Tetradecylthioacetic acid (TTA) – A functional feed ingredient for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): Growth, sexual maturation and health

• Main Author: Alne, Henriette
• Other Authors: Rørvik, Kjell-Arne, Thomassen, Magny S.
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2010
• Subjects: VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920; Sjøen; Muskel’; Laksen; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2431842

Farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) is transferred to sea at different times during the year. Independently of time after sea transfer, the salmon experience a period of low performance, characterized by reduced appetite, feed efficiency, growth rate, condition factor, muscle fat and fat retenti...