Making aquatic weeds useful II: Nymphoides cristatum (Roxb.) O. Kuntze as feed for an Indian major carp Labeo rohita (Hamilton)

Aquaculture Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-42

  Patra, B C ^a   Maity, J ^a   Debnath, J ^a   Patra, S ^a  

^a VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ca P; Feed conversion ratio; Intestinal microflora; Labeo rohita; Nymphoides cristatum; Protein efficiency ratio; RNA DNA

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CYPRINUS CARPIO; LABEO; LABEO ROHITA; NYMPHOIDES;

EID: 0142220942     PISSN: 13535773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2095.2002.00180.x     Document Type: Article

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