Gokcen Yagcioglu  , Mevlut Aktas  , 
    The Effect of Supplemental L-Carnitine on Growth, Proximate Composition, Survival and Cold Tolerance of Kuruma Prawn, <I>Marsupenaeus japonicus</I> (Penaeidae: Decapoda) Juveniles,
    Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances,
    Volume 5,Issue 11,
    2006,
    Pages 995-999,
    ISSN 1680-5593,
    javaa.2006.995.999,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2006.995.999)
    Abstract: Juvenile kuruma prawn, Marsupenaeus japonicus with an initial weight of 1.64&plusmn;0.69 g were reared on pellets supplemented with 300, 600 and 1200 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> L-carnitine for 8 weeks in 1.2 m diameter round concrete tanks. The results showed that L-carnitine supplementation did not influence weight gain and survival rate at the end of the 56 days feeding period compared with the control group (p&gt;0.05). However, muscle proximate composition of the juveniles was significantly affected by L-carnitine supplementation (p&lt;0.05). Lipid level decreased whilst protein content increased in those fed either 300 or 600 mg kg<SUP>-1</SUP> L-carnitine. At the end of the feeding trial, the shrimp exposed to a cold shock to examine their tolerance. No significant effect of L-carnitine on cold tolerance M. japonicus juveniles was observed.
    Keywords: Marsupenaeus japonicus;L-carnitine;growth;proximate composition;cold tolerance