Methionine requirement in practical diets of Juvenile Nile Tilapia, oreochromis niloticus

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 410-416

  Nguyen, Tri N ^a   Davis, D Allen ^b  

^a NONG LAM UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH CULTURE; JUVENILE; PROTEIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT;

GLYCINE MAX; MICROPUS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 66949162677     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: 17497345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.2009.00261.x     Document Type: Article

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