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Lack of essential fatty acids in live feed during larval and post-larval rearing: effect on the performance of juvenile Solea senegalensis

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AQUACULTURE INTERNATIONAL
Volume 18, Issue 5, Pages 741-757

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SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10499-009-9296-9

Keywords

Digestive enzymes; Larval rearing; Lipid nutrition; Pigmentation; Skeletal deformities; Solea senegalensis

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  1. INTERREGIII A [PROMAR/SP5.P117/03]
  2. Tecnologias de Producao Aquicola [22-05-01-FBR-00014]
  3. Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia, Portugal [SFRH/BPD/7148/2001, SFRH/BPD/21766/2005]
  4. Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BPD/21766/2005, SFRH/BPD/7148/2001] Funding Source: FCT

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Despite the large progress obtained in recent years, Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) production of high quality juveniles is still a bottleneck. This paper examines the effect of larval and post-larval lipid nutrition on juvenile performance and quality. Four dietary treatments were tested: A-enriched Artemia spp. (EA); B-non-enriched Artemia spp. (NEA); C-EA during the pelagic larval period and NEA after larval settlement; D-50% EA and 50% NEA. Juvenile fatty acid profile at 60 days after hatching (DAH) clearly reflected the larval and post-larval diet composition. Feeding sole larvae on NEA (poor in lipids and essential fatty acids-EFA) had a negative effect, reducing growth (total length and dry weight) after 30 DAH and decreasing digestive enzyme activity at the end of the rearing period (60 DAH). However, relatively good performance compared to the EFA-richest treatment (A) was obtained when larvae were fed 50% EA and 50% NEA (D) or even EA only during the pelagic larval period followed by NEA after larval settlement (C). Malpigmentation was not affected by the dietary regimes and its incidence was very low. However, skeletal deformities were prevalent, particularly in the caudal complex, independently of diet. The results confirm that Senegalese sole appear to have lower larval EFA requirements than most cultured marine species and potentially even lower requirements during the post-larval stage. The importance of studying the impact of early nutrition on later juvenile stages was clearly highlighted in this study.

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