Preliminary evaluation of the nutritive value of the variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus L.) for African catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell. 1822) fingerlings

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 412-420

  Alegbeleye, Wilfred O ^a   Obasa, Sam O ^a   Olude, Olugbenga O ^a   Otubu, Kehinde ^a   Jimoh, Wahab ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b Crescent University   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Clarias gariepinus fingerlings; Growth performance; Nutrient utilization; Variegated grasshopper

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTIFICIAL DIET; CHITIN; DIGESTIBILITY; FISH CULTURE; GRASSHOPPER; GROWTH RATE; LIPID; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PROTEIN; REPLACEMENT;

CLARIAS GARIEPINUS; ZONOCERUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 84856566343     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2011.02844.x     Document Type: Article

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