Digesta characteristics in relation to nutrient digestibility and mineral absorption in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) fed cereal grains of increasing viscosity

Aquaculture

Volumn 273, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 556-565

  Leenhouwers, Jascha I ^a   Ortega, Roy C ^a   Verreth, Johan A J ^a   Schrama, Johan W ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Digesta; Mineral absorption; Nile tilapia; Non starch polysaccharides; Nutrient digestibility; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CEREAL; CICHLID; DIGESTIBILITY; DRY MATTER; FATTY ACID; FISH CULTURE; MINERAL; STARCH; VISCOSITY;

HORDEUM; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; SECALE CEREALE; TILAPIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 36649002028     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.10.044     Document Type: Article

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