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This study assessed the effects of different dietary levels of vitamin C (150, 300, 600, 1,200, and 2,400 mg/kg feed) on the biochemical composition and skeletal morphology of juvenile snubnose pompano (Trachinotus blochii). After 10 weeks, results showed that vitamin C supplementation did not affect moisture or ash content but significantly influenced protein and lipid levels in the fish. The highest protein and lipid levels were observed at a supplementation level of 300 mg/kg feed. Furthermore, no skeletal deformities were detected, even in the absence of vitamin C supplementation, possibly because the vitamin C content in the basal diet was sufficient to meet the bone development requirements of juvenile snubnose pompano. These findings provide a scientific basis for optimizing the nutrition of snubnose pompano and suggest further research on vitamin C storage in the liver and muscle tissues of fish.


Keywords: Snubnose pompano, biochemical composition, skeletal morphology, Trachinotus blochii, vitamin C.

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Phạm Thị Hạnh

Viện Nuôi trồng Thủy sản, Trường Đại học Nha Trang

Nguyễn Tấn Khang

Viện Nuôi trồng Thủy sản, Trường Đại học Nha Trang

Trần Vĩ Hích

Viện Nuôi trồng Thủy sản, Trường Đại học Nha Trang

Lê Minh Hoàng*

Viện Nuôi trồng Thủy sản, Trường Đại học Nha Trang