Effect of feeding level of Ugachick feed on the reproductive performance and growth of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in ponds in Uganda

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 949-951

  Matsiko, David Semu ^a   Rurangwa, Eugene ^b   Charo Karisa, Harrison ^c   Fred, Musiimbi ^a  

^a National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO)   (Uganda)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Broodstock; Feeding rate; Oreochromis niloticus; Reproductive performance; Ugachick feed

Indexed keywords

BROOD STOCK; CICHLID; FEEDING ECOLOGY; FEEDING MECHANISM; GROWTH RATE; POND; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS;

UGANDA;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 77953906590     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02382.x     Document Type: Article

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