Dietary micronutrient composition affects fillet texture and muscle cell size in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

During the past 20 years, plant ingredients have taken over as the main constituents in feed for Atlantic salmon. This has changed the nutrient composition of the feeds, the bioavailability of nutrients and perhaps nutrient metabolism. Plant‐based diets also contain more anti‐nutrients. The EU‐funde...

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Published in:Aquaculture Nutrition
Main Authors: Hamre, Kristin, Bjørnevik, Marit, Espe, Marit, Conceição, Luis E C, Johansen, Johan, Silva, Joana, Hillestad, Marie, Prabhu, Antony J, Taylor, John F, Tocher, Douglas R, Lock, Erik-Jan, Hemre, Gro-Ingunn
Other Authors: European Commission (Horizon 2020), Norwegian Institute of Marine Research, Nord University, Sparos, GIFAS Marine AS, BioMar AS, Institute of Aquaculture, orcid:0000-0003-4370-7922, orcid:0000-0002-8603-9410
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020
Subjects:
Atlantic salmon
growth
micronutrient requirements
muscle cellularity
muscle quality
plant‐based diets
Salmo salar
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1893/30935
https://doi.org/10.1111/anu.13051
http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/30935/1/anu.13051.pdf
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Summary:During the past 20 years, plant ingredients have taken over as the main constituents in feed for Atlantic salmon. This has changed the nutrient composition of the feeds, the bioavailability of nutrients and perhaps nutrient metabolism. Plant‐based diets also contain more anti‐nutrients. The EU‐funded project ARRAINA re‐evaluated recommendations for micronutrient supplementation to Atlantic salmon feeds, and the present study compared a diet supplemented with micronutrients according to NRC (2011) (control diet, 100% NP (nutrient package)) with a diet supplemented according to the new recommendations (New NP). Tissue concentrations of pyridoxine, pantothenic acid, niacin, vitamin C, Zn and Se were significantly higher; and Cu was lower in Atlantic salmon fed the diet with the New NP compared to the control fish. The New NP also gave a near significant effect on growth, decreased muscle firmness and increased muscle cell size, and it affected metabolism of nitrogen‐containing metabolites in the muscle. While we cannot be certain which micronutrient(s) gave these effects, the B vitamins are probable candidates, since they are mediators of intermediary metabolism and have been shown to influence some of the affected metabolites.

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