Effect of Tenebrio molitor larvae meal on growth performance, in vivo nutrients digestibility, somatic and marketable indexes of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 226, Issue , 2017, Pages 12-20

  Piccolo, G ^a   Iaconisi, V ^b   Marono, S ^a   Gasco, L ^c,d   Loponte, R ^a   Nizza, S ^a   Bovera, F ^a   Parisi, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gilthead sea bream; Growth performance; Nutrients digestibility; Slaughter traits; Tenebrio molitor larvae meal

Indexed keywords

EID: 85017555919     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2017.02.007     Document Type: Article

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