A dietary energy level of 14.6 MJ kg-1 and protein-to-energy ratio of 20.2 g MJ-1 results in best growth performance and nutrient accretion in silver barb Puntius gonionotus fingerlings

Aquaculture Nutrition

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 627-637

  Mohanta, K N ^a   Mohanty, S N ^a   Jena, J ^a   Sahu, N P ^b  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE   (India)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES EDUCATION   (India)

Author keywords

Diet; Energy; Growth; Nutrient; Protein; Puntius gonionotus; Silver barb

Indexed keywords

BARBODES GONIONOTUS; PISCES;

EID: 70449395291     PISSN: 13535773     EISSN: 13652095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2095.2008.00632.x     Document Type: Article

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