Researchers from Nofima Marine in Norway have discovered valuable knowledge from studying the stem cells in fish.
It is now known that they can influence the development and health of fish based on which nutrients are given to the stem cells.
After studying stem cells in Salmon for ten years, Nofima Marine have discovered that cells perform a greater variety of functions than was previously believed.
For example, in practise, an adequate level of omega-3 fatty acids in feed is important for the tissue development and health of farmed fish in certain stages of a fish’s life.
This research tools allows the study of how stem cells react to different feed ingredients, which can increase the knowledge about the optimal feed composition for the different stages of the fish’s life. The anticipated development of a stem cell can be changed by adding certain nutrients.
From here they hope to study how access to nutrients affects broodstock, which in turn affects egg quality, larvae and the harvest size fish.
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Tags: aquaculture growth, aquaculture research, feed, fish
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