Preliminary evaluation of growth performance and immune response of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus supplemented with two putative probiotic bacteria

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 843-852

  Ridha, Mohammad T ^a   Azad, Ismail S ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

FCR; Growth; Haematological parameters; Immunological parameters; Nile tilapia; Probiotic persistence; Probiotics

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; COLONIZATION; DIET; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GROWTH RATE; HEMATOLOGY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PERCIFORM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PROBIOTICS; SERUM;

BACILLUS AMYLOLIQUEFACIENS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS SP.; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 84860149092     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2011.02899.x     Document Type: Article

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