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ARTICLE IN PRESS AQUA-629156; No of Pages 5 Aquaculture xxx (2010) xxx–xxx Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Aquaculture journal homepage: /locate/aqua-online Short communication Growth and compensatory growth of juvenile Pangasius bocourti Sauvage, 1880 relative to ration Wirat Jiwyam ? Fisheries Program, The School of Science and Technology, Khon Kaen University, Nong Khai Campus, Nong Khai Province, Thailand article info abstract Article history: To investigate the growth and compensatory growth responses of juvenile Pangasius bocourti, a 16-week trial Received 22 January 2010 was conducted in 15 indoor tanks. Juvenile P. bocourti weighing a mean of 2 g were fed a diet (40% protein) Received in revised form 10 May 2010 at 5 different ration levels (4%, 6%, 8%, 10% and 12% of initial body weight) per day for 8 weeks (restricted- Accepted 10 May 2010 ration period) and then re-fed a diet (25% protein) at normal ration for another 8 weeks (normal-ration Available online xxxx period). The average ?nal weight, speci?c growth rate and feed conversion ef?ciency were directly measured. At the end of the restricted-ration period, signi?cant differences were found in growth Keywords: ? ? ? ? Asian cat?sh parameters, average nal body weight and speci c gr