Table 15. Dietary nutritional
deficiency symptoms ascribed to essential amino acid (EAA) and fatty
acid (EFA) |
EAA/EFA |
Deficiency symptoms |
EAA |
|
Lysine |
|
Methionine |
Lower weight gains and feed
efficiency ratios as well as slightly higher hepatosomatic indices (a) |
Typtophan |
Reduced growth (b)� |
Essential fatty acid |
Pale color, Erratic swim,
�Faint� behaviour, mortality (c); Reddening of the fins, abnormal appearance
of eyes, swollen and pale liver (d) |
Data source: (a) Coloso et al.
(1999); (b) Coloso et al. (2004); (c) Dhert et al. (1990), Rimmer et al.
(1994); (d) Wanakowat et al. (1993) |
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