Effects of dietary vitamin C on growth, antioxidant activity, and immunity in ricefield eel (Monopterus albus)

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A 10-week feeding trial aimed to investigate the effects of dietary vitamin C (l-ascorbic acid) on growth, antioxidant activity, and immunity in ricefield eel, Monopterus albus. Six diets were formulated with different levels of vitamin C supplementation (0.1, 17.5, 34.8, 68.6, 139.7, and 278.5 mg/kg). The results indicated that the weight gain (WG) of the M. albus fed the diets with vitamin C was remarkably higher than that of the M. albus fed the control diet (p

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Hu, Y., Zhang, J., He, L., Hu, Y., Zhong, L., Dai, Z., & Zhou, D. (2020). Effects of dietary vitamin C on growth, antioxidant activity, and immunity in ricefield eel (Monopterus albus). Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, 51(1), 159–170. https://doi.org/10.1111/jwas.12636

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