Effect of Echinacea purpurea on growth and survival of guppy (Poecilia reticulata) challenged with Aeromonas bestiarum

Aquaculture Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 695-700

  Guz, L ^a   Sopinska, A ^a   Oniszczuk, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Diet; Echinacea purpurea; Fish; Growth; Health; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS BESTIARUM; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; ECHINACEA PURPUREA; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 80053905903     PISSN: 13535773     EISSN: 13652095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2095.2011.00873.x     Document Type: Article

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