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Potential for nitrosamine formation in seven fishery chemicals

January 1, 1986
Demand feeders were installed on 5-acre rearing ponds for fingerling steelhead (Salmo gairdneri) to replace truck-mounted feed blowers. Because the demand feeders could dispense dry feed, substantial savings in feed costs were realized. The demand feeders supported acceptable fish survival and feed conversion rates, and they removed the uncertainty of feed calculations associatedw ith large populationst hat cannot be monitored between stocking and harvest.
Publication Year 1986
Title Potential for nitrosamine formation in seven fishery chemicals
Authors S. L. Abidi, V. K. Dawson, R.C. Hubley
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Progressive Fish-Culturist
Index ID 1003279
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
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