Effects of betaine on the growth of the fish piauçu, Leporinus macrocephalus

In this study was tested the effect of betaine on the growth performance of the piauçu fish. For this, twenty-one fish (mean ± SD: body weight: 14.9 ± 1.3 g) were randomly distributed in one out of three experimental treatments (n = 7 each; 1 fish/aquarium): without betaine add...

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Main Authors: Edivaldo Bento Normandes, Rodrigo Egydio Barreto, Robson Francisco Carvalho, Helton Carlos Delicio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2006-09-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132006000600010