Lipid nutrition in fish
1982; Elsevier BV; Volume: 73; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0305-0491(82)90196-1
ISSN0305-0491
Autores Tópico(s)Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
ResumoDietary lipids play important roles in the energy production processes of animal tissues and as the source of essential fatty acids (EFA). Besides these functions they do have other important dietary roles as carriers of certain non-fat nutrients, notably the fat-soluble vitamins A, D and K. Recent studies on EFA in fish have demonstrated that EFA requirements of fish differ considerably from species to species. On the other hand, the results of studies on the energy requirements of fish during recent years have indicated that in the carnivorous fish such as rainbow trout, eel, yellowtail and plaice which have limited ability to utilize carbohydrates of high mol. wt as an energy source, dietary lipids play an important role in this respect and have a sparing action on dietary protein.
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