Effect of dietary protein levels and feeding rates on growth performance, production traits and body composition of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.) cultured in concrete tanks

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-171

  El Saidy, Deyab M S D ^a   Gaber, Magdy M A ^b,c  

^a Minufiya Government   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

^c NONE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Feeding level; Growth; Intensive culture; Nile tilapia; Protein level

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIET; FISH CULTURE; GROWTH; PROTEIN;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 14144251563     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01201.x     Document Type: Article

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