Effect of dietary supplemental L-carnitine on growth performance, body composition and antioxidant status in juvenile black sea bream, Sparus macrocephalus

Aquaculture Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 464-471

  Ma, J J ^a   Xu, Z R ^a   Shao, Q J ^a   Xu, J Z ^b   Hung, Silas S O ^c   Hu, W L ^a   Zhuo, L Y ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Marine Fisheries Research Institute of Zhejiang Province   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidant status; Black sea bream (Sparus macrocephalus); Body composition; Growth performance; L carnitine; Requirement

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOPAGRUS SCHLEGELII; ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 51549087589     PISSN: 13535773     EISSN: 13652095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2095.2007.00551.x     Document Type: Article

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