Florence Perera Willora, Ioannis N. Vatsos, Panagiotis Mallioris, Francesco Bordignon, Sven Keizer, Silvia Martınez-Llorens, Mette Sørensen, Ørjan Hagen: Replacement of fishmeal with plant protein in the diets of juvenile lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus, L. 1758): Effects on digestive enzymes and microscopic structure of the digestive tract. Aquaculture, Volume 561, 15 December 2022, 738601

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OCA1. Surname awarded to the assessed personVatsos
OCA2. Name awarded to the assessed personIoannis
OCA3. Degrees awarded to the assessed personAssoc. prof. , DVM, PhD
OCA4. Hyperlink to the entry of the person in the Register of university staffhttps://www.nord.no/om/ansatte/ioannis-vatsos
OCA5. Area of assessmentstudy programme animal science · I. degree
OCA6. Category of the research/artistic/other outputscientific output
OCA7. Year of publication of the research/artistic/other output2022
OCA8. ID of the record in the Central Registry of Publication Activity (CRPA) or the Central Registry of Artistic Activity (CRAA)
OCA9. Hyperlink to the record in CRPA or CRAA
Characteristics of the output that is not registered in CRPA or CRAA
OCA10. Hyperlink to the record in another publicly accessible register, catalogue of research/ artistic/other outputshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738601
OCA11. Characteristics of the output in the format of the CRPA or the CRAA bibliographic record, if the output is not available in a publicly accessible register or catalogue of outputsFlorence Perera Willora, Ioannis N. Vatsos, Panagiotis Mallioris, Francesco Bordignon, Sven Keizer, Silvia Martınez-Llorens, Mette Sørensen, Ørjan Hagen: Replacement of fishmeal with plant protein in the diets of juvenile lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus, L. 1758): Effects on digestive enzymes and microscopic structure of the digestive tract. Aquaculture, Volume 561, 15 December 2022, 738601
OCA12. Type of the output (if the output is not registered in CRPA or CRAA) article
OCA13. Hyperlink to the webpage where the output is available (full text, other documentation, etc.)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738601
OCA14. Characteristics of the author's contributionco-author
OCA15. Annotation of the output with contextual information concerning the description of creative process and the content of the research/artistic/other activity, etc.
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OCA16. Annotation of the output in EnglishThis study investigated the effects of plant protein concentrates on the activity of digestive enzymes and microscopic structure of the intestine of juvenile lumpfish. Four experimental diets were used; a fishmeal (FM) based control diet and three test diets with the plant protein concentrates; soy protein concentrate (SPC) and pea protein concentrate (PPC) (1:1 ratio) replacing FM in proportions of 25% (PP25), 50% (PP50) and 75% (PP75), respectively. Overall, fish fed test diets exhibited several changes such as shorter mucosal fold height (MFH) in the anterior intestine (AI), increased number of goblet cells (GCs) and width of lamina propria (WLP) in distal intestine (DI), compared to control. The observed enteritis was negatively related with the condition factor (CF). Regarding enzyme activities fewer changes were observed across diets.
OCA17. List of maximum 5 most significant citations corresponding to the outputhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513424004502?via%3Dihub
OCA18. Characteristics of the output's impact on socio-economic practiceOverall, histological evaluation confirmed that lumpfish intestinal morphometry was significantly altered by plant protein ingredients at 25%, 50% and 75% levels, but replacing of FM up to 50% did not affected the growth and the enzyme activities up to 75% inclusion level.
OCA19. Characteristics of the output and related activities' impact on the educational processThe study can be used as teaching material in courses related to the health of farmed fish.

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