Effects of dietary vitamin C on immunity, growth and survival of Indian major carp Labeo rohita, fingerlings

Aquaculture Nutrition

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-44

  Misra, C K ^a   Das, B K ^b   Mukherjee, S C ^a   Pradhan, J ^b  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES EDUCATION   (India)

^b CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE   (India)

Author keywords

Agglutinating antibody titre; Cellular immune parameters; Feed conversion ratio; Growth; Humoural immune parameters; Labeo rohita; Survival; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; CYPRINUS CARPIO; EDWARDSIELLA TARDA; LABEO ROHITA;

EID: 33846205269     PISSN: 13535773     EISSN: 13652095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2095.2007.00451.x     Document Type: Article

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