Optimal stocking density for beluga, Huso huso, and ship sturgeon, Acipenser nudiventris during the grow‐out phase

The influence of three different initial stocking densities (SD) in flowthrough systems was evaluated on growth performance and feed utilizaition in beluga, Huso huso, and ship sturgeon, Acipenser nudiventris, juveniles in three different grow‐out phases for 228 days. In each grow‐out phase, fish were randomly distributed in 18 concrete square tanks (2.0 × 1.0 × 1.2 m3; 2 m3 of volume) according to the experimental SD. At the first phase, both fish species were subjected to three SD including 1.5, 3 and 6 kg/m2 for 60 days. In the second phase, fish were submitted to three SD including 3, 6 and 9 kg/m2, whereas in the third phase, beluga were stocked at 6, 9 and 12 kg/m2 and ship sturgeon were stocked at 6, 8 and 10 kg/m2 and each phase lasted for 12 weeks. In both species, the growth performance and feed intake (FI) significantly decreased with increasing SD at the end of the first phase (p < 0.05). In the second phase, growth performance and FI in beluga decreased with increasing SD, whereas in ship sturgeon neither growth nor FI were affected by SD. Interestingly, the growth performance and feed utilization in both species were not decreased with increasing SD in the third phase indicating adaptability of these species to high stocking density during grow‐out period. According to the result of this study, the appropriate initial SD for beluga within the range of 100–500, 500–2,000 and 1,500–3,000 g were at 1.5, 6 and 12 kg/m2, respectively in an open flow‐throw system. Regarding to ship sturgeon, initial SD at 1.5 and 10 kg/m2recommended for fish within the range of 100–300 and 300–1,200 g, respectively in an open flow‐throw system.info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersio

Sparsity-aware target localization using TDOA/AOA measurements in distributed MIMO radars

In this paper, a sparsity-aware hybrid target localization method in multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) radars from time difference of arrival (TDOA) and angle of arrival (AOA) measurements is proposed. This method provides a maximum likelihood estimate of target position by employing compressive sensing techniques. A blockwise approach is addressed in order to achieve better accuracy for a constant computational complexity. The mismatch problem due to grid discretization is also tackled by a dictionary learning technique. The Cramer–Rao lower bound for this model is derived as a benchmark. Numerical simulations are included to corroborate the theoretical developments

Digestive function and serum biochemical parameters of juvenile Cyprinus carpio in response to substitution of dietary soybean meal with sesame seed (Sesamum indicum) cake

A feeding trial was designed to evaluate effects of soybean meal replacement (SBM) with sesame seed cake (SSC) at 0 (SSC0), 25 (SSC25), 50 (SSC50), 75 (SSC75), and 100 (SSC100) % in isoproteic (30%) and isolipidic (8%) diets on the growth performance, digestive function and serum and hematological parameters in Cyprinus carpio. Four hundred and fifty common carp juveniles (83.09 g) were randomly distributed into 15 tanks with a flow-through system. Triplicate groups of fish were hand-fed one of the diets to visual satiation thrice daily for 90 days. The survival rate, growth performance and somatic indices did not show significant differences between treatments. Among feed utilization indicators, nitrogen retention efficiency was significantly higher in SSC25 than in other treatments. Lipid retention efficiency significantly increased from SSC50 to SSC100. The number of white blood cells was significantly higher in SSC0 than other treatments. Significantly higher hemoglobin was observed in SSC75 as compared to SS0 and SSC25. Serum biochemical parameters did not significantly differ between dietary treatments. Dietary SSC resulted in significant increase in calcium ADC and activity of digestive trypsin, chymotrypsin, lipase, α-amylase, and alkaline phosphatase. Significantly higher villi height and intestinal muscle layer width were observed in fish fed the SSC75 diet. The villi width in SSC25 and SSC50 was significantly less than in SSC0. Comparable growth performance, feed utilization, apparent digestibility, digestive function, hematological and serum factors indicated the possibility of 75–100% substitution of SBM by SSC in the diet of juvenile C. carpio