Effect of dietary vitamin A deficiency on growth performance, feed utilization and immune responses of juvenile Jian carp (Cyprinus carpio var. Jian)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 902-906

  Yang, Qi Hui ^a,b   Zhou, Xiao Qiu ^a   Jiang, Jun ^a   Liu, Yang ^a  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b GUANGDONG OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Feed utilization; Growth; Immunity; Jian carp (cyprinus carpio var. Jian); Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL DIET; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CYPRINID; GROWTH RESPONSE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNITY; JUVENILE; VITAMIN;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO;

EID: 44349120138     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2008.01945.x     Document Type: Article

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