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<p>Pikeperch, <italic>Sander lucioperca</italic> (L.) is a valuable species that is in high demand among consumers due to its nutritional features such as delicious meat, white and soft texture and lack of intermascualr bones. The main barriers in the development of pikeperch aquaculture are the challenges of its larviculture. A major problem in the larval period is that pikeperch must feed on live food, which imposes high costs on producers. Therefore, substituting live food with formulated diets is necessary, but this process cannot be performed easily and it requires an action plan to be successful. The aim of this study was to provide a brief overview of different aspects related to pikeperch nutrition including its natural feeding habits, nutritional requirements, digestive tract ontogeny, and the most common live foods used in pikeperch first feeding. Moreover, different weaning methods in pikeperch culture are provided to introduce an appropriate strategy to assist this fish in adapting to formulated diets.</p>
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Pikeperch, Sander lucioperca (L.) is a valuable species that is in high demand among consumers due to its nutritional features such as delicious meat, white and soft texture and lack of intermascualr bones. The main barriers in the development of pikeperch aquaculture are the challenges of its larviculture. A major problem in the larval period is that pikeperch must feed on live food, which imposes high costs on producers. Therefore, substituting live food with formulated diets is necessary, but this process cannot be performed easily and it requires an action plan to be successful. The aim of this study was to provide a brief overview of different aspects related to pikeperch nutrition including its natural feeding habits, nutritional requirements, digestive tract ontogeny, and the most common live foods used in pikeperch first feeding. Moreover, different weaning methods in pikeperch culture are provided to introduce an appropriate strategy to assist this fish in adapting to formulated diets.

Adaptation of pikeperch (<italic>Sander lucioperca</italic>) to formulated diets: A review

Fisheries Department, Faculty of Natural Resources

Fisheries & Aquatic Life

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Adaptation of pikeperch () to formulated diets: A review

Pikeperch, Sander lucioperca (L.) is a valuable species that is in high demand among consumers due to its nutritional features such as delicious meat, white...

Adaptation of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) to formulated diets: A review

Published Online: May 26, 2021

Page range: 1 - 12

Received: May 31, 2020

Accepted: Mar 21, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2021-0001

Keywords
Digestive ontogeny, Formulated diets, Live food, Percids, Weaning

© 2021 Kamyar Javid Rahmdel et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Adaptation of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) to formulated diets: A review

Published Online: May 26, 2021

Page range: 1 - 12

Received: May 31, 2020

Accepted: Mar 21, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aopf-2021-0001

KeywordsDigestive ontogeny, Formulated diets, Live food, Percids, Weaning

© 2021 Kamyar Javid Rahmdel et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Digestive ontogeny, Formulated diets, Live food, Percids, Weaning