| Title | Thiamine supplementation improves survival and body condition of hatchery-reared steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Oregon |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2023 |
| Authors | Reed, Aimee N., Freya E. Rowland, Jennifer A. Krajcik, and Donald E. Tillitt |
| Secondary Title | Veterinary Sciences |
| Volume | 10 |
| Number | 2 |
| Pagination | Article 156 |
| Date Published | 2023 |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Electronic Subscription, Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Alsea Hatchery, Big Creek Hatchery, Elk River Hatchery, hatcheries, hatchery salmonids, juvenile fish, nutrition, steelhead trout = Oncorhynchus mykiss, Survival rate, Thiamine |
| Notes | It can be very difficult to raise steelhead trout in hatcheries. The fish are easily stressed, and can be affected by opportunistic pathogens. If their eggs are deficient in thiamine, young fish are particularly vulnerable in the period between hatching and their first feeding. Thiamine-deficient fish have less swimming ability, suffer neurological problems, and have higher mortality rates before spawning than fish with healthy levels of thiamine. This paper reports on efforts to investigate thiamine levels in eggs of spawning female steelhead trout, and to learn if thiamine supplementation could enhance growth or survival of steelhead in an Oregon hatchery. Did it work? See the title. This is an open-access publication. |
| URL | https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/10/2/156 |
| DOI | 10.3390/vetsci10020156 |
| Series Title | Veterinary Sciences |
