Effect of dietary protein regime during the growing period on growth performance, feed utilization and whole-body chemical composition of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 40, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1532-1537

  Abdel Tawwab, Mohsen ^a   Ahmad, Mohammad H ^a  

^a Agriculture Research Center   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Feed utilization; Growth performance; Nile tilapia; Protein regimes; Proximate chemical analyses

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIOENERGETICS; CICHLID; DIET; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH RESPONSE; PROTEIN;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 69949174016     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02254.x     Document Type: Article

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