Approaches to optimizing dietary protein to energy ratio for African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822)

Aquaculture Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-101

  Ali, M Z ^a,b   Jauncey, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGLADESH FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

African catfish (Clarias gariepinus); Dietary protein and lipid levels; Digestive enzymes; Protein to energy ratio; Protein utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 15944364195     PISSN: 13535773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2095.2004.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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