Growth, feed conversion, fillet proximate composition and resistance to Edwardsiella ictaluri of channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque), blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus (Lesueur), and their reciprocal F1 hybrids fed 25% and 45% protein diets

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 251-257

  Bosworth, B G ^a   Wolters, W R ^a   Wise, D J ^b   Li, M H ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BREEDING; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FEED CONVERSION RATIO; GENOTYPE DIET INTERACTION;

AQUACULTURE; DIET; DISEASE RESISTANCE; FEED CONVERSION; GROWTH; HYBRIDIZATION;

ACTINOPTERYGII; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EDWARDSIELLA ICTALURI; ICTALURUS FURCATUS; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031946886     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.1998.tb01130.x     Document Type: Article

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