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Effects of Dietary Levels of PUFA Fed to Adult Yellow Perch on the Fatty Acid Composition of Eggs and Larvae Characteristics: New Research Directions

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We reviewed the current state of knowledge regarding the function of lipids and fatty acids in teleost reproduction with an emphasis on freshwater fish. Along with this review, we also provide readers with a specific case study on the effect of dietary lipids characterized by different fatty acid profiles on the reproduction of yellow perch. The unique nature of this case study stems from the use of a natural diet (fish) to feed the yellow perch broodstock over a period of two spawning seasons while monitoring reproductive efficiency and offspring viability. Furthermore, we were able to characterize the fatty acid profiles of the neutral and phospholipid fraction of egg lipid. We demonstrate significant decreases in the polyunsaturated fatty acids in gonad lipids of both, the neutral and the phospholipid fractions, an effect that was exacerbated during the second spawning season. The yellow perch however, demonstrated considerable resilience in protecting essential fatty acid concentrations in the gonads and no significant effects on offspring viability were found. As a result of this research we propose a unique pathway for the synthesis, deposition and mobilization of wax esters in yellow perch ovaries and eggs/embryos that requires further study and provides a new approach to diet formulation for larval stages of this species.

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Acknowledgments

The experimental studies were supported in part by the Great Lakes Fishery Commission and Great Lakes Fishery Trust Grant No. 292, and the North Central Regional Aquaculture Center, U.S.D.A., Ames, IO. We would like to thank Dr. Kornelia Dabrowska for extensive editing of the manuscript. The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

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  1. School of Environment and Natural Resources, Ohio State University, 2021 Coffey Rd, 43210, Columbus, OH, USA

    Konrad Dabrowski

  2. Department of Environmental Science and Biology, The College at Brockport State University of New York, 350 New Campus Drive, 14420, Brockport, NY, USA

    Jacques Rinchard

  3. Lake Michigan Biological Station, Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, 400 17th Street, 60099, Zion, IL, USA

    Sergiusz Czesny

  4. Department of Animal Products Technology and Quality Management, Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Wroclaw, Poland

    Malgorzata Korzeniowska

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Dabrowski, K., Rinchard, J., Czesny, S., Korzeniowska, M. (2015). Effects of Dietary Levels of PUFA Fed to Adult Yellow Perch on the Fatty Acid Composition of Eggs and Larvae Characteristics: New Research Directions. In: Kestemont, P., Dabrowski, K., Summerfelt, R. (eds) Biology and Culture of Percid Fishes. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7227-3_21

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