Thiamine Deficiency M74 Developed in Salmon (Salmo salar) Stocks in Two Baltic Sea Areas after the Hatching of Large Year-Classes of Two Clupeid Species : Detected by Fatty Acid Signature Analysis

• Published in: Fishes
• Main Authors: Vuorinen, Pekka J., Käkelä, Reijo, Pakarinen, Tapani, Heinimaa, Petri, Ritvanen, Tiina, Nikonen, Soili, Rokka, Mervi, Keinänen, Marja
• Other Authors: orcid:0000-0003-1590-462X, 4100111210, 4100411710, Luonnonvarakeskus
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar; Baltic Sea; docosahexaenoic acid (DHA 22:6n−3); free thiamine in eggs; herring (Clupea harengus); M74 syndrome; polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs); sprat (Sprattus sprattus); thiamine deficiency; total lipids; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Simojoki
• Online Access: https://jukuri.luke.fi/handle/10024/555981; https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes9020058

Lipid-related thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency of Baltic salmon (Salmo salar), the M74 syndrome, is generally caused by feeding on abundant young sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in the Baltic Proper, the main foraging area of these salmon. In 2014, a strong year-class of sprat was hatched in the Baltic Pr...