Influence of protein content of broodstock diets on larval quality and performance in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.)

Aquaculture

Volumn 146, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 245-259

  Gunasekera, Rasanthi M ^a   Shim, K F ^a   Lam, T J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Amino acid composition; Broodstock; Dietary protein; Fertilizability; Hatchability; Larval performance; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 0030579273     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(96)01380-4     Document Type: Article

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