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Pantothenic Acid Supplementation of Diets for Catfish Fry
Author(s) -
Murai Takeshi,
Andrews James W.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1975)104<313:pasodf>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - catfish , pantothenic acid , fishery , biology , zoology , fish <actinopterygii> , food science , riboflavin
Two studies were conducted with channel catfish fry (Ictalurus punctatus) fed diets containing four levels of pantothenic acid activity (10, 25, 66, and 250 mg/kg diet). Supplemental pantothenate markedly improved growth rate, survival, and feed conversion, and prevented a loss of appetite, clubbed gills, and sluggishness. The results of these experiments suggest that diets fed to catfish fry should contain at least 250 mg of pantothenic acid per kg of diet.