Production characteristics, water quality, and costs of producing channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus at different stocking densities in single-batch production

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 21-31

  Southworth, Brent E ^a   Stone, Nathan ^a   Engle, Carole R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; FISH CULTURE; PRODUCTION COST; STOCKING DENSITY; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

EID: 33644775648     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: 17497345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2006.00003.x     Document Type: Article

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