Aquaculture has made an enormous contribution to the world food production, especially to
the sustainable supply of animal proteins. The utility of diverse reproduction strategies in …

Fish body growth is a trait of major importance for individual survival and reproduction. It has
implications in population, ecology, and evolution. Somatic growth is controlled by the …

Human aging is currently defined as a physiological decline of biological functions in the
body with a continual adaptation to internal and external damaging. The endocrine system …

The growth hormone (GH)-insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system is the key promoter of
growth in vertebrates; however, how this system modulates muscle mass in fish is just …

Although growth hormone (GH) is a multifunctional factor that coordinates various aspects of
feeding, reproduction, osmoregulation, and immune system function, perhaps two of its most …

The production of fertile eggs with the capacity to develop into larvae and subsequently into
marketable fish is centrally important to the aquaculture industry. This entails not only the …

1. Introduction 2. A Conceptual Framework for Growth 2.1. The Dynamic Energy Budget
(DEB) Model for Growth 2.2. Myocyte Growth 3. Stress Effect on Energy Available for Growth …

Endocrine factors regulate food intake and growth, two interlinked physiological processes
critical for the proper development of organisms. Somatic growth is mainly regulated by …

Aquaculture has become an agronomic activity with noticeable development around the
world to respond to the simultaneous decrease of fish captures and the increasing demand …

An 8-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of replacement of fish meal
(FM) with poultry by-product meal (PBM) on growth performance, feed utilization and …