Energy conversion in the prawn Metapenaeus dobsoni (Miers) fed on artificial feed
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Energy conversion in the prawn Metapenaeus dobsoni (Miers) fed on artificial feed |
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Creator |
Thomas, M M
Easterson, D C V Kathirvel, M |
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Prawn and Prawn fisheries
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Description |
Measured quantities of feed containing 33.33% by weight of tapioca powder, 16.67% of rice bran, 41.67% of fishmeal and 8.33% of mineral supplements (Starmin PS), made into pellets, using agar-agar as binding agent, were fed to Metapenaeiis dobsoni. Mean gross and net conversion (growth) efficiencies, Ki and : 2. were; 39.62% and 49.34%. Average assimilation efHciency was of the order 80.99%. |
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CMFRI/ICAR
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Date |
1984
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Article
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application/pdf
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en
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http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/452/1/Article_15.pdf
Thomas, M M and Easterson, D C V and Kathirvel, M (1984) Energy conversion in the prawn Metapenaeus dobsoni (Miers) fed on artificial feed. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 31 (2). pp. 309-312. |
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