Effect of feeding frequency on consumption, growth, and efficiency in juvenile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 247-255

  Riche, Marty ^a,b   Oetker, Michael ^a   Haley, David I ^a   Smith, Tiffany ^a   Garling, Donald L ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Consumption; Feed efficiency; Feeding frequency; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIET; FISH CULTURE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; GROWTH;

OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 12144249794     PISSN: 0792156X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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