Effect of flaxseed oil in diet on fatty acid composition in the liver of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Effect of flaxseed oil in diet on fatty acid composition in the liver of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

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This study analyzed the effects of different concentrations of flaxseed oil (FO) on the proximate composition and the contents of alpha-linolenic acid (LNA, 18:3n-3), Fluorescent Globe eicosapentaenoic (EPA, 20:5n-3), and docosahexaenoic (DHA, 22:6n-3) fatty acids in the liver of cultured Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).During the fivemonth culture period, tilapias were given diets with incremental concentrations of FO (0.00%; 1.

25%; 2.50%; 3.75%, and 5.

00%) as a replacement of sunflower oil (control).There was no significant difference in moisture and ash content in the liver between treatments.Protein values ranged from 12.

1% (treatment II) to 13.9% (treatment V) and total lipids ranged from 5.6% (treatment V) to 7.

2% (treatment II).There was no significant difference between most treatments.Fatty acid methyl esters Induction Ranges (FAMEs) were quantitatively analyzed by capillary gas chromatography against a C23:0 internal standard.

Variations in concentrations (in mg g-1 of total lipids) of fatty acids between treatment I and treatment V ranged from 4.2 to 51.2 (LNA), from 0.

2 to 2.3 (EPA), and from 10.6 to 56.

2 (DHA), respectively.This experiment demonstrated that increasing amounts of LNA in feed may markedly increase the amounts of LNA, EPA, and DHA in the liver of Nile tilapia.