Effect of dietary protein level on growth performance and nitrogen excretion of the yellow tail cichlid, pseudotropheus acei

Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Güroy, Derya ^a   Şahin, Izzet ^b   Güroy, Betül ^a   Altin, Aytaç ^a   Merrifield, Daniel Lee ^c  

^a YALOVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ÇANAKKALE ONSEKIZ MART UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia nitrogen excretion; Growth performance; Ornamental fish; Protein requirements; Pseudotropheus acei; Yellow tail cichlid

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CICHLID; DIET; GROWTH RESPONSE; JUVENILE; LIPID; NITROGEN; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PROTEIN; WATER QUALITY;

CICHLIDAE; PSEUDOTROPHEUS ACEI; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84855580951     PISSN: 0792156X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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