A comparative study of growth and feed utilization efficiency of sex-reversed diploid and triploid Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus L.

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 45-51

  Pechsiri, Jamjun ^a   Yakupitiyage, Amararatne ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Carcass quality; Diploid and triploid Nile tilapia; Feed utilization; Growth; Sex reversed tilapia

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; SEX REVERSAL; SURVIVAL;

OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 12444308335     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01182.x     Document Type: Article

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