Effect of reducing dietary digestible energy to protein ratio on weight gain and body fat of juvenile channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 123-127

  Li, Meng H ^a   Robinson, Edwin H ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

EID: 0033407846     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1999.tb00325.x     Document Type: Article

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