The effects of dietary vitamin C on growth rates of juvenile slider turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 419-422

  McRobert, Scott P ^a   Hopkins, Daniel T ^b  

^a SAINT JOSEPH S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Purina Mills LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Growth; Slider turtles; Trachemys scripta elegans; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; TURTLE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TURTLES;

EID: 0032242457     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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