Growth and survival of rohu, Labeo rohita (Hamilton, 1822) spawn fed diets fermented with intestinal bacterium, Bacillus circulans

Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 155-165

  Ghosh, Koushik ^a   Sen, Sukanta Kumar ^a   Ray, Aran Kumar ^a  

^a VISVA BHARATI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Diets; Fermentation; Fish; Growth; Intestinal microflora; Labeo rohita spawn; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748123674     PISSN: 01371592     EISSN: 17341515     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3750/AIP2004.34.2.04     Document Type: Article

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