Fish larval nutrition and feed formulation: knowledge gaps and bottlenecks for advances in larval rearing

Despite considerable progress in recent years, many questions regarding fish larval nutrition remain largely unanswered, and several research avenues remain open. A holistic understanding of the supply line of nutrients is important for developing diets for use in larval culture and for the adaptati...

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Main Author: Hamre, Kristin (author)
Other Authors: Yufera, Manuel (author), Ronnestad, Ivar (author), Boglione, Clara (author), Conceicao, Luis E. C. (author), Izquierdo, Marisol (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/11710
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/11710
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Summary:Despite considerable progress in recent years, many questions regarding fish larval nutrition remain largely unanswered, and several research avenues remain open. A holistic understanding of the supply line of nutrients is important for developing diets for use in larval culture and for the adaptation of rearing conditions that meet the larval requirements for the optimal presentation of food organisms and/or microdiets. The aim of the present review is to revise the state of the art and to pinpoint the gaps in knowledge regarding larval nutritional requirements, the nutritional value of live feeds and challenges and opportunities in the development of formulated larval diets.