Growth efficiency, body composition, survival and haematological changes in great sturgeon (Huso huso Linnaeus, 1758) juveniles fed diets supplemented with different levels of Ergosan

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 804-809

  Jalali, Mohammad Ali ^a   Ahmadifar, Ehsan ^b   Sudagar, Mohammad ^a   Takami, Ghobad Azari ^c  

^a GORGAN UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Iran)

^b Azad University   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Alginic acid; Ergosan; Growth performance; Haematology; Huso huso

Indexed keywords

DIET; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; HEMATOLOGY; HEMOGLOBIN; JUVENILE; ORGANIC ACID; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL;

ALGAE; HUSO HUSO;

EID: 67849118842     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02166.x     Document Type: Article

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