'Broken-skull disease' in African catfish Clarias gariepinus is related to a dietary deficiency of ascorbic acid

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 493-498

  Eya, Jonathan C ^a,b  

^a ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030372398     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1996.tb00635.x     Document Type: Article

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