Dietary cholesterol requirement of juvenile mud crab Scylla serrata

The effect of dietary cholesterol on growth, molting frequency and survival of juvenile mud crab, Scylla serrata was investigated using semi-purified diets. Six isoenergetic and isonitrogenous diets containing 0.04%, 0.21%, 0.50%, 0.79%, 1.12% and 1.44% supplemental cholesterol were evaluated. Fifteen mud crabs per treatment, with an initial mean weight of 84.4±30.9 mg, were individually housed in 3 l containers. After termination of the...