Genetically modified plants as fish feed ingredients

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 563-574

  Sissener, Nini Hedberg ^a   Sanden, Monica ^a   Krogdahl, Åshild ^b   Bakke, Anne Marie ^b   Johannessen, Lene Elisabeth ^c   Hemre, Gro Ingunn ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL SPECIES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PLANT COMMUNITY; PROTEIN; RESEARCH WORK; TOXICITY;

EUROPE; NORWAY;

EID: 79952205451     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-154     Document Type: Review

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