Improving the growth capacity of largemouth bass Micropterus Salmoides

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• Improving the growth capacity of largemouth bass
  Micropterus Salmoides
• Jocelyn M. Warner, William J. Longmore, Steve
  Sklavounos, Leonard A. Sonnenschein

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Stimulating Growth in Fish
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Largemouth Bass Research

• The largemouth bass represents one of the most
  important freshwater fish in terms of
  sportfishing activities and expenditures. In
  recent years interest in largemouth of sizes
  larger than normally produced for sport fish
  stocking has increased. Demand for large
  largemouth bass has grown dramatically and far
  exceeds availability. This has resulted in
  increasing interest in them as an aquaculture
  species.("Determination of the Effects of Culture
  Temperature on Growth, Survival and Biochemical
  Composition of Largemouth Bass (Micropterus
  salmoides), James H. Tidwell, Kentucky State
  University,October 31, 2001

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Growth Rate in Largemouth Bass

• The production, rearing and stocking of
  largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)
  represents a large economic asset in the
  aquaculture industry of the midwestern U.S.,
  requiring extensive information on the biology of
  this species. Very little research has compared
  the effectiveness and results of raising
  fingerling bass (Comparison of Experimental
  Growth Rates of Pond-Raised Largemouth Bass,
  Micropterus salmoides, Fed Natural and Artificial
  Foods, William R. Leopold, Jones Fish Hatchery,
  2000).

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St. Louis Childrens Aquarium Applied Research
Commitment

• Coral Nutrition
• Ecosystem Modeling
• Animal Behavior
• Productive Use of Animal Waste
• Organic Growth Enhancement
• Filtration Methodologies
• Nitrate Reduction

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St. Louis Childrens AquariumResearch Labs
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Species For Which Grofish Treatment Has Been
Identified
Results Under Optimal Treatment Conditions
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Typical GroFish Results
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Materials and Methods

• One run containing 4 net pens was used. The run
  contained 2,300 liters of filtered,
  re-circulating water which was monitored daily
  for water quality. All fish were then fed to
  satiation with Aquamax Fry Starter 2000 from
  Purina Mills, Inc.

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Methods
4 Groups treated at 2 weeks of age

• Groups
• Control
• GroFish
• bST 30 mg
• bST 300 mg

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Results
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Results Week 29
Statistically significant differences between
control and GroFish treated groups.
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Species For Which Grofish Treatment Has Been
Identified
Results Under Optimal Treatment Conditions
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GroFish

• Promotes Endogenous Production of Growth Capacity
  and Health Capacity (IGF)
• Low Cost, Single Embryonic Application
• FDA Status
• GRAS Generally Recognized As Safe
• Use of Food Safe Processes
• For more information contact
• www.grofish.com Phone [phone]

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