Improving ingestion of artficial diets by Cherax quadricarinatus Von Martens (Decapoda ; Parastacidae)
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posted on 2002-01-01, 00:00authored byI. M. Ruscoe
Several dietary binding agents were evaluated to produce an artificial moist diet which significantly improved water stability and ingestion efficiency, by redclaw crayfish, by up to 60%. Also behavioural feeding repertoire was described for the first time for this species. A bio-assay was then utilised to compare, and make recommendations on, various feed attractants.