Disease resistance and humoral antibody production in rainbow trout fed high levels of vitamin C

Young rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri (1–10 g), fed test diets containing 1, 5, 10 and 20 times maximum growth requirements for L-ascorbic acid, and then challenged by injection or dip with Vibro anguillarum cultures, survived at varying rates, dependent upon the vitamin C intake. Significant differe...

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