Impact of the supplementation of a docosahexaenoic acid-rich emulsion on the reproductive output of oyster broodstock, Crassostrea gigas

• Published in: Marine Biology
• Main Authors: Caers, M., Utting, S.D., Coutteau, P., Millican, P.F., Sorgeloos, P.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2002
• Subjects: Brood stocks; Food additives; Oyster culture; Crassostrea gigas [Portuguese oyster]; Duna; Pacific; Crassostrea gigas; Pacific oyster
• Online Access: http://www.vliz.be/nl/open-marien-archief?module=ref&refid=27006

Pacific oyster [ Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg)] broodstock were hatchery-conditioned with either a mixed algal diet of Dunaliella tertiolecta , Tetraselmis suecica and Rhodomonas sp. [1:1:1, on a dry weight (DW) basis] (Control), a single diet of D. tertiolecta (Duna) or a single diet of D. tertiolec...