Monday, April 15, 2013

New! IAF article: Bioenergetics in aquaculture

Dr Ingrid Lupatsch, Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture Research, Swansea University, United Kingdom describes the importance of bioenergetics in aquaculture.

Bioenergetics describe the flow of energy and nutrients within a biological system in our example a fish or shrimp. It describes the biological process of utilisation and transformation of absorbed nutrients for energy, for own body synthesis. The feed, that is consumed, is transformed in the body, complex chemical compounds are broken down into simpler components - protein into amino acids, carbohydrates into glucose, lipids into fatty acids and with this process energy is released - which is used for maintenance, for renewing worn out tissue and building new tissue - for growth. The major organic compounds in feeds such as lipid, protein and carbohydrates are the sources of energy but they also supply the building material for growth.

Read the full article here.

Bioenergetics in aquaculture


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