PYRIDOXINE REQUIREMENT OF JUVENILE ABALONE, HALIOTIS DISCUS HANNAI INO

Juvenile abalone, Haliotis discus hannai Ino (initial mean body weight: 0.56 ± 0.01 g, shell length: 15.74 ± 0.13 mm) were fed six diets with graded levels of pyridoxine (PN) (0.40, 12.5, 22.7, 43.5, 87.8, and 172.2 mg/kg diet). Each diet was fed to three replicate groups of juvenile abalone for 16 wk. Dietary PN significantly (P < 0.05) affected abalone growth, tissue concentrations of PN and pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP), and the activities of...