date:Aug 03, 2012
The discovery means that one must be very careful that the contents of free fatty acids in the feed for farmed cod is as low as possible. There is no margin of safety, says Blessed.
A common assumption has been that it is oxidation of free fatty acids that cause toxic food for cod. NIFES study disprove this theory. The researchers tested the relevant genetic markers of stress, but found no effect.
In the experiments, groups of cod larvae fed for 30 days with six diets with different amounts f