Journal
AQUACULTURE NUTRITION
Volume 26, Issue 2, Pages 502-515Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/anu.13012
Keywords
docosahexaenoic acid; fatty acid profiles; gene expression; growth performance; lipogenesis; Megalobrama amblycephala
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- National Technology System for Conventional Freshwater Fish Industries of China [CARS-45-14]
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Six diets were designed to investigate the effects of dietary docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3; DHA) levels (0.5, 1.3, 2.3, 4.2, 8.1 and 15.9 g/kg diets) on growth performance, fatty acid profile and expression of some lipogenesis-related genes of blunt snout bream (Megalobrama amblycephala). Fish (average weight: 26.40 +/- 0.11 g) were randomly fed one of six diets for 8 weeks. Results indicated that the final body weight (FBW) and specific growth rate (SGR) of fish fed 1.3 g/kg DHA were significantly higher than other groups except for the 2.3 g/kg DHA (p < .05). Compared with other groups, the number of lipid droplet clusters of the liver stained with oil red O in the 2.3 g/kg DHA group was the highest, which was consistent with the lipid contents of whole body and liver. The DHA proportion in liver and muscle significantly increased with the increasing dietary DHA levels (p < .05), which reflected fatty acid profiles of diets. The highest mRNA expressions of acetyl-CoA carboxylase alpha (ACC alpha), fatty acid synthase (FAS) and sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1 (SREBP-1) occurred in the 1.3 g/kg DHA group, followed by 2.3 g/kg DHA. In summary, the supplementation of 1.3-2.3 g/kg DHA could improve growth performance and lipogenesis, and the dietary DHA could improve DHA and PUFA proportion in liver and muscle.
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