Huerkamp M J, Ringler D H, Chrisp C E
Division of Animal Resources, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322.
Lab Anim Sci. 1988 Apr;38(2):178-82.
Six month old, laboratory-raised goldfish (Carassius auratus) used in morphologic studies of retinal development developed progressive fraying and deterioration of the tail and fins that reached epizootic proportions and culminated in fungal infection and death. Diagnostic histopathology showed marked skeletal muscle degeneration in the muscles of the tail and caudal body wall compatible with a vitamin E/selenium deficiency. Ration analysis demonstrated inadequate vitamin E in the commercial shrimp-based diets fed to the goldfish fry. Replacement of shrimp-derived diets by a commercial trout diet containing adequate levels of vitamin E was curative.
用于视网膜发育形态学研究的实验室饲养的6个月大的金鱼（Carassius auratus）出现了尾巴和鳍的渐进性磨损和退化，这种情况达到了流行病的程度，并最终导致真菌感染和死亡。诊断性组织病理学显示，尾巴和尾侧体壁肌肉中存在明显的骨骼肌退化，这与维生素E/硒缺乏相符。饲料分析表明，喂给金鱼幼鱼的以虾为基础的商业饲料中维生素E含量不足。用含有足够维生素E水平的商业鳟鱼饲料替代虾类饲料具有治疗效果。
