Effect of various dietary vitamin A levels on growth performance and immune response of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Frontiers of Agriculture in China

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 507-512

  Guo, Ran ^a,b   Lim, Chhorn ^b   Xia, Hui ^a,b   Aksor, Mediha Yildirim ^b   Li, Menghe ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

^b AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

health; immune response; tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus); vitamin A

Indexed keywords

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 78649936430     PISSN: 16737334     EISSN: 1673744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11703-010-1048-0     Document Type: Article

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