Effect of dietary vitamin C on weight gain, tissue ascorbate concentration, stress response, and disease resistance of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-8

  Li, Meng H ^a   Wise, David J ^a   Robinson, Edwin H ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDWARDSIELLA ICTALURI; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

EID: 0032366658     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1998.tb00293.x     Document Type: Article

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