Seasonal variation in food consumption, assimilation, and conversion efficiency of Indian bivoltine hybrid silkworm, bombyx mori

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Rahmathulla, V K ^a,b   Suresh, H M ^a  

^a CENTRAL SERICULTURAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE   (India)

^b National Silkworm Seed Organization   (India)

Author keywords

bivoltine silkworm; digesta; ingesta; nutritional efficiency parameters

Indexed keywords

SILK;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BOMBYX; DIGESTION; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDIA; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BOMBYX; DIGESTION; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INDIA; LARVA; SEASONS; SILK;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874048475     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.012.8201     Document Type: Article

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