Control of Lipid Levels in Cultured Fish

Abstract

Lipids in muscle are important on factor for carcass quality, but excessive lipid accumulation is a nutritional loss and induces deterioration of carcass quality. Lipid synthesis and lipid mobilization should be wellbalanced. This paper examines the nature of adipose tissue and control of lipid accumulation by an appropriate feeding regime and environmental conditions. Feeding medium chain triglycerides, tea catechin and algae can control lipid levels in cultured fish. Lipid metabolism and the nature of adipose tissue could also be controlled by the daily feeding frequency and water velocity of rearing ponds.