Effects of dietary medicinal herbs and Bacillus on survival, growth, body composition, and digestive enzyme activity of the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei

Aquaculture International

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 377-384

  Yu, Ming Chao ^a   Li, Zhuo Jia ^a   Lin, Hei Zhao ^a   Wen, Guo Liang ^a   Ma, Shen ^b  

^a South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute   (China)

^b Ocean University of China   (China)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Body composition; Digestive enzyme activity; Growth; Litopenaeus vannamei; Medicinal herbs

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; HERB; MEDICINAL PLANT; SHRIMP CULTURE; SURVIVAL; WEIGHT;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI;

EID: 68049135666     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: 1573143X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-008-9209-3     Document Type: Article

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