Economic analysis of alternative protein levels in channel catfish feeds

Aquaculture Economics and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 13-22

  Hatch, Upton ^a   Hanson, Terrill R ^a   Zidack, Walter ^a   Lovell, Richard T ^a   Li, Menghe ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Nutrition; Price premium

Indexed keywords

EID: 85012507462     PISSN: 13657305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13657309809380210     Document Type: Article

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