Abstract
ABSTRACTThe development of a completely defined amino acid test diet suitable for hatchling sea turtles is briefly discussed. The results of a series of experiments designed to determine the nutritionally essential amino acids required by the hatchling green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas, are presented. Of the 18 amino acids of nutritional significance, nine are shown to be clearly essential, eight are shown to be clearly non‐essential, and one amino acid is shown to be possibly semi‐essential. Possible relationships of the reported results to the protein and amino acid requirements of turtle age classes other than hatchlings are mentioned. Directions of future research and implications for the development of commercial turtle feeds are suggested.
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