A review of the nutrition and feeding management of farmed tilapia throughout the culture cycle

Reviews in Aquaculture

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 220-254

  Ng, Wing Keong ^a   Romano, Nicholas ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Feed formulation; Feed ingredient; Feed management; Nutrient requirement; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890388099     PISSN: 17535123     EISSN: 17535131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/raq.12014     Document Type: Review

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