Table 1 Experimental feeding regimes [fed control, fed from the first-feeding day (FC), fed after being starved for 1 day from the first-feeding day (1 DS), starved for 2 days (2 DS), starved for 3 days (3 DS), unfed control (UC)] of horse mackerel larvae
Experiment | Feeding regimes and number of larvae | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FC | 1DF | 2DF | 3DF | UC | |
Survival | 100, triplicate | 100, triplicate | 100, triplicate | 100, triplicate | 100, triplicate |
Notochord | ≥300 | ≥250 | ≥200 | ≥150 | ≥200 |
Nucleic acids and protein | ≥300 | ≥250 | ≥200 | ≥150 | ≥200 |