Effect of taurine supplementation on the metabolism and body lipid-to-protein ratio in juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 349-360

  Espe, Marit ^a   Ruohonen, Kari ^b   El Mowafi, Adel ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b CARGILL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Lipid deposition; Plant protein; Polyamines; Taurine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ARTIFICIAL DIET; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GROWTH RATE; JUVENILE; LIPID; METABOLISM; PROTEIN; SALMONID;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 84856584592     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2011.02837.x     Document Type: Article

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