Improving Growth Predictions in Aquaculture through an Improved Bioenergetics Model Incorporating Feed Composition and Nutrient Digestibility for Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides)
Chunlin Chen, Lihua Song, Guoping Lian, Daoliang Li, Short Michael, Ran Zhao, Lian X. Liu
This paper improves growth predictions for largemouth bass by introducing a bioenergetics model that incorporates feed composition and nutrient digestibility, showing better accuracy than traditional models.
bioRxiv · Feb 19, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering