The taurine content of the taurine electroporated eggs was 6.2× higher (P b 0.05) than the control eggs (4.36 ±2.24 and 0.7 ± 0.02 mg g−1 DW, respectively).
On the other hand, the taurine level dropped considerably after
hatching but was still significantly higher than the control pre-larvae (1.11 ± 0.07 and 0.87 ± 0.04 mg g−1DW, respectively) while the taurine levels in the control and treatment 10 days post hatch (dph) larvae werenot significantly (P N 0.05) different.
Taurine treated eggs exhibited a significantly (P b 0.01) lower incidence
of urinary calculi at 4, 6, 8 and 10 dph and a lower frequency (P b 0.01) of the larger (N50 μm) calculi.