Oct 1996
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7 Jun 2004
Contact:
FRDC
1. Demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of the diets incorporating 'high priority' Australian ingredients which meet determined or published nutrient requirements for fish/prawns reared in commercially applicable facilities.
2. Identify optimum feeding schedules, based on the combined costs of feeds and labour associated with feeding, for the on-growing of barramundi and silver perch to market size (0.5-3 kg).
3. Determine the potential for compensatory growth in silver perch and barramundi.
4. Determine the organoleptic qualities of fish/prawns fed different diets.
5. Communicate the research findings to industry and the scientific community by means of technical and scientific publications.
Final report
Author:
Chris Barlow