Oral administration of cholecystokinin receptor antagonists increase feed intake in rainbow trout

Abstract

Individual immature rainbow trout consumed 1–2% body weight per day, but significantly more (P < 0·001) when fed by hand than by demand feeder. When treated with CCK antagonists (L 364, 718; 100 μg kg−1 on day 12 or SR 27, 897; 50 μg kg−1 on day 16), the fish ate significantly more than their mean daily intake on the other days of the experiment. This increase in feed intake was affected by the feeding technique: hand‐fed fish increased by 70–80% their feed intake while in demand‐fed fish the increase was significantly less (50–60%). However, the increase in feed intake observed on days 12 and 16 was identical for both drugs used.