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In experimental culture conditions in tanks, the effect of weight (W: 11–452 g) and temperature (T: 14–29°C) on the growth rate (SGR, % bw day−1) and maximum daily food intake (SFR, % bw day−1) in sharpsnout sea bream (Diplodus puntazzo) was studied. The possible combined effect of both independent variables (W and T) was also analyzed by multiple regression analysis, fitting the data to the equation Ln Y = Ln a + b Ln W + cT + dT 2 + eT Ln W. Both SGR and SFR, and therefore feed efficiency (FE = SGR/SFR), were significantly influenced by the interaction between temperature and weight and may be expressed by means of the following equations: Ln SGR = −6.1705 + 0.5809T − 0.0087T 2 − 0.0249T Ln W (\( R_{\text{adj}}^{2} \) = 0.949; ANOVA P < 0.0001); Ln SFR = −4.8257 + 0.4425T − 0.0063T 2 − 0.0163T Ln W (\( R_{\text{adj}}^{2} \) = 0.964; ANOVA P < 0.0001).The results suggest that the optimum temperature for SGR and FE (T SGRopt and T FEopt), and the temperature at which the maximum SFR (T SFRmax) is reached, decreases with body weight, in accordance with the equations: T SGRopt = 33.297 − 1.435 Ln W; T FEopt = 29.332 − 1.890 Ln W; and T SFRmax = 34.941 − 1.304 Ln W, respectively. In this way, T SGRopt is 28.4, 26.7, and 24.7°C; T SFRmax is 30.5, 28.9, and 27.1°C and T FEopt is 22.9, 20.6, and 18°C for 30, 100 and 400 g body weight, respectively.
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García García, B., Cerezo Valverde, J., Aguado-Giménez, F. et al. Effect of the interaction between body weight and temperature on growth and maximum daily food intake in sharpsnout sea bream (Diplodus puntazzo). Aquacult Int 19, 131–141 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-010-9347-2
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