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Differential responses of the gut transcriptome to plant protein diets in farmed Atlantic salmon.
BMC genomics - 29 Feb 2016
Król Elżbieta, Douglas Alex, Tocher Douglas R, Crampton Viv O, Speakman John R, Secombes Christopher J, Martin Samuel A M
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BACKGROUND: The potential for alternative plant protein sources to replace limited marine ingredients in fish feeds is important for the future of the fish farming industry. However, plant ingredients in fish feeds contain antinutritional factors (ANFs) that can promote gut inflammation (enteritis) and compromise fish health. It is unknown whether enteritis induced by plant materials with notable differences in...
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