A meta-analysis of the effects of dietary marine oil replacement with vegetable oils on growth, feed conversion and muscle fatty acid composition of fish species

Aquaculture Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Sales, J ^a   Glencross, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effect sizes; Feed conversion; Growth; Marine oils; Meta analysis; Muscle fatty acid composition; Vegetable oils

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 79952562924     PISSN: 13535773     EISSN: 13652095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2095.2010.00761.x     Document Type: Article

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