Effects of bioflocs on growth performance, digestive enzyme activity and body composition of juvenile Litopenaeus vannamei in zero-water exchange tanks manipulating C/N ratio in feed

Aquaculture

Volumn 356-357, Issue , 2012, Pages 147-152

  Xu, Wu Jie ^a   Pan, Lu Qing ^a  

^a Ocean University of China   (China)

Author keywords

C N ratio; Digestive enzyme activity; Growth performance; Litopenaeus vannamei; Microbial floc; Zero water exchange

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLOCCULATION; GROWTH; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; LIPID; NITROGEN; SHRIMP CULTURE; SUCROSE;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI;

EID: 84863322732     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2012.05.022     Document Type: Article

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