Effects of dietary thymol-carvacrol on growth performance, hematological parameters and tissue composition of juvenile rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1057-1060

  Ahmadifar, E ^a   Falahatkar, B ^b   Akrami, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZABOL   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUILAN   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; ORIGANUM; ORIGANUM VULGARE;

EID: 79960564833     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2011.01763.x     Document Type: Article

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