Copepods enhance nutritional status, growth and development in Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) larvae – can we identify the underlying factors?

• Published in: PeerJ
• Main Authors: Karlsen, Ørjan, van der Meeren, Terje, Rønnestad, Ivar, Mangor-Jensen, Anders, Galloway, Trine Falck, Kjørsvik, Elin, Hamre, Kristin
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PeerJ 2015
• Subjects: Karlsen; atlantic cod; Gadus morhua; Copepods; Rotifer
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/296398; https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.902

The current commercial production protocols for Atlantic cod depend on enriched rotifers and Artemia during first-feeding, but development and growth remain inferior to fish fed natural zooplankton. Two experiments were conducted in order to identify the underlying factors for this phenomenon. In th...