Stocking rate — The stocking rate is the number of farm animals that can be effectively grazed on any area of land. The rate will vary greatly depending both on the type of livestock, the fertility of the land, and the climatic conditions. Stocking rates are… … Wikipedia
stocking rate — the number of fish released per unit area or volume … Dictionary of ichthyology
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
Earl Shilton — Infobox UK place official name= Earl Shilton country = England os grid reference= SP472980 latitude= 52.57777 longitude= 1.30491 map type= Leicestershire civil parish= population = shire district= Hinckley and Bosworth shire county=… … Wikipedia
Aquaculture — installations in southern Chile Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the farming of aquatic organisms such as fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic plants … Wikipedia
Tiger muskellunge — The tiger muskellunge is a carnivorous fish and is the usually sterile, hybrid offspring of the true muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) and the northern pike (Esox lucius). It lives in freshwater and its range extends to Canada, the Northeast and the … Wikipedia
Culture — For other uses, see Culture (disambiguation). Petroglyphs in modern day Gobustan, Azerbaijan, dating back to 10 000 BCE indicating a thriving culture … Wikipedia
Shrimp farm — This article is about the farming of marine (saltwater) shrimp. For farming of fresh water species, see freshwater prawn farming. A shrimp farm is an aquaculture business for the cultivation of marine shrimp or prawnsfn|a for human consumption.… … Wikipedia