Effect of stocking density on the growth performance and yield of Nile tilapia [Oreochromis niloticus (L., 1758)] in a cage culture system in Lake Kuriftu, Ethiopia

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 39, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1450-1460

  Gibtan, Ashagrie ^a   Getahun, Abebe ^a   Mengistou, Seyoum ^a  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Cage culture; Growth performance; Lake Kuriftu; Oreochromis niloticus; Stocking density

Indexed keywords

CAGE CULTURE; CICHLID; GROWTH RESPONSE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STOCKING DENSITY; YIELD RESPONSE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; LAKE KURIFTU; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 52049104689     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2008.02021.x     Document Type: Article

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