Estimation of dietary vitamin A requirement of juvenile soft‐shelled turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis

• Published in: Aquaculture nutrition Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 457 - 463
• Main Authors: Chen, L.‐P, Huang, C.‐H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Blackwell Science 01.08.2015; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: body weight; dietary supplements; erythrocyte count; growth performance; juveniles; liver; Pelodiscus sinensis; retinol; retinyl acetate; soft-shelled turtle; turtles; vitamin A; vitamin A requirement; weight gain

A feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the dietary vitamin A requirement of the soft‐shelled turtle Pelodiscus sinensis. Turtles with an approximate body weight of 6.8 g were fed diets containing 0–4.58 mg kg⁻¹ (15 251 IU) vitamin A (retinyl acetate) for 8 weeks. Turtles fed diets without vitamin...