The use of immunostimulatory substances in fish and shellfish farming

Reviews in Fisheries Science

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 229-288

  Raa, Jan ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Disease resistance; Feed additive; Immunostimulant; Vaccine adjuvant

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUNGI;

EID: 0006270731     PISSN: 10641262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10641269609388587     Document Type: Article

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