The effect of prawn protein on the bone of mature rats

Abstract

The body weight and humeri of mature rats fed for 30 days with diets containing 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 17.5 and 20% prawn protein have been determined. The following conclusions are drawn: 1. A diet containing 5% prawn protein will not support the body weight of mature rats, while diets containing 10, 12.5, 15, 17.5 and 20% protein permit an increase in body weight in approximate proportions. 2. A diet containing 12.5% prawn protein supports a degree of skeletal constitution in mature rats equal to that of a diet containing 15% prawn protein. 3.5 and 10% prawn protein diets are inadequate to support normal skeletal constitution. 4. The compositions of the bone ash is not affected by feeding prawn protein deficient diets to mature rats.