Growth response and fatty acid composition of juvenile red claw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) fed different sources of dietary lipid

Aquaculture Nutrition

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 604-615

  Thompson, K R ^a   Bailey, T J ^a   Metts, L S ^a   Brady, Y J ^b   Webster, C D ^a  

^a KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef tallow; Canola oil; Cherax quadricarinatus; Corn oil; Fatty acid; Linseed oil; Menhaden oil; n 3 highly unsaturated fatty acids; Red claw

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; CHERAX QUADRICARINATUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78149441435     PISSN: 13535773     EISSN: 13652095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2095.2009.00697.x     Document Type: Article

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