Effect of mixed protein schedules combined with choline and betaine on the growth performance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 291-300

  El Husseiny, Osama M ^a   El Din, Galal ^a   Abdul Aziz, M ^a   Mabroke, Rania S ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Betaine; Choline; Mixed protein schedules; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; CICHLID; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH RATE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN; VITAMIN;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 38549095471     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01896.x     Document Type: Article

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