TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Effect of Supplemental L-Carnitine on Growth, Proximate Composition, Survival and Cold Tolerance of Kuruma Prawn, <I>Marsupenaeus japonicus</I> (Penaeidae: Decapoda) Juveniles
AU - , Gokcen Yagcioglu AU - , Mevlut Aktas 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 5
IS  - 11
SP  - 995
EP  - 999
PY  - 2006
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2006.995.999
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2006.995.999
KW  - Marsupenaeus japonicus
KW  -L-carnitine
KW  -growth
KW  -proximate composition
KW  -cold tolerance
AB  - 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.
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