Effects of red clover extract on growth performance and body composition of African catfish Clarias gariepinus

Fisheries Science

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 618-620

  Turan, Funda ^a   Akyurt, Ihsan ^a  

^a MUSTAFA KEMAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

African catfish; Clarias gariepinus; Growth; Red clover extract

Indexed keywords

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE;

EID: 22444437360     PISSN: 09199268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-2906.2005.01006.x     Document Type: Article

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