Effect of dietary supplementation of different rates of spirulina (spirulina platensis) on growth and feed conversion in guppy (Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1860)

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1395-1399

  Dernekbasi, Seval ^a   Unal, Hatice ^a   Karayucel, Ismihan ^a   Aral, Orhan ^a  

^a SINOP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Feed conversion; Growth performance; Guppy; Poecilia reticulata; Spirulina; Spirulina platensis

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954645281     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2010.1395.1399     Document Type: Article

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