Dietary protein requirement of juvenile American eel (Anguilla rostrata) fed practical diets

Aquaculture

Volumn 186, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 145-155

  Tibbetts, S M ^a,b   Lall, S P ^b   Anderson, D M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

American eel; Anguilla rostrata; Digestibility; Elver; Optimum growth; Protein requirement

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; DIET; GROWTH RATE; PROTEIN;

ANGUILLA ROSTRATA; ANGUILLIFORMES; CLUPEA HARENGUS; ROSTRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034213777     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(99)00363-4     Document Type: Article

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