Digesta characteristiscs and performance of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) fed cereal grains that differ in viscosity

Aquaculture

Volumn 264, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 330-341

  Leenhouwers, Jascha I ^a   ter Veld, Menno ^a   Verreth, Johan A J ^a   Schrama, Johan W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

African catfish; Cereal grains; Digesta; Fermentation; Non starch polysaccharides; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; DIET; DIGESTIBILITY; FEEDING; FERMENTATION; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RATE; TELEOST; VISCOSITY;

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; HORDEUM; SECALE CEREALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33847625987     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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