Optimum dietary crude protein requirement for juvenile cachama Piaractus brachypomus Exigência ótima de proteína bruta para juvenis de pirapitinga, Piaractus brachypomus

A growth experiment was conducted to determine the optimal dietary protein requirement for juvenile cachama, Piaractus brachypomus. Six semi-purified isoenergetic experimental diets using casein and gelatin as protein sources were formulated to contain graded levels of protein (16, 20, 24, 28, 32 an...

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Main Authors: Wálter Vásquez-Torres, Manoel Pereira-Filho, Jose Alfredo Arias-Castellanos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2011-12-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782011001200023