Volume 54, Issue 9
Original Article

Fatty Acid Profile of Pacific Oyster, Crassostrea gigas , Fed Different Ratios of Dietary Seaweed and Microalgae during Broodstock Conditioning

Ana Rato

Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, Matosinhos, 4450‐208 Portugal

Department of Sea and Marine Resources, Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, I.P.), Av. 5 de Outubro s/n, Olhão, 8700‐305 Portugal

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Luís F. Pereira

Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, Matosinhos, 4450‐208 Portugal

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Sandra Joaquim

Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, Matosinhos, 4450‐208 Portugal

Department of Sea and Marine Resources, Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, I.P.), Av. 5 de Outubro s/n, Olhão, 8700‐305 Portugal

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Romina Gomes

Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, Matosinhos, 4450‐208 Portugal

Division of Aquaculture and Upgrading, Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, IPMA, Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, Lisbon, 1495‐006 Portugal

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Cláudia Afonso

Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, Matosinhos, 4450‐208 Portugal

Division of Aquaculture and Upgrading, Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, IPMA, Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, Lisbon, 1495‐006 Portugal

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Carlos Cardoso

Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, Matosinhos, 4450‐208 Portugal

Division of Aquaculture and Upgrading, Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, IPMA, Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, Lisbon, 1495‐006 Portugal

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Jorge Machado

Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, Matosinhos, 4450‐208 Portugal

Department of Aquatic Production, Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICBAS), University of Porto, Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira, Porto, 228 4050‐313 Portugal

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José F. M. Gonçalves

Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, Matosinhos, 4450‐208 Portugal

Department of Aquatic Production, Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICBAS), University of Porto, Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira, Porto, 228 4050‐313 Portugal

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Paulo Vaz‐Pires

Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, Matosinhos, 4450‐208 Portugal

Department of Aquatic Production, Abel Salazar Biomedical Sciences Institute (ICBAS), University of Porto, Rua Jorge de Viterbo Ferreira, Porto, 228 4050‐313 Portugal

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Leonardo J. Magnoni

Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, Matosinhos, 4450‐208 Portugal

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Ana M. Matias

Department of Sea and Marine Resources, Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, I.P.), Av. 5 de Outubro s/n, Olhão, 8700‐305 Portugal

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Domitília Matias

Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, Matosinhos, 4450‐208 Portugal

Department of Sea and Marine Resources, Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA, I.P.), Av. 5 de Outubro s/n, Olhão, 8700‐305 Portugal

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Narcisa M. Bandarra

Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, Matosinhos, 4450‐208 Portugal

Division of Aquaculture and Upgrading, Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, IPMA, Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, Lisbon, 1495‐006 Portugal

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Rodrigo O. A. Ozório

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E-mail address: rodrigo.ozorio@ciimar.up.pt

Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine Environmental Research (CIIMAR), University of Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos s/n, Matosinhos, 4450‐208 Portugal

Rodrigo O. A. Ozório

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First published: 17 July 2019

Abstract

The fatty acid (FA) profile of oysters generally reflects the dietary FA composition. Moreover, incorporation of FA into tissues is modulated by various metabolic factors, and final composition will depend upon the dietary sources, cumulative intake, and oysters' development stage. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the impact of dietary incorporation of seaweed (SW) Ulva rigida , in replacement of traditional microalgae diet, on the FA composition of Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas , during broodstock conditioning. The dietary conditioning consisted of direct replacement of microalgae (33% Tisochrysis lutea , 50.25% Skeletonema costatum , and 16.75% Chaetoceros calcitrans ) by SW at four different substitution levels (0%, 25%, 50%, and 100% diet). The dietary docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) (22:6n‐3) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) (20:5n‐3) contents showed a positive correlation with the dietary microalgae level. During the trial, oysters fed with higher percentages of microalgae revealed a depletion of DHA and accumulation of EPA. The 100% SW caused a significant reduction in oxygen consumption and, consequently, in the standard metabolic rate. Based on these results, a partial substitution of up to 25% of dietary microalgae seems to be a suitable alternative, because it elicited similar results to the commercial 100% microalgae diet.