Use of Fresh Palm Fruit Extract as a Feed Ingredient in the Diet of Larval African Catfish, Clarias gariepinus

Journal of Applied Aquaculture

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 79-91

  Mgbenka, B O ^a   Orji, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

^b Michael Okpara Coll of Agriculture   (Nigeria)

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EID: 0041171902     PISSN: 10454438     EISSN: 15450805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J028v07n04_06     Document Type: Article

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