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Bamboo charcoal can boost fish growth: study

Published: April 6, 2009
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Feeding fish with food blended with ground bamboo charcoal can be a natural way to boost their growth and greatly enhance the efficiency of aquaculture, according to the results of a study released over the weekend by the Fisheries Research Institute (FRI) under the Council of Agriculture. The results were achieved through experiments in which fish food containing ground bamboo charcoal was us...
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Alabi Kehinde
Vetstock nig ltd.
7 de abril de 2009

Interesting article about Bamboo charcoal on fish growth. The use of carbon in nutrition has ever enhanced oxidation in metabolism and this makes the nutrient available to the animal and it improves the feed conversion ratio of the animal and feed efficiency ratio.

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DR.M.RAFI AHAMED
15 de marzo de 2014

I will appreciate the research work done on bamboo charcoal on fish growth please indicate howmuch charcoal [in grams] used per kg weight of the fish

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paras gattani
18 de junio de 2015
We are still waiting for your response. Any update on the quantity ?
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