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stocking rate — /ˈstɒkɪŋ reɪt/ (say stoking rayt) noun the number of stock to the hectare or, in the marginal pastoral areas of Australia, hectares to stock …
natural stocking rate — a stocking rate calculated only on the biogenic capacity of a body of water … Dictionary of ichthyology
relative conversion rate — quantity of food distributed divided by total production of fish in aquaculture. Dependent on food distributed but also on stocking density, health of fish, age class, competition, feeding methods, environmental conditions, etc … Dictionary of ichthyology
specific growth rate — a term used in aquaculture to estimate the production of fish after a certain period (weight at harvest weight at stocking)/production period*100 … Dictionary of ichthyology
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