Stimulation and enhancement of feeding in herbivorous fish
US4693897A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 1986 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2006 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA23K20/142
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods for stimulating or enhancing feeding of herbivorous fish are disclosed comprising presenting the fish with an edible composition comprising a stimulatory amount of at least one of aspartic acid, glutamic acid or citric acid. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, preference spectra of herbivorous fish are determined and used to tailor feeding materials for improved, stimulated or enhanced feeding.
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