Impact of digestible energy levels at three different dietary amino acid levels on growth performance and protein accretion in Atlantic salmon

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 373-384

  El Mowafi, Adel ^a   Ruohonen, Kari ^a   Hevrøy, Ernst Morten ^b   Espe, Marit ^b  

^a CARGILL INC   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Amino acid levels; Atlantic salmon; DE levels; Growth performance; Protein accretion

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BIOENERGETICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH RESPONSE; PROTEIN; SALMONID;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 77949592534     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02235.x     Document Type: Article

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