Haematological response and growth performance of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) fed diets containing folic acid

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 895-903

  Barros, Margarida Maria ^a   Ranzani Paiva, Maria José Tavares ^b   Pezzato, Luiz Edivaldo ^c   Falcon, Dario Rocha ^a   Guimarães, Igo Gomes ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO DE PESCA   (Brazil)

^c Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Folic acid; Growth; Haematology; Nile tilapia

Indexed keywords

DIET; FISH; GROWTH; HEMATOLOGY; NUTRITION; PROTEIN; SURVIVAL;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 65849265266     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02175.x     Document Type: Article

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