Optimal dietary carbohydrate to lipid ratio in African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822)

Aquaculture International

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 169-180

  Ali, M Zulfikar ^a,b   Jauncey, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGLADESH FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

African catfish (Clarias gariepinus); Carbohydrate to lipid ratio; Digestive enzymes; Protein utilisation

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIET; CARBOHYDRATE; FISH CULTURE; LIPID;

CATFISH; CLARIAS; CLARIAS GARIEPINUS;

EID: 3042688691     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:AQUI.0000032065.28059.5b     Document Type: Article

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