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A review: the influence of stocking density on fish welfare

Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries,Ministry of Agriculture,Qingdao Key Laboratory for Marine Fish Breeding and Biotechnology,Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute,Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences,Qingdao,Shandong 266071,China

Funding project:国家自然科学基金(31240012);山东省博士后创新基金(201101009);现代农业产业技术体系建设专项资金(CARS-50) Received: 2014-07-01 Available online: 2014-09-16 08:57:27.000

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Abstract

Stocking density is widely recognized as a critical husbandry factor in modern intensive aquaculture and inappropriate stocking density is a potential source of chronic stress that may affect the welfare of farmed fish, and increase breeding risk. So far the effect of stocking density on the fish welfare was studied widely. In order to provide reference for selecting suitable stocking density and further researching, this review will focus on the fish welfare indicator such as growth performance, health status, stress response and behavior, to explore how stocking densities affect fish welfare.

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