Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) as a feed ingredient for salmonids with focus on the shell fraction and fluoride

• Main Author: Hansen, Jon Øvrum
• Other Authors: Øverland, Margareth, Shearer, Karl D., Storebakken, Trond
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås 2011
• Subjects: VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Fish health: 923; Antarctic; Lever; Muskel’; Toppen; Kroppen; Antarc*; Antarctic Krill; Antarktis*; Antarktisk krill; Atlantic salmon; Euphausia superba; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2432995

Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) may be the largest biomass of a single species worldwide and is a promising ingredient for use in fish feeds. Krill have a balanced amino acid profile, and krill lipids are rich in phospholipids with a high concentration of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. In addi...