Abstract:The aim of this study was to evaluate the rate absorption of radio-labeled chromium oxide ( 51 Cr 2 O 3 ), used as biological marker in nutrition studies with Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. An experimental diet with approximately 58 Ci of specific activity of the element was encapsulated and fed daily to 35 adult Nile tilapia; a group of 35 fish was used as control feeding on a basal diet. At the beginning of the experiment five fish from each group were randomly selected and blood samples were drawn fro… Show more
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