Ascorbic acid requirement of catfish fry Clarias batrachus (Linn.)


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Authors

  • S Mishra Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751 002, India
  • P K Mukhopadhyay Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751 002, India

Abstract

Clarias batro and therefore fry (1.46g) we mg/kg ascorh was measure respectively, (inclusion lev wholebody tis findings indi about 69.0 n chus (Linn.) was found to lack 1-gulonolactone oxidase activity s depend on dietary supply of ascorbic acid. Clarias batrachus re fed with diets containing 0.0, 50.0,100.0,150.0 200.0 and 250.0 ic acid for 8 weeks. The ascorbic acid level in the diets as fed d and those were :trace; 19.0; 41.0; 56.0; 69.0 and 92.0 mg/kg Best growth performance was obtained with 69.0 mg/kg el in the diet was 200.0 mg/kg). The ascorbic acid content of :sue increased with increase in dietary ascorbic acid content. The ;ated that ascorbic acid requirement of Clarias batrachus fry is ig/kg diet

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Author Biographies

  • S Mishra, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751 002, India
    Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture,
    Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751 002, India
  • P K Mukhopadhyay, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture, Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751 002, India
    Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture,
    Kausalyaganga, Bhubaneswar-751 002, India

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Vol. 43 No. 2 (1996)

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Mishra, S., & Mukhopadhyay, P. K. (2011). Ascorbic acid requirement of catfish fry Clarias batrachus (Linn.). Indian Journal of Fisheries, 43(2), 157-162. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/8932