Dietary Tryptophan Requirement for the Growth of Rohu, Labeo rohita

Journal of Applied Aquaculture

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 71-79

  Murthy, H Shivananda ^a   Varghese, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

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EID: 0039009724     PISSN: 10454438     EISSN: 15450805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J028v07n02_08     Document Type: Article

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