Effect of feeding different protein to energy (P/E) ratios on the growth performance and body composition of Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-37

  Ali, A ^a   Al Ogaily, S M ^b   Al Asgah, N A ^c   Goddard, J S ^a   Ahmed, S I ^a  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ CITY FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 38049141480     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2007.00897.x     Document Type: Article

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