Enhanced immune response and resistance to white tail disease in chitin-diet fed freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Chitin is one of the natural biopolymer found abundantly in the shells of crustaceans, insects and in cell walls of fungi. In this study, we determined the effect of dietary administration of 0.5, 0.75 and 1% chitin on the immune response and disease resistance in freshwater prawn, challenged agains...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-11-01
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Series: | Aquaculture Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513415000162 |