Effects of the repartitioning agent ractopamine on the growth and body composition of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), fed three levels of dietary protein

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 687-694

  Moccia, R D ^a   Gurure, R M ^a   Atkinson, J L ^a   Vandenberg, G W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 0031753544     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2109.1998.00264.x     Document Type: Article

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