GROWTH ENHANCEMENT, SURVIVAL AND DECREASE OF ECTOPARASITIC INFECTIONS IN MASCULINIZED NILE TILAPIA FRY IN A RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEM
Under lab conditions, tilapia fry at culture densities of 8 fish/L-1 can reach a body weight of 0.5 to 1.0 g after the masculinization phase. In commercial hatcheries, the stocking density is four to six times higher, and consequently the occurrence of ectoparasitic infections also rises. The aim of...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán
2012-11-01
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| Series: | Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems |
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| Online Access: | http://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/1744 |