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The control group (100r) was fed every day, the 50r group was fed every other day, and the 33r group was fed every third day. In every group, 75 fish (half of the group) were individually tagged for monitoring of growth. The number of fin wounds was used as the welfare indicator, and to inspect the development of maturation, all fish were euthanized, and development of the gonads was monitored by visual inspection at the termination of the trial. The control group (100r) showed a significantly higher specific growth rate (0.90% day\u22121) compared to the lower fed groups (50r, 0.67% day\u22121 and 33r, 0.49% day\u22121); however, the growth difference was 21\u201324% less than expected solely on the difference in the amount of feed given to each group. The 100r group showed the highest welfare rating, and the 33r group the lowest possible, indicating more aggressive behaviour and fin biting due to feed restriction in the 33r group. No difference (p &gt; 0.45) was found in the development of maturation in females, but the combined numbers of males in maturity stages 2\u20135 showed an overall trend towards slower maturation in the 33r group compared to the 100r group. Although the present findings on the development of sexual maturation were subtle due to the limited time frame of the trial, the findings offer a foundation for future investigation into the relationship between the feed ration level and the development of sexual maturation in the rearing of juvenile Atlantic salmon.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/fishes9020070","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,12]],"date-time":"2024-02-12T06:19:59Z","timestamp":1707718799000},"page":"70","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["The Effects of Different Feed Ration Levels on Growth, Welfare Rating, and Early Maturation in Juvenile Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"9","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0077-8077","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Albert Kjartan Dagbjartarson","family":"Imsland","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Akvaplan-niva Iceland Office, Akralind 6, 201 K\u00f3pavogur, Iceland"},{"name":"Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, High Technology Centre, 5020 Bergen, Norway"}]},{"given":"Hj\u00f6rtur","family":"Meth\u00fasalemsson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, High Technology Centre, 5020 Bergen, Norway"},{"name":"Arnarlax, Strandgata 1, 465 B\u00edldudalur, Iceland"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,2,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"735690","DOI":"10.1016\/j.aquaculture.2020.735690","article-title":"The metabolic rate response to feed withdrawal in Atlantic salmon post-smolts","volume":"529","author":"Hvas","year":"2020","journal-title":"Aquaculture"},{"key":"ref_2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"737415","DOI":"10.1016\/j.aquaculture.2021.737415","article-title":"Full compensatory growth before harvest and no impact on fish welfare in Atlantic salmon after an 8-week fasting period","volume":"546","author":"Hvas","year":"2022","journal-title":"Aquaculture"},{"key":"ref_3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"47","DOI":"10.1016\/S0044-8486(00)00333-1","article-title":"Effect of food deprivation on oxygen consumption and body composition of growth-enhanced transgenic Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)","volume":"188","author":"Cooke","year":"2000","journal-title":"Aquaculture"},{"key":"ref_4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"2385","DOI":"10.1890\/0012-9658(1997)078[2385:GCIJAS]2.0.CO;2","article-title":"Growth compensation in juvenile Atlantic salmon: Responses to depressed temperature and food availability","volume":"78","author":"Nicieza","year":"1997","journal-title":"Ecology"},{"key":"ref_5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"469","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2109.2010.02640.x","article-title":"Growth and osmoregulation in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts in response to different feeding frequencies and salinities","volume":"42","author":"Imsland","year":"2011","journal-title":"Aquac. 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