Evaluation of barley straw and a commercial probiotic for controlling Prymnesium parvum in fish production ponds

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-91

  Barkoh, Aaron ^a   Paret, John M ^a   Lyon, Dale D ^a   Begley, Drew C ^a   Smith, Dennis G ^a   Schlechte, J Warren ^a  

^a TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE; PRYMNESIUM PARVUM;

EID: 39649101057     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/A06-095.1     Document Type: Article

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