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Effects of alternate phases of fish oil and vegetable oil‐based diets in Murray cod
Author(s) -
Francis David S,
Turchini Giovanni M,
Smith Blair K,
Ryan Stephen G,
De Silva Sena S
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
aquaculture research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-2109
pISSN - 1355-557X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02208.x
Subject(s) - biology , zoology , fish oil , morning , docosahexaenoic acid , eicosapentaenoic acid , canola , food science , fishery , polyunsaturated fatty acid , fish <actinopterygii> , fatty acid , botany , biochemistry
Fish oil (FO)‐ and canola oil (CO)‐based diets were regularly alternated in a daily cycle (amCO: alternation of CO in the morning and FO in the afternoon, and pmCO: alternation of FO in the morning and CO in the afternoon) or in a series of weekly cycles (2W: alternation of 2 weeks on CO and 2 weeks on FO, 4W: alternation of 4 weeks on CO and 4 weeks on FO), over a 16‐week period in juvenile Murray cod ( Maccullochella peelii peelii ). No significant differences were observed between any of the treatments in relation to the final weight. However, fish subjected to the 2W schedule were larger ( P >0.05) than all other treatments (37.2 ± 0.30 vs. 34.3 ± 0.58 in the control treatment). Fish receiving the 2W treatment had a significantly lower total net disappearance of eicosapentaenoic acid 20:5n‐3 (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid 22:6n‐3 (62.1% and 24.0% respectively) compared with the control treatment (fish continuously fed a blend of 50% FO and 50% CO). Likewise, Murray cod receiving the amCO daily schedule had a significantly lower total net disappearance of EPA in comparison with the CD and pmCO treatments. These data point towards the existence of cyclical mechanisms relative to fatty acid utilization/retention.