Table 3.
Vitamin requirements of different species of sturgeon.
| Vitamins | Rainbow trout1 | White sturgeon | Siberian sturgeon | Chinese sturgeon | Persian sturgeon | Beluga sturgeon | Stella sturgeon | Lake sturgeon | Adriatic sturgeon | Amur sturgeon | Russian sturgeon | Hybrid sturgeon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water soluble, mg/kg | ||||||||||||
| Vitamin C | 20 | NT | R2 | NT | NT | R3 | 200–4004 | NRG5 | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Thiamin | 1 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Riboflavin | 4 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Vitamin B6 | 3 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Pantothenic acid | 20 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Niacin | 10 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Biotin | 0.15 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Vitamin B12 | R | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Folacin | 1 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Choline | 800 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Myoinositol | 300 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Fat soluble | ||||||||||||
| Vitamin A, mg/kg | 0.75 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | 1,050 IU/kg diet6 | NT | NT |
| Vitamin D, μg/kg | 40 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Vitamin E, mg/kg | 50 | NT | NT | NT | NT | R7 | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
| Vitamin K, mg/kg | R | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT | NT |
NT = not tested; R = required; NRG = not required for growth.
1
NRC, 2011 and listed as reference.