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Title:  Deposition of astaxanthin in fillets of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fed diets with herring, capelin, sandeel, or Peruvian high PUFA oils.
 
Authors:  Bjerkeng B, Hatlen B, Wathne E
 
Drug:  Astaxanthin
 
Fish species:  Salmon, Atlantic
 
Date:  1999
 
Sample:  blood, plasma
 
Ave Weight (gm):  569
 
Ave Water temp (°C):  8
 
Water:  Saltwater
 
Dosage:  30-40 mg/kg up to 117 d
 
Route:  PO
 
Comments:  Dosage- the text states 40 mg/kg, the table states 30 mg/kg. Increased carotenoid found in fish with Peruvian high PUFA oil vs Herring/Capelin or Sandeel dietary oil supplement. residue in plasma 55 d = 2.1-2.3 mg/kg. SEE CORRECTION published Aquaculture 189:389-390 (2000).
 
Citation:  Aquaculture 180:307-319
 
Link:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0044-8486(99)00206-9  Opens a new window
 
Genus Species:  Salmo salar
 
Drug Class:  Organic-Carotenoid
 
Wt gm-detail:  569+/-5 g
 
Water temp (°C)-detail:  7-9 C
 
Dosage-detail:  30-40 mg/kg fed six meals of 25 min duration each 24h light day for up to 117 d
 
Method:  HPLC, GC
 
Authors-red:  Bjerkeng B, Hatlen B, Wathne E
 
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