Changes in the liver transcriptome of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fed experimental diets based on terrestrial alternatives to fish meal and fish oil

• Published in: BMC Genomics
• Main Authors: Caballero-Solares, Albert, Xue, Xi, Parrish, Christopher C., Foroutani, Maryam Beheshti, Taylor, Richard G., Rise, Matthew L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2018
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://research.library.mun.ca/13743/; https://research.library.mun.ca/13743/1/s12864-018-5188-6.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-018-5188-6

Dependence on marine natural resources threatens the sustainability of Atlantic salmon aquaculture. In the present study, Atlantic salmon fed for 14 weeks with an experimental diet based on animal by-products and vegetable oil (ABP) exhibited reduced growth performance compared with others fed a fish meal/fish oil based experimental diet (MAR) and a plant protein/vegetable oil-based experimental diet (VEG). To characterize the molecular changes underlying the differences in growth performance, we conducted a 44 K microarray study of the liver transcriptome of the three dietary groups.