Journal
FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 39, Issue 6, Pages 1485-1496Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-013-9802-x
Keywords
Rearing temperature; Artemia intake; Protein digestibility; Retention efficiency; Compensatory growth; Solea senegalensis
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- Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal [PTDC/MAR/110547/2009]
- Fundacao para a Ciencia e Tecnologia, Portugal [SFRH/BD/43633/2008, SFRH/BPD/49051/2008]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BD/43633/2008, SFRH/BPD/49051/2008, PTDC/MAR/110547/2009] Funding Source: FCT
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The present work examined the short- and long-term effects of three rearing temperatures on protein metabolism and growth trajectories of Senegalese sole larvae using C-14-labelled Artemia protein as feed. A first feeding trial was performed on larvae reared at 15, 18 and 21 A degrees C (at 26, 17 and 14 days post-hatching (dph), respectively) and a second trial conducted on post-larvae after transfer to the same rearing temperature (similar to 20 A degrees C) (49, 35 and 27 dph, in larvae initially reared at 15, 18 and 21 A degrees C, respectively). Temperature greatly influenced larvae relative growth rate (RGR) and survival, since growth at 15 A degrees C was severely depressed. Protein digestibility and retention was highest at 18 A degrees C during the first trial (85.35 +/- A 1.16 and 86.34 +/- A 2.33 %, respectively). However, during the second trial, post-larvae from 15 A degrees C had the highest feed intake and protein digestibility (3.58 +/- A 1.54 and 75.50 +/- A 1.35 %, respectively), although retention was similar between treatments. Furthermore, after transfer to 20 A degrees C larvae from 15 A degrees C experienced compensatory growth, which was observed until 121 dph, and confirmed by RGR values, which were significantly higher at 15 A(0)C than at 21 A(0)C or 18 A(0)C. Results from the present study show that Solea senegalensis larval development, survival and protein digestion and retention are highly affected by thermal history.
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