Selection of Nonlethal Early Biomarkers to Predict Gilthead Seabream (Sparus aurata) Growth.

ABSTRACT: One of the main challenges in aquaculture is the constant search for sustainable alternative feed ingredients that can successfully replace fishmeal (FM) without any negative effects on fish growth and health. The goal of the present study was to develop a toolbox for rapidly anticipating the dynamics of fish growth following the introduction of a new feed; nonlethal, biochemical, and molecular markers that provide insights into physiological changes in the fish. A nutritional challenge by feeding a conventional feed rich in FM protein (FM diet) versus an experimental feed rich in plant protein (PP) and low FM inclusion (PP diet), in 20 different families of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) was performed. Fifteen and 30 days after the initiation of the nutritional challenge, the t

SUBMITTER: Angelakopoulos R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11730015 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature