Arachidonic acid requirements in larval summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus |
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| Authors: | Stephen Willey David A Bengtson Moti Harel |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Fisheries, Animal, and Veterinary Science, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI 02881, USA;(2) University of Maryland Center of Marine Biotechnology, 701 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA |
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| Abstract: | The arachidonic acid (20:4n-6,AA) requirements of larval summer flounder weredetermined for the rotifer- and Artemia-feeding stages. Experimental emulsionscontained adequate n-3 highly unsaturated fattyacid (HUFA) ratios and emulsion levels of AAwere set at 0, 3, 6, 9, and 12% (AA0, AA3,AA6, AA9, and AA12). Examination of fatty acidlevels in live feeds and larval tissuesconfirmed the physiological incorporation offatty acids relative to dietary levels. In thefirst experiment, survival, growth, andsalinity tolerance (2-h in 70 ) were measuredat 18 days after hatch (dah) after feeding thelarvae the various levels of AA. Larvae fedAA6-enriched rotifers were better able tosurvive the salinity tolerance test. AAenrichment up to 12% had no effect on growthand survival. In the second experiment, larvaewere fed AA0- or AA6-enriched rotifers until 23dah, followed by unenriched 24- and 48-h Artemia nauplii until 32 dah. These larvaethen were subdivided and fed AA-enriched Artemia from 33-45 dah. At the end of thisexperiment, larvae fed AA6-enriched rotifershad higher survival, increased growth, andsurvived better in the salinity tolerance test(2-h in 80). The enrichment of Artemiadid not have any effect on these variables.Thus, the provision of AA6-enriched rotifers(10 mg AA g–1 DW) early in larvaldevelopment may serve to enhance larval stresstolerance at the rotifer stage while alsoincreasing larval survival, growth, and stresstolerance later in the Artemia stage. |
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| Keywords: | Arachidonic acid Eicosanoids Highly unsaturated fatty acids Stress tolerance Summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus) |
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