Is dietary taurine supplementation beneficial for farmed fish and shrimp? A comprehensive review

Reviews in Aquaculture

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 241-255

  El Sayed, Abdel Fattah M ^a  

^a Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Fish and shrimp; Metabolism; Requirement; Synthesis; Taurine

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 84913612616     PISSN: 17535123     EISSN: 17535131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/raq.12042     Document Type: Review

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