Acceptability and digestibility by tilapia Oreochromis niloticus of feeds containing cocoa husk

Aquaculture Nutrition

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 157-161

  Falaye, A E ^a   Jauncey, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Ad libitum feeding; Cocoa husk; Digestibility growth response; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; THEOBROMA CACAO; TILAPIA;

EID: 0001269816     PISSN: 13535773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2095.1999.00088.x     Document Type: Article

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