Optimum protein level for growth in juvenile bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana Shaw, 1802)

Aquaculture

Volumn 266, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 191-199

  Olvera Novoa, Miguel A ^a   Ontiveros Escutia, Víctor M ^a   Flores Nava, Alejandro ^a,b  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA APLICADA   (Mexico)

^b Universidad Marista de Merida   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bullfrog nutrition; Frog culture; Frog feeding; Protein requirement

Indexed keywords

CAGE CULTURE; DIET; FEEDING; FROG; GROWTH RESPONSE; JUVENILE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PROTEIN; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 34247179009     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.02.013     Document Type: Article

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