Associate Professor
Institute of Aquaculture Pathfoot Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA
Assessing the potential for selection and improvement of red seaweed affected by increasing water temperatures in Tanzania
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Funded by: Innovate UK
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Investigating the potential of nutritional programming to improve the utilisation of sustainable feeds in aquaculture
PI: Dr Monica Betancor
Funded by: Biomar Ltd and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
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Optimising dietary fatty acids and lipids of Atlantic salmon to secure their health and welfare thorugh varying environmental conditions and life stages (Optihealth)
PI: Professor Brett Glencross
Funded by: The Norwegian Seafood Research Fund
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Carvalho M, Montero D, Betancor M, Kaur K, Serradell A, Izquierdo M, Gines R, Claeyssens V & Torrecillas S (2025) Benefits of dietary krill meal inclusion towards better utilization of nutrients, and response to oxidative stress in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) juveniles. Aquaculture, 598, Art. No.: 741957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741957
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Rimoldi S, Quiroz KF, Kalemi V, McMillan S, Stubhaug I, Martinez-Rubio L, Betancor MB & Terova G (2025) Interactions between nutritional programming, genotype, and gut microbiota in Atlantic salmon: Long-term effects on gut microbiota, fish growth and feed efficiency. Aquaculture, 596 (Part 1), p. 741813. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741813
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Villora J, Antonio P erez J, Acosta NG, Rodríguez-Barreto D, Alonso PJ, Betancor M, Torres A, Alvarez S & Rodríguez C (2025) Modulatory effect of Echium plantagineum oil on the n-3 LC-PUFA biosynthetic capacity of chicken (Gallus gallus). Poultry Science, Art. No.: 104820. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psj.2025.104820
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Plasticity of thermal tolerance and associated gill transcriptome in ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta)
Almaiz Palma P, Bekaert M, Gutierrez AP, Abacan JC, Migaud H & Betancor M (2025) Plasticity of thermal tolerance and associated gill transcriptome in ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta). Frontiers in Marine Science, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1507994
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Wischhusen P, Heraud C, Broughton R, Surget A, Lanuque A, Betancor M, Terrier F & Fontagné-Dicharry S (2024) Vitamin B6 and selenium supplementation induce contrasting effects in the transsulfuration pathway of juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) with interactive effects in stressed fish. Aquaculture, 593, Art. No.: 741354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741354
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Glencross BD, Bachis E, Betancor MB, Calder P, Liland N, Newton R & Ruyter B (2024) Omega-3 Futures in Aquaculture: Exploring the Supply and Demands for Long-Chain Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids by Aquaculture Species. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture. https://doi.org/10.1080/23308249.2024.2388563
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Tawfik MM, Betancor MB, Mcmillan S, Norambuena F, Tocher DR, Douglas A & Martin SAM (2024) Modulation of metabolic and immunoregulatory pathways in the gut transcriptome of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) after early nutritional programming during first feeding with plant-based diet. Overland M (Editor) Frontiers in Immunology, 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1412821
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Tawfik MM, Lorgen-Ritchie M, Król E, McMillan S, Norambuena F, Bolnick DI, Douglas A, Tocher DR, Betancor MB & Martin SAM (2024) Modulation of gut microbiota composition and predicted metabolic capacity after nutritional programming with a plant-rich diet in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): insights across developmental stages. Animal Microbiome, 6, Art. No.: 38. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42523-024-00321-8
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Mcmillan S, Martin SAM, Zbieta Król E, Norambuena F, Baumgärtner S, Gong X, Tawfik MM, Glencross B, Taylor JF, Tocher DR & Betancor MB (2024) Can nutritional programming in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) be optimised with a reduced stimulus period?. Aquaculture, 585, p. 740686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.740686
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Tocher DR, Sprague M, Han L, Sayanova O, Norambuena F, Napier JA & Betancor MB (2024) Inclusion of oil from transgenic Camelina sativa in feed effectively supplies EPA and DHA to Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) grown to market size in seawater pens. Food Chemistry.
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Analysing responsible innovation along a value chain-A single- cell protein case study
Flight MH, Tait J, Chronopoulos T, Betancor M, Wischhusen P, Burton E, Masey O'Neill H, Van Der Heul K, Hays J & Rowe P (2024) Analysing responsible innovation along a value chain-A single- cell protein case study. Engineering Biology, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1049/enb2.12031
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Hachero-Cruzado I, Betancor MB, Coronel-Dominguez AJ, Manchado M & Alarcon-Lopez FJ (2024) Assessment of Full-Fat Tenebrio molitor as Feed Ingredient for Solea senegalensis: Effects on Growth Performance and Lipid Profile. Animals, 14 (4), Art. No.: 595. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14040595
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Marrero M, Monroig O, Perez JA, Betancor M, Galindo A, Bolanos A, Acosta NG & Rodriguez C (2024) Dietary LC-PUFA and environmental salinity modulate the fatty acid biosynthesis capacity of the euryhaline teleost thicklip grey mullet (Chelon labrosus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 269, Art. No.: 110865. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2023.110865
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Wiese TR, Rey Planellas S, Betancor M, Haskell M, Jarvis S, Davie A, Wemelsfelder F & Turnbull JF (2023) Qualitative Behavioural Assessment as a welfare indicator for farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in response to a stressful challenge. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1260090
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Engineering plant-based feedstocks for sustainable aquaculture
Napier JA & Betancor MB (2023) Engineering plant-based feedstocks for sustainable aquaculture. Current Opinion in Plant Biology, 71, Art. No.: 102323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2022.102323
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Wischhusen P, Betancor MB, Sprague M, Ortega A, de la Gándara F, Tocher DR & Mourente G (2023) Molecular Antioxidant Functions are Enhanced in Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus Thynnus, L.) Larvae Fed Selenium Enriched Rotifers Brachionus Rotundiformis. Antioxidants, 12 (1), Art. No.: 26. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox12010026
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Fish mortality associated to volcanic eruptions in the Canary Islands
Caballero MJ, José Perez-Torrado F, Velázquez-Wallraf A, Betancor MB, Fernandez A & Castro-Alonso A (2023) Fish mortality associated to volcanic eruptions in the Canary Islands. Frontiers in Marine Science, 9, Art. No.: 999816. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2022.999816
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Establishment of a fish model to study gas-bubble lesions
Velázquez-Wallraf A, Fernández A, Caballero MJ, Arregui M, González Díaz Ó, Betancor MB & Bernaldo de Quirós Y (2022) Establishment of a fish model to study gas-bubble lesions. Scientific Reports, 12, Art. No.: 6592. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10539-8
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Implication of adipocytes from subcutaneous adipose tissue and fatty
Carlos Campos-Sánchez J, Gonzalez-Silvera D, Gong X, Broughton R, Guardiola FA, Betancor MB & Ángeles M (2022) Implication of adipocytes from subcutaneous adipose tissue and fatty. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 131, pp. 160-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2022.09.066
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Betancor MB, Sprague M, González-Silvera D, Ortega A, de la Gándara F, Gong X, Napier JA, Tocher DR & Mourente G (2022) Oils Derived from GM Crops as Sustainable Solutions to the Supply of Long-Chain Omega-3 for On-Growing Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.). Fishes, 7 (6), Art. No.: 366. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes7060366
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Fernandez-Senac C, Monaghan SJ, Mascolo D, Baily JL, Betancor M, Chalmers L, Paladini G, Adams A, Fridman S & Bron JE (2022) Investigating the impacts of H(2)O(2) treatment on gills of healthy Atlantic salmon reveals potential changes to mucus production with implications on immune activity. Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 128, pp. 74-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2022.06.063
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Broughton R, Tocher DR, Napier JA & Betancor MB (2022) Profiling Phospholipids within Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar with Regards to a Novel Terrestrial Omega-3 Oil Source. Metabolites, 12 (9), Art. No.: 851. https://doi.org/10.3390/metabo12090851
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Saleh R, Betancor M, Mohamed A, El-Sayed Ali T & Izquierdo M (2022) Different phosphatidylcholine and n-3 HUFA contents in microdiets for gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) larvae: effects on histological changes in intestine and liver. Aquaculture International. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-022-00935-2
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Wang X, Jin M, Cheng X, Hu X, Zhao M, Yuan Y, Sun P, Jiao L, Tocher DR, Betancor MB & Zhou Q (2022) Lipidomic profiling reveals molecular modification of lipids in hepatopancreas of juvenile mud crab (Scylla paramamosain) fed with different dietary DHA/EPA ratios. Food Chemistry, 372, Art. No.: 131289. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.131289
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Jin M, Shen Y, Pan T, Zhu T, Li X, Xu F, Betancor MB, Jiao L, Tocher DR & Zhou Q (2021) Dietary Betaine Mitigates Hepatic Steatosis and Inflammation Induced by a High-Fat-Diet by Modulating the Sirt1/Srebp-1/Pparɑ Pathway in Juvenile Black Seabream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii). Frontiers in Immunology, 12, Art. No.: 694720. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2021.694720
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Shi B, Tao X, Betancor MB, Lu J, Tocher DR, Meng F, Figueiredo-Silva C, Zhou Q, Jiao L & Jin M (2021) Dietary chromium modulates glucose homeostasis and induces oxidative stress in Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). Aquatic Toxicology, 240, Art. No.: 105967. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105967
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Ruiz MA, Betancor M, Montero D, Caballero MJ, Hernandez-Cruz CM, Rosenlund G, Fontanillas R & Izquierdo M (2021) The effect of fish stocking density and dietary supplementation of vitamin C and micronutrients (Mn, Zn and Se) on the development of systemic granulomatosis in juvenile meagre (Argyrosomus regius). Aquaculture Research, 52 (11), pp. 5703-5718. https://doi.org/10.1111/are.15446
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El Kertaoui N, Lund I, Betancor MB, Carpentier C, Montero D & Kestemont P (2021) Dietary DHA and ARA level and ratio affect the occurrence of skeletal anomalies in pikeperch larvae (Sander lucioperca) through a regulation of immunity and stress related gene expression. Aquaculture, 544, Art. No.: 737060. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.737060
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Yuan Y, Xu F, Jin M, Wang X, Hu X, Zhao M, Cheng X, Luo J, Jiao L, Betancor MB, Tocher DR & Zhou Q (2021) Untargeted lipidomics reveals metabolic responses to different dietary n-3 PUFA in juvenile swimming crab (Portunus trituberculatus). Food Chemistry, 354, Art. No.: 129570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129570
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de Roos B, Wood S, Bremner D, Bashir S, Betancor MB, Fraser WD, Duthie SJ, Horgan GW & Sneddon AA (2021) The nutritional and cardiovascular health benefits of rapeseed oil-fed farmed salmon in humans are not decreased compared with those of traditionally farmed salmon: a randomized controlled trial. European Journal of Nutrition, 60 (4), pp. 2063-2075. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-020-02396-w
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Rodriguez-Carretero I, Betancor MB, López-Jiménez JA, Esteban MA, Sánchez-Vázquez FJ & López-Olmeda JF (2021) Daily rhythms in the morphometric parameters of hepatocytes and intestine of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax): influence of feeding time and hepatic zonation. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 191, pp. 503-515. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-020-01334-w
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Marrero M, Monroig Ó, Betancor M, Herrera M, Pérez JA, Garrido D, Galindo A, Giráldez I & Rodríguez C (2021) Influence of Dietary Lipids and Environmental Salinity on the n-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Biosynthesis Capacity of the Marine Teleost Solea senegalensis. Marine Drugs, 19 (5), Art. No.: 254. https://doi.org/10.3390/md19050254
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Shi B, Lu J, Hu X, Betancor MB, Zhao M, Tocher DR, Zhou Q, Jiao L, Xu F & Jin M (2021) Dietary copper improves growth and regulates energy generation by mediating lipolysis and autophagy in hepatopancreas of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). Aquaculture, 537, Art. No.: 736505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2021.736505
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Wang X, Jin M, Cheng X, Luo J, Jiao L, Betancor MB, Tocher DR & Zhou Q (2021) Dietary lipid and n-3 long-chain PUFA levels impact growth performance and lipid metabolism of juvenile mud crab, Scylla paramamosain. British Journal of Nutrition, 125 (8), pp. 876-890. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007114520003335
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Luo J, Zhang Y, Zhou Q, Betancor MB, Tocher DR, Lu J, Yuan Y, Zhu T, Jiao L, Wang X, Zhao M, Hu X & Jin M (2021) Dietary soybean oil aggravates the adverse effects of low salinity on intestinal health in juvenile mud crab Scylla paramamosain. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 213, Art. No.: 112004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112004
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Shi B, Xu F, Zhou Q, Regan MK, Betancor MB, Tocher DR, Sun M, Meng F, Jiao L & Jin M (2021) Dietary organic zinc promotes growth, immune response and antioxidant capacity by modulating zinc signaling in juvenile Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei). Aquaculture Reports, 19, Art. No.: 100638. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aqrep.2021.100638
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Shi B, Yuan Y, Jin M, Betancor MB, Tocher DR, Jiao L, Song D & Zhou Q (2021) Transcriptomic and physiological analyses of hepatopancreas reveal the key metabolic changes in response to dietary copper level in Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. Aquaculture, 532, Art. No.: 736060. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.736060
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Wang X, Jin M, Cheng X, Hu X, Zhao M, Yuan Y, Sun P, Jiao L, Betancor M, Tocher D & Zhou Q (2021) Dietary DHA/EPA ratio affects growth, tissue fatty acid profiles and expression of genes involved in lipid metabolism in mud crab Scylla paramamosain supplied with appropriate n-3 LC-PUFA at two lipid levels. Aquaculture, 532, Art. No.: 736028. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.736028
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Polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in three fish species with different trophic level
Galindo A, Garrido D, Monroig O, Perez JA, Betancor M, Acosta NG, Kabeya N, Marrero M, Bolanos A & Rodriguez C (2021) Polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism in three fish species with different trophic level. Aquaculture, 530, Art. No.: 735761. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735761
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Betancor M, MacEwan A, Sprague M, Gong X, Montero D, Han L, Napier J, Norambuena F, Izquierdo M & Tocher D (2021) Oil from transgenic Camelina sativa as a source of EPA and DHA in feed for European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.). Aquaculture, 530, Art. No.: 735759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735759
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Eliasen K, Patursson EJ, McAdam BJ, Pino E, Morro B, Betancor M, Baily J & Rey S (2020) Liver colour scoring index, carotenoids and lipid content assessment as a proxy for lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus L.) health and welfare condition. Scientific Reports, 10, Art. No.: 8927. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-65535-7
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Sprague M, Fawcett S, Betancor M, Struthers W & Tocher D (2020) Variation in the nutritional composition of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) fillets with emphasis on EPA and DHA contents. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 94, Art. No.: 103618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2020.103618
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Agriculture can help aquaculture become greener
Napier JA, Haslam RP, Olsen R, Tocher DR & Betancor MB (2020) Agriculture can help aquaculture become greener. Nature Food, 1, pp. 680-683. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-020-00182-9
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Huyben D, Rimoldi S, Ceccotti C, Montero D, Betancor M, Iannini F & Terova G (2020) Effect of dietary oil from Camelina sativa on the growth performance, fillet fatty acid profile and gut microbiome of gilthead Sea bream (Sparus aurata). PeerJ, 8, Art. No.: e10430. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10430
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Fernandez‐Senac C, Fridman S, Sokolowska J, Monaghan SJ, Garzon T, Betancor M, Paladini G, Adams A & Bron JE (2020) A comparison of the use of different swab materials for optimal diagnosis of amoebic gill disease (AGD) in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). Journal of Fish Diseases, 43 (11), pp. 1463-1472. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfd.13243
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Shi B, Jin M, Jiao L, Betancor MB, Tocher DR & Zhou Q (2020) Effects of dietary zinc level on growth performance, lipolysis and expression of genes involved in the calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase-β/AMP-activated protein kinase pathway in juvenile Pacific white shrimp. British Journal of Nutrition, 124 (8), pp. 773-784. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007114520001725
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Broughton R, Tocher DR & Betancor MB (2020) Development of a C18 Supercritical Fluid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Methodology for the Analysis of Very-Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Lipid Matrices and Its Application to Fish Oil Substitutes Derived from Genetically Modified Oilseeds in the Aquaculture Sector. ACS Omega, 5 (35), pp. 22289-22298. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c02631
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Jin M, Zhu T, Tocher D, Luo J, Shen Y, Li X, Pan T, Yuan Y, Betancor M, Jiao L, Sun P & Zhou Q (2020) Dietary fenofibrate attenuated high-fat-diet-induced lipid accumulation and inflammation response partly through regulation of pparα and sirt1 in juvenile black seabream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii). Developmental and Comparative Immunology, 109, Art. No.: 103691. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2020.103691
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Luo J, Zhu T, Wang X, Chen X, Yuan Y, Jin M, Betancor M, Tocher D & Zhou Q (2020) Toxicological mechanism of excessive copper supplementation: Effects on coloration, copper bioaccumulation and oxidation resistance in mud crab Scylla paramamosain. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 395, Art. No.: 122600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122600
Editorial
Introduction to a Special Section: Essential Fatty Acids in Fish
Francis DS & Betancor MB (2020) Introduction to a Special Section: Essential Fatty Acids in Fish. North American Journal of Aquaculture, 82 (3), pp. 239-240. https://doi.org/10.1002/naaq.10158
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Betancor M, Sprague M, Ortega A, de la Gándara F, Tocher D, Ruth R, Perkins E & Mourente G (2020) Central and peripheral clocks in Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, L.): Daily rhythmicity of hepatic lipid metabolism and digestive genes. Aquaculture, 523, Art. No.: 735220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735220
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Lipid metabolism in Tinca tinca and its n-3 LC-PUFA biosynthesis capacity
Garrido D, Monroig O, Galindo A, Betancor M, Perez JA, Kabeya N, Marrero M & Rodriguez C (2020) Lipid metabolism in Tinca tinca and its n-3 LC-PUFA biosynthesis capacity. Aquaculture, 523, Art. No.: 735147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2020.735147
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Rivero-Ramirez F, Torrecillas S, Betancor MB, Izquierdo MS, Caballero MJ & Montero D (2020) Effects of dietary arachidonic acid in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) distal intestine lipid classes and gut health. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 46 (2), p. 681–697. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-019-00744-0
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Aanyu M, Betancor M & Monroig O (2020) The effects of combined phytogenics on growth and nutritional physiology of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. Aquaculture, 519, Art. No.: 734867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.734867
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Yuan Y, Wang X, Jin M, Jiao L, Sun P, Betancor MB, Tocher DR & Zhou Q (2020) Modification of nutritional values and flavor qualities of muscle of swimming crab (Portunus trituberculatus): Application of a dietary lipid nutrition strategy. Food Chemistry, 308 p. 11, Art. No.: 125607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.125607
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Betancor M, Oboh A, Ortega A, Mourente G, Navarro JC, de la Gandara F, Tocher D & Monroig O (2020) Molecular and functional characterisation of a putative elovl4 gene and its expression in response to dietary fatty acid profile in Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part D: Genomics and Proteomics, 240, Art. No.: 110372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpb.2019.110372
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Sun P, Jin M, Jiao L, Monroig O, Navarro JC, Tocher DR, Betancor MB, Wang X, Yuan Y & Zhou Q (2020) Effects of dietary lipid level on growth, fatty acid profiles, antioxidant capacity and expression of genes involved in lipid metabolism in juvenile swimming crab, Portunus trituberculatus. British Journal of Nutrition, 123 (2), pp. 149-160. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007114519002563
Conference Paper (published)
Selenium supplementation to salmon feeds: Speciation, toxic mode of action, and safe limits
Berntssen MHG, Olsvik PA, Rasinger JD, Sele V, Hamre K, Ørnsrud R, Sundal TK, Buttle L, Hillestad M & Betancor M (2019) Selenium supplementation to salmon feeds: Speciation, toxic mode of action, and safe limits. In: Banuelos G, Lin Z, Liang D & Yin X (eds.) Selenium Research for Environment and Human Health: Perspectives, Technologies and Advancements. 6th International Conference on Selenium in the Environment and Human Health (ICSEHH 2019), Yangling, Xi'an, China, 27.10.2019-30.10.2019. London: CRC Press/Balkema, pp. 115-116. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429423482-54
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Jin M, Pan T, Tocher D, Betancor M, Monroig O, Shen Y, Zhu T, Sun P, Jiao L & Zhou Q (2019) Dietary choline supplementation attenuated high-fat diet-induced inflammation through regulation of lipid metabolism and suppression of NFKB activation in juvenile black seabream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii). Journal of Nutritional Science, 8, Art. No.: e38. https://doi.org/10.1017/jns.2019.34
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Sprague M, Xu G, Betancor MB, Olsen RE, Torrissen O, Glencross BD & Tocher DR (2019) Endogenous production of n-3 long-chain PUFA from first feeding and the influence of dietary linoleic acid and the α-linolenic:linoleic ratio in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). British Journal of Nutrition, 122 (10), pp. 1090-1102. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114519001946
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Garrido D, Kabeya N, Betancor MB, Perez JA, Acosta NG, Tocher DR, Rodriguez C & Monroig O (2019) Functional diversification of teleost Fads2 fatty acyl desaturases occurs independently of the trophic level. Scientific Reports, 9, Art. No.: 11199. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47709-0
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Betancor M, Laurent G, Ortega A, de la Gándara F, Tocher D & Mourente G (2019) Taurine metabolism and effects of inclusion levels in rotifer (Brachionus rotundiformis, Tschugunoff, 1921) on Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus, L.) larvae. Aquaculture, 510, pp. 353-363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.05.040
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Ruiz MA, Hernandez-Ruiz CM, Caballero MJ, Fernandez-Palacios H, Saleh R, Izquierdo MS & Betancor MB (2019) Appearance of systemic granulomatosis is modulated by the dietary supplementation of vitamin E and C in meagre (Argyrosomus regius) larvae fed inert microdiets [Supplementation of vitamin E and C prevent granulomatosis in meagre larvae]. Aquaculture, 506, pp. 139-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.03.032
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Evaluation of different feeding protocols for larvae of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.)
Betancor M, Ortega A, de la Gándara F, Varela JL, Tocher DR & Mourente G (2019) Evaluation of different feeding protocols for larvae of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.). Aquaculture, 505, pp. 523-538. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.02.063
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Betancor MB, Ortega A, de la Gandara F, Tocher DR & Mourente G (2019) Performance, feed utilization, and hepatic metabolic response of weaned juvenile Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.): effects of dietary lipid level and source. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 45 (2), pp. 697-718. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-018-0587-9
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Ruiz MA, Hernández-Cruz CM, Caballero MJ, Fernandez-Palacios H, Saleh R, Izquierdo M & Betancor MB (2019) Incidence of systemic granulomatosis is modulated by the feeding sequence and type of enrichment in meagre (Argyrosomus regius) larvae [Nutritional prevention of granulomatosis in meagre larvae]. Aquaculture Research, 50 (1), pp. 284-295. https://doi.org/10.1111/are.13896
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Bernhard A, Rasinger JD, Betancor MB, Caballero MJ, Berntssen MHG, Lundebye A & Ørnsrud R (2019) Tolerance and dose-response assessment of subchronic dietary ethoxyquin exposure in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). PLoS ONE, 14 (1), Art. No.: e0211128. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211128
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Tocher D, Betancor M, Sprague M, Olsen R & Napier J (2019) Omega-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids, EPA and DHA: Bridging the Gap between Supply and Demand. Nutrients, 11 (1), Art. No.: 89. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11010089
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Ruiz MA, Betancor MB, Robaina L, Montero D, Hernández-Cruz CM, Izquierdo MS, Rosenlund G, Fontanillas R & Caballero MJ (2019) Dietary combination of vitamin E, C and K affects growth, antioxidant activity, and the incidence of systemic granulomatosis in meagre (Argyrosomus regius). Aquaculture, 498, pp. 606-620. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.08.078
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Betancor M, Olsen RE, Marandel L, Skulstad OF, Madaro A, Tocher DR & Panserat S (2018) Impact of dietary carbohydrate/protein ratio on hepatic metabolism in land-locked Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) [Dietary carbohydrate in land-locked salmon]. Frontiers in Physiology, 9, Art. No.: 1751. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.01751
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Sprague M, Cooper S, Tocher DR & Betancor MB (2018) Encapsulated fish oil products available in the UK meet regulatory guidelines with respect to EPA + DHA contents and oxidative status. European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology, 120 (10), Art. No.: 1800105. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejlt.201800105
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Safe limits of selenomethionine and selenite supplementation to plant-based Atlantic salmon feeds
Berntssen MHG, Betancor M, Caballero MJ, Hillestad M, Rasinger J, Hamre K, Sele V, Amlund H & Ørnsrud R (2018) Safe limits of selenomethionine and selenite supplementation to plant-based Atlantic salmon feeds. Aquaculture, 495, pp. 617-630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.06.041
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Betancor M, Li K, Bucerzan V, Sprague M, Sayanova O, Usher S, Han L, Norambuena F, Torrisen O, Napier JA, Tocher DR & Olsen RE (2018) Oil from transgenic Camelina sativa containing over 25 % n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids as the major lipid source in feed for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). British Journal of Nutrition, 119 (12), pp. 1378-1392. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114518001125
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Mesa-Rodriguez A, Hernandez-Cruz CM, Betancor M, Fernández-Palacios H, Izquierdo MS & Roo J (2018) Effect of increasing docosahexaenoic acid content in weaning diets on survival, growth and skeletal anomalies of longfin yellowtail (Seriola rivoliana, Valenciennes 1833). Aquaculture Research, 49 (3), pp. 1200-1209. https://doi.org/10.1111/are.13573
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Aanyu M, Betancor M & Monroig O (2018) Effects of dietary limonene and thymol on the growth and nutritional physiology of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Aquaculture, 488, pp. 217-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.01.036
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Torrecillas S, Betancor M, Caballero MJ, Rivero F, Robaina L, Izquierdo MS & Montero D (2018) Supplementation of arachidonic acid rich oil in European sea bass juveniles (Dicentrarchus labrax) diets: Effects on growth performance, tissue fatty acid profile and lipid metabolism. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 44 (1), pp. 283-300. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-017-0433-5
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Houston S, Karalazos V, Tinsley J, Betancor M, Martin SAM, Tocher DR & Monroig O (2017) The compositional and metabolic responses of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) to a gradient of dietary fish oil and associated n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid content. British Journal of Nutrition, 118 (12), pp. 1010-1022. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114517002975
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Microbial and genetically engineered oils as replacements for fish oil in aquaculture feeds
Sprague M, Betancor MB & Tocher DR (2017) Microbial and genetically engineered oils as replacements for fish oil in aquaculture feeds. Biotechnology Letters, 39 (11), pp. 1599-1609. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-017-2402-6
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Betancor M, Ortega A, de la Gandara F, Tocher DR & Mourente G (2017) Molecular aspects of lipid metabolism, digestibility and antioxidant status of Atlantic bluefin tuna (T. thynnus L.) larvae during first feeding. Aquaculture, 479, pp. 357-369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2017.06.011
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Benitez-Dorta V, Caballero MJ, Betancor M, Manchado M, Tort L, Torrecillas S, Zamorano MJ, Izquierdo MS & Montero D (2017) Effects of thermal stress on the expression of glucocorticoid receptor complex linked genes in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis): Acute and adaptive stress responses. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 252, pp. 173-185. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.06.022
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Dantagnan P, Gonzalez K, Hevia M, Betancor M, Hernández A, Borquez A & Montero D (2017) Effect of the arachidonic acid/vitamin E interaction on the immune response of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) challenged against Piscirickettsia salmonis. Aquaculture Nutrition, 23 (4), pp. 710-720. https://doi.org/10.1111/anu.12438
Conference Abstract
Sprague M, Betancor M, Dick JR & Tocher DR (2017) Nutritional evaluation of seafood, with respect to long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, available to UK consumers. Nutrition Society Spring Conference 2017: Nutrition and exercise for health and performance, Stirling, 28/03/2017 - 29/03/2017. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 76 (OCE2), p. E38. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/proceedings-of-the-nutrition-society/article/nutritional-evaluation-of-seafood-with-respect-to-longchain-omega3-fatty-acids-available-to-uk-consumers/81A58EB320FD82BA230C54AEB88D4539; https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665117000945
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Betancor M, Sprague M, Montero D, Usher S, Sayanova O, Campbell P, Napier JA, Caballero MJ, Izquierdo MS & Tocher DR (2017) Erratum to: Replacement of Marine Fish Oil with de novo Omega-3 Oils from Transgenic Camelina sativa in Feeds for Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata L.). Lipids, 52 (5), p. 463. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11745-017-4248-z
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Betancor M, Ortega A, de la Gandara F, Tocher DR & Mourente G (2017) Lipid metabolism-related gene expression pattern of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus L.) larvae fed on live prey. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 43 (2), pp. 493-516. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-016-0305-4
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Betancor M, Li K, Sprague M, Bardal T, Sayanova O, Usher S, Han L, Masoval K, Torrissen O, Napier JA, Tocher DR & Olsen RE (2017) An oil containing EPA and DHA from transgenic Camelina sativa to replace marine fish oil in feeds for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): Effects on intestinal transcriptome, histology, tissue fatty acid profiles and plasma biochemistry. PLoS ONE, 12 (4), Art. No.: e0175415. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0175415
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Roo J, Estefanell J, Betancor M, Izquierdo MS, Fernández-Palacios H & Socorro J (2017) Effects of supplementation of decapods zoea to Artemia basal diet on fatty acid composition and digestive gland histology in common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) paralarvae. Aquaculture Research, 48 (2), pp. 633-645. https://doi.org/10.1111/are.12910
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Lozano AR, Borges P, Robaina L, Betancor M, Hernandez-Cruz CM, Garcia JR, Caballero MJ, Vergara JM & Izquierdo MS (2017) Effect of different dietary vitamin E levels on growth, fish composition, fillet quality and liver histology of meagre (Argyrosomus regius). Aquaculture, 468 (1), pp. 175-183. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2016.10.006
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Betancor M, Sprague M, Montero D, Usher S, Sayanova O, Campbell P, Napier JA, Caballero MJ, Izquierdo MS & Tocher DR (2016) Replacement of Marine Fish Oil with de novo Omega-3 Oils from Transgenic Camelina sativa in Feeds for Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata L.). Lipids, 51 (10), pp. 1171-1191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11745-016-4191-4
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Oboh A, Betancor MB, Tocher DR & Monroig O (2016) Biosynthesis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in the African catfish Clarias gariepinus: Molecular cloning and functional characterisation of fatty acyl desaturase (fads2) and elongase (elovl2) cDNAs7. Aquaculture, 462, pp. 70-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2016.05.018
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Betancor M, Sprague M, Sayanova O, Usher S, Metochis C, Campbell P, Napier JA & Tocher DR (2016) Nutritional evaluation of an EPA-DHA oil from transgenic Camelina sativa in feeds for post-smolt Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). PLoS ONE, 11 (7), Art. No.: e0159934. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159934
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Betancor M, Dam TMC, Walton J, Morken T, Campbell P & Tocher DR (2016) Modulation of selenium tissue distribution and selenoproteins expression in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) fed diets with graded levels of plant ingredients. British Journal of Nutrition, 115 (8), pp. 1325-1338. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114516000416
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Betancor M, Olsen RE, Solstorm D, Skulstad OF & Tocher DR (2016) Assessment of a land-locked Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) population as a potential genetic resource with a focus on long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Lipids and Lipid Metabolism, 1861 (3), pp. 227-238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbalip.2015.12.015
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Tejera N, Vauzour D, Betancor M, Sayanova O, Usher S, Cochard M, Rigby N, Ruiz-Lopez N, Menoyo D, Tocher DR, Napier JA & Minihane AM (2016) A transgenic Camelina sativa seed oil effectively replaces fish oil as a dietary source of eicosapentaenoic acid in mice. Journal of Nutrition, 146 (2), pp. 227-235. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.115.223941
Book Chapter
Izquierdo MS & Betancor M (2015) Vitamin E. In: Lee C, Lim C, Gatlin ID & Webster C (eds.) Dietary Nutrients, Additives and Fish Health. Hoboken, NJ, USA: Wiley Blackwell, pp. 173-193. http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470962887.html
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Montero D, Terova G, Rimoldi S, Betancor M, Atalah E, Torrecillas S, Caballero MJ, Zamorano MJ & Izquierdo MS (2015) Modulation of the expression of components of the stress response by dietary arachidonic acid in European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) larvae. Lipids, 50 (10), pp. 1029-1041. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11745-015-4057-1
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Betancor M, Almaida P, Hernandez A & Tocher DR (2015) Effects of dietary fatty acids on mitochondrial phospholipid compositions, oxidative status and mitochondrial gene expression of zebrafish at different ages. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 41 (5), pp. 1187-1204. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-015-0079-0
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The supply of fish oil to aquaculture: a role for transgenic oilseed crops?
Usher S, Haslam R, Sayanova O, Napier JA, Betancor M & Tocher DR (2015) The supply of fish oil to aquaculture: a role for transgenic oilseed crops?. World Agriculture, 5 (1), pp. 15-23.
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Glencross B, De Santis C, Bicskei B, Taggart J, Bron J, Betancor M & Tocher DR (2015) A comparative analysis of the response of the hepatic transcriptome to dietary docosahexaenoic acid in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) post-smolts. BMC Genomics, 16 (1), Art. No.: 684. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-015-1810-z
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Saleh R, Betancor M, Roo J, Benitez-Dorta V, Zamorano MJ, Bell JG & Izquierdo MS (2015) Effect of krill phospholipids versus soybean lecithin in microdiets for gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) larvae on molecular markers of antioxidative metabolism and bone development. Aquaculture Nutrition, 21 (4), pp. 474-488. https://doi.org/10.1111/anu.12177
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Betancor M, Sprague M, Sayanova O, Usher S, Campbell P, Napier JA, Caballero MJ & Tocher DR (2015) Evaluation of a high-EPA oil from transgenic Camelina sativa in feeds for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): Effects on tissue fatty acid composition, histology and gene expression. Aquaculture, 444, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2015.03.020
