Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Olsen, Rolf Erik"
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A comparative study of diploid versus triploid Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). The effects of rearing temperatures (5, 10 and 15 °C) on raw material characteristics and storage quality
Lerfall, Jørgen; Hasli, Pål Rune; Skare, Even Flønes; Olsen, Rolf Erik; Rotabakk, Bjørn Tore; Roth, Bjørn; Slinde, Erik; Egelandsdal, Bjørg Tordis (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Several major market operators argue that the current level of knowledge about quality is too scant to justify a switch to a large-scale production of triploid salmon. The aim of the present study was, therefore, to elucidate ... -
A Crude Awakening: Effects of Crude Oil on Lipid Metabolism in Calanoid Copepods Terminating Diapause
Skottene, Elise; Tarrant, Ann; Olsen, Anders; Altin, Dag; Hansen, Bjørn Henrik; Choquet, Marvin; Olsen, Rolf Erik; Jenssen, Bjørn Munro (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Calanus finmarchicus and Calanus glacialis are keystone zooplankton species in North Atlantic and Arctic marine ecosystems because they form a link in the trophic transfer of nutritious lipids from phytoplankton to predators ... -
A systemic study of lipid metabolism regulation in salmon fingerlings and early juveniles fed plant oil
Jin, Yang; Olsen, Rolf Erik; Gillard, Gareth B.; Østensen, Mari-Ann; Korsvoll, Sven A.; Santi, Nina; Vik, Jon Olav; Sandve, Simen Rød; Olsen, Yngvar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)In salmon farming, the scarcity of fish oil has driven a shift towards the use of plant-based oil from vegetable or seed, leading to fish feed low in long-chain PUFA (LC-PUFA) and cholesterol. Atlantic salmon has the ... -
An oil containing EPA and DHA from transgenic Camelina sativa to replace marine fish oil in feeds for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): Effects on intestinal transcriptome, histology, tissue fatty acid profiles and plasma biochemistry
Betancor, Monica B; Li, Keshuai; Sprague, Matthew; Bardal, Tora; Sayanova, Olga; Usher, Sarah; Han, Lihua; Måsøval, Kjell; Torrissen, Ole; Napier, Johnathan; Tocher, Douglas R.; Olsen, Rolf Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)New de novo sources of omega 3 (n-3) long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA) are required as alternatives to fish oil in aquafeeds in order to maintain adequate levels of the beneficial fatty acids, eicosapentaenoic ... -
Anti-biofilm properties and immunological response of an immune molecule lectin isolated from shrimp Metapenaeus monoceros
Preetham, Elumalai; Rubeena, Abdul Salam; Vaseeharan, Baskaralingam; Chaurasia, Mukesh Kumar; Arockiaraj, Jesu; Olsen, Rolf Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The study is carried out to understand the antimicrobial and immunological response of a potential immune molecule lectin, MmLec isolated from haemolymph of Speckled shrimp, Metapenaeus monoceros. MmLec was purified using ... -
Bakgrunnsnivåer av hydrogensulfid i RAS, produksjon av hydrogensulfid fra fiskeslam ved ulike saliniteter, og effekten av å tilsette nitrat
Langeteig, Simen (Master thesis, 2019)De siste årene har det forekommet et økende antall hendelser med hydrogensulfid (H2S) ved norske settefiskanlegg som har ført til stor fiskedød. Oppdretterne har valgt å produsere større deler av biomassen på land, i ... -
Can mesopelagic mixed layers be used as feed sources for salmon aquaculture?
Olsen, Rolf Erik; Strand, E.; Melle, Webjørn; Nørstebø, Jo Trelvik; Lall, Santos P.; Ringø, Einar; Tocher, Douglas R.; Sprague, M. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Salmon aquaculture is in great need of good quality balanced protein and lipid sources, particularly marine omega-3 (n-3) long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFA), to sustain a further development of the industry. ... -
Changes in water temperature and oxygen: the effect of triploidy on performance and metabolism in large farmed Atlantic salmon
Sambraus, Florian; Remen, Mette; Olsen, Rolf Erik; Hansen, Tom Johnny; Waagbø, Rune; Torgersen, Thomas; Lock, Erik-Jan; Imsland, Albert; Fraser, Thomas W.K.; Fjelldal, Per Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)In salmon farming, the use of sterile triploids (3N) can mitigate the problem of escapees interbreeding with wild salmon. However, triploid salmon appear less tolerant to high water temperatures and low oxygen levels ... -
Characterization of mitochondrial respiration in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fed with glutamate and succinate enhanced diet
Manoharan, Naveenan (Master thesis, 2018)The smolt stage of salmon has challenges in reaching adequate growth rates due to the changing environmental conditions at sea. Therefore, it is necessary to provide adequate diets to achieve sufficient growth. The present ... -
Comparative transcriptomics reveals domestication‐associated features of Atlantic salmon lipid metabolism
Jin, Yang; Olsen, Rolf Erik; Harvey, Thomas Nelson; Østensen, Mari-Ann; Li, Keshuai; Santi, Nina; Vadstein, Olav; Bones, Atle M.; Vik, Jon Olav; Sandve, Simen Rød; Olsen, Yngvar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Domestication of animals imposes strong targeted selection for desired traits but can also result in unintended selection due to new domestic environments. Atlantic salmon was domesticated in the 1970s and has subsequently ... -
Coping with a changing environment: The effects of early life stress
Vindas, Marco Antonio; Madaro, Angelico; Fraser, Thomas; Höglund, Erik; Olsen, Rolf Erik; Øverli, Øyvind; Kristiansen, Tore S (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Ongoing rapid domestication of Atlantic salmon implies that individuals are subjected to evolutionarily novel stressors encountered under conditions of artificial rearing, requiring new levels and directions of flexibility ... -
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated ablation of elovl2 in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) inhibits elongation of polyunsaturated fatty acids and induces Srebp-1 and target genes
Winge, Per; Datsomor, Alex; Olsen, Rolf Erik; Jin, Yang; Vik, Jon Olav; Edvardsen, Rolf; Grammes, Fabian; Wargelius, Anna; Li, Keshuai (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Atlantic salmon can synthesize polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), such as eicosapentaenoic acid (20:5n-3), arachidonic acid (20:4n-6) and docosahexaenoic acid (22:6n-3) via activities of very long chain fatty acyl elongases ... -
CRISPR/Cas9-mediated editing of Δ5 and Δ6 desaturases impairs Δ8-desaturation and docosahexaenoic acid synthesis in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.)
Datsomor, Alex Kojo; Olsen, Rolf Erik; Madaro, Angelico; Bones, Atle M.; Edvardsen, Rolf Brudvik; Wargelius, Anna; Winge, Per (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The in vivo functions of Atlantic salmon fatty acyl desaturases (fads2), Δ6fads2-a, Δ6fads2-b, Δ6fads2-c and Δ5fads2 in long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LC-PUFA) synthesis in salmon and fish in general remains to be ... -
Effect of dietary ARA/EPA/DHA ratios on growth performance and intermediary metabolism of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) juveniles
Magalhães, Rui Pedro Moreira de; Guerreiro, Ines; Coutinho, Felipe; Moutinha, Sara; Sousa, S.; Delerue-Matos, Christina; Domingues, Valentina F.; Olsen, Rolf Erik; Peres, Helena; Oliva-Teles, Aires (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Vegetable oils (VO) are generally accepted as valuable alternatives to fish oils but are devoid of n-3 LC-PUFA (Long-Chain-Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids) and rich in C18-PUFA. Marine fish have limited capacity to express ... -
Effect of temperature on the metabolism, behaviourand oxygen requirements of Sparus aurata
Remen, Mette; Olsen, Rolf Erik; Oppedal, Frode; Thorsheim, Grethe Beate; Folkedal, Ole; Sitjà-Bobadilla, Ariadna; Pérez-Sánchez, Jaume; Nederlof, Marit A. J. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)We investigated the effect of temperature on the limiting oxygen saturation (LOS) of gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata. This threshold was defined as the % O2 saturation where fish no longer upheld their routine metabolic ... -
Effects of dietary glutamate and succinate on growth performance and mitochondrial respiration in heart and liver of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts
Naveenan, Manoharan; Olsen, Rolf Erik; Egelandsdal, Bjørg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The smolt stage of salmon has challenges in reaching adequate growth rates due to the changing environmental conditions at sea. Therefore, it is necessary to provide adequate diets to achieve sufficient growth. This study ... -
Effects of photoperiod and melatonin implants on feed intake in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) postsmolts
Maiolo, Silvia; Hansen, Tom Johnny; Parisi, Giuliana; Olsen, Rolf Erik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)High melatonin concentrations were expected to negatively affect Atlantic salmon appetite. Hence, individually kept Atlantic salmon postsmolts were subjected to continuous light (24:0, L:L) or natural daylight ... -
Effects of salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) on wild caught sea trout (Salmo trutta) under experimental conditions
Ambjørndalen, Vegard Masteholtet (Master thesis, 2017)An increasing net cage farming of salmonids in Norway are leading to increased production of infective salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) larvae in coastal areas. One of the most vulnerable salmonids for salmon lice ... -
Endogenous production of n-3 long-chain PUFA from first feeding and the influence of dietary linoleic acid and the α-linolenic:linoleic ratio in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
Sprague, Matthew; Xu, Gong; Betancor, Monica B; Olsen, Rolf Erik; Torrissen, Ole; Glencross, Brett D.; Tocher, Douglas R. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) possess enzymes required for the endogenous biosynthesis of n-3 long-chain PUFA (LC-PUFA), EPA and DHA, from α-linolenic acid (ALA). Linoleic acid (LA) competes with ALA for LC-PUFA biosynthesis ... -
Fast currents reduce production performance of post-smolt Atlantic salmon.
Solstorm, Frida; Solstorm, David; Oppedal, Frode; Fernø, Anders; Fraser, Thomas; Olsen, Rolf Erik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)In the future, an increasing number of salmon farms may be located in areas with fast water current velocity due to limited availability of more sheltered locations. However, there is little information as to how fast ...