Largemouth Bass Funded Project 1



Description

The first largemouth bass funded project.  Chaired by Chris Kohler.

Objectives:

  1. Assess diet and environmental factors that affect growth and health of largemouth bass raised to 1.5 lb in ponds with formulated feed.
  2. Develop cost-effective finisher diets that enhance health and growth of largemouth bass.
  3. Conduct a region-wide workshop on raising largemouth bass to 1.5 lb in ponds based, at least, on the results of the research activities in Objectives 1 and 2.

Participants:

Principal Investigator(s)/Institution Objectives

Funding

Paul B. Brown (Purdue University)    1 & 2

$80,000

Christopher C. Kohler(Southern Illinois University-Carbondale)    1 & 2

$80,000

Joseph E. Morris (Iowa State University)       3

$10,000

Total

$170,000



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Report  (28K)





Project Number: 1
Duration: 9/1/05 - 8/31/07
Funding Level: $170,000
Grant Number: 2004-38500-14269