HUFA levels in eggs of wild and cultured broodstock of Macrobrachium rosenbergii
Lavens, P.; Piyatiratitivorakul, S.; Menasveta, P.; Sorgeloos, P. (1991). HUFA levels in eggs of wild and cultured broodstock of Macrobrachium rosenbergii, in: Lavens, P. et al. (Ed.) Larvi '91. Short communications and abstracts of contributions presented at the international Symposium on Fish and Crustacean Larviculture. Gent, Belgium, August 27-30, 1991. EAS Special Publication, 15: pp. 260-263
In: Lavens, P. et al. (1991). Larvi '91: Short communications and abstracts of contributions presented at the international Symposium on Fish and Crustacean Larviculture. Gent, Belgium, August 27-30, 1991. Special Publication European Aquaculture Society, 15. European Aquaculture Society: Gent. ISBN 90-71625-09-5. 427 pp., more
In: Special Publication European Aquaculture Society. European Aquaculture Society: Bredene. ISSN 0774-0689, more
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Acids > Organic compounds > Organic acids > Fatty acids
Cells > Sexual cells > Eggs
Comparative studies
Composition > Biochemical composition
Cultures > Shellfish culture > Crustacean culture > Prawn culture
Cultures > Shellfish culture > Crustacean culture > Shrimp culture
Stocks > Brood stocks
Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879) [WoRMS]
Brackish water; Fresh water |
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- Lavens, P., more
- Piyatiratitivorakul, S.
- Menasveta, P.
- Sorgeloos, P., more
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| Abstract |
The variation in egg quality, i.e. the potential of the egg to produce viable fry, is still a limiting factor in the commercial production of marine fish and crustacean fry. Better knowledge in this field would contribute to improved and especially more consistent hatchery outputs and to the development of more suitable broodstock diets. So far, objective criteria to evaluate egg quality are scarce. However, it is very likely that the nutrient composition of the eggs may be a good indicator for egg viability as it reflects the nutrient demands of the developing embryo and larva. Since (n-3) highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFAs) have been identified as essential nutrients for the larvae of marine fish, shrimp and prawn a case study has been initiated with the giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii to verify variations in (n-3) HUFA contents of eggs from wild and pond-reared broodstock. |
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