Welfare assessment of rainbow trout reared in a Recirculating Aquaculture System: Comparison with a Flow-Through System

A multi-parameter analysis was applied in order to acquire an integrated and objective assessment of the effects of recirculating aquaculture systems in rainbow trout farms on a range of welfare indicators. We compared growth, cortisol and behavior in trout previously held in a Recirculating System (RS) developed in the PEIMA (Brittany, France) with optimized water […]