Also known as: '''''Ascorbic Acid Deficiency — Hypovitaminosis C'''''
Also known as: '''''Ascorbic Acid Deficiency — Hypovitaminosis C'''''
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It is necessary for a '''maximum rate of immune responses''' and enables a good response to stressors.
It is necessary for a '''maximum rate of immune responses''' and enables a good response to stressors.
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Fish show signs if they are fed diets deficient in vitamin C. Most commercial feed ingredients are almonst completed devoid of vitamin C and it has to be supplemented. However vitamin C is very '''sensitive to oxidative destruction''' during processing and storage and that a significant amount is lost at that time.
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Fish show signs if they are fed diets deficient in vitamin C. Most commercial feed ingredients are almost completed devoid of vitamin C and it has to be supplemented. However vitamin C is very '''sensitive to oxidative destruction''' during processing and storage and that a significant amount is lost at that time.
==Clinical Signs==
==Clinical Signs==
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Roberts, R. (2001) '''Fish Pathology''' ''Elsevier Health Sciences''
Roberts, R. (2001) '''Fish Pathology''' ''Elsevier Health Sciences''