Effects of open-pond density and caged biomass of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) on growth, feed utilization, economic returns and water quality in fertilized ponds

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 36, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1535-1543

  Liti, David M ^a   Fulanda, Bernard ^b   Munguti, Jonathan M ^b   Straif, Michael ^c   Waidbacher, Herwig ^c   Winkler, Gerold ^d  

^a MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^d ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cage; Density; Fertilized ponds; Integration; Oreochromis niloticus

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; FEEDING; FISH CULTURE; GROWTH; POND CULTURE; WATER QUALITY;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 28144435586     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2005.01376.x     Document Type: Article

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