• Effects of Agricultural Pesticides in Aquafeeds on Wild Fish Feeding on Leftover Pellets Near Fish Farms 

      Olsvik, Pål Asgeir; Larsen, Anett Kristin; Berntssen, Marc; Goksøyr, Anders; Karlsen, Odd Andre; Yadetie, Fekadu; Sanden, Monica; Kristensen, Torstein (Others, 2019)
      Screening has revealed that modern-day feeds used in Atlantic salmon aquaculture might contain trace amounts of agricultural pesticides. To reach slaughter size, salmon are produced in open net pens in the sea. Uneaten ...
    • Effects of agricultural pesticides in aquafeeds on wild fish feeding on leftover pellets near fish farms 

      Olsvik, Pål Asgeir; Larsen, Anett Kristin; Berntssen, Marc; Goksøyr, Anders; Karlsen, Odd Andre; Yadetie, Fekadu; Sanden, Monica; Kristensen, Torstein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Screening has revealed that modern-day feeds used in Atlantic salmon aquaculture might contain trace amounts of agricultural pesticides. To reach slaughter size, salmon are produced in open net pens in the sea. Uneaten ...
    • Effects of dietary deoxynivalenol or ochratoxin A on performance and selected health indices in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) 

      Bernhoft, Aksel; Høgåsen, Helga Rachel; Rosenlund, Grethe; Moldal, Torfinn; Grove, Søren; Berntssen, Marc; Thoresen, Stein Istre; Alexander, Jan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Post-smolt Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) were fed with standard feed added one of five concentrations of either pure deoxynivalenol (DON; 0.5–6 mg/kg) or pure ochratoxin A (OTA; 0.2–2.4 mg/kg), or no added toxins for up ...
    • Effects of dietary deoxynivalenol or ochratoxin A on performance and selected health indices in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) 

      Bernhoft, Aksel; Høgåsen, Helga Rachel; Rosenlund, Grethe; Moldal, Torfinn; Grove, Søren; Berntssen, Marc; Thoresen, Stein Istre; Alexander, Jan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Post-smolt Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) were fed with standard feed added one of five concentrations of either pure deoxynivalenol (DON; 0.5–6 mg/kg) or pure ochratoxin A (OTA; 0.2–2.4 mg/kg), or no added toxins for up ...
    • Factors influencing risk assessments of brominated flame-retardants; evidence based on seafood from the North East Atlantic Ocean 

      Nøstbakken, Ole Jakob; Duinker, Arne; Rasinger, Josef Daniel; Nilsen, Bente Merete; Sanden, Monica; Frantzen, Sylvia; Hove, Helge Torbjørn; Lundebye, Anne-Katrine; Berntssen, Marc; Hannisdal, Rita; Madsen, Lise; Måge, Amund (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Brominated flame-retardants (BFRs) such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) are considered hazardous to human health. Due to their persistence, they are still present in the environment ...
    • Feed-to-fillet transfer of selenite and selenomethionine additives to plant-based feeds to farmed atlantic salmon fillet 

      Berntssen, Marc; Lundebye, Anne-Katrine; Amund, Heidi; Sele, Veronika; Ørnsrud, Robin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      This study investigated the transfer kinetics of dietary selenite and selenomethionine (SeMet) to the fillet of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). The uptake and elimination rate constants of the two selenium (Se) forms ...
    • Identification of ethoxyquin and its transformation products in salmon after controlled dietary exposure via fish feed 

      Merel, Sylvain Alain Yves; Regueiro, Jorge; Berntssen, Marc; Hannisdal, Rita; Ørnsrud, Robin; Negreira, Noelia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Ethoxyquin (EQ) is an additive present in fish feed and its fate in fish should be carefully characterized due to food safety concerns regarding this compound. Therefore, the objective of this work was to identify the ...
    • Mineral nutrition and bone health in salmonids 

      Bæverfjord, Grete; Prabhu, P. Antony Jesu; Fjelldal, Per Gunnar; Albrektsen, Sissel; Hatlen, Bjarne; Denstadli, Vegard; Ytteborg, Elisabeth; Takle, Harald Rune; Lock, Erik-Jan; Berntssen, Marc; Lundebye, Anne-Katrine; Åsgård, Torbjørn Einar; Waagbø, Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      In the recent years, challenges faced in salmonid farming with regard to deformities have helped to improve our knowledge on skeletal biology and development of bone health in salmonids. Different nutritional, genetic and ...
    • Mineral nutrition and bone health in salmonids 

      Bæverfjord, Grete; Prabhu, P. Antony Jesu; Fjelldal, Per Gunnar; Albrektsen, Sissel; Hatlen, Bjarne; Denstadli, Vegard; Ytteborg, Elisabeth; Takle, Harald Rune; Lock, Erik-Jan; Berntssen, Marc; Lundebye, Anne-Katrine; Åsgård, Torbjørn Einar; Waagbø, Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      In the recent years, challenges faced in salmonid farming with regard to deformities have helped to improve our knowledge on skeletal biology and development of bone health in salmonids. Different nutritional, genetic and ...
    • Omega-3 and alpha-tocopherol provide more protection against contaminants in novel feeds for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) than omega-6 and gamma tocopherol 

      Søfteland, Liv Ingeborg Rosvoll; Berntssen, Marc; Kirwan, Jennifer A.; Størseth, Trond Røvik; Viant, Mark.R.; Torstensen, Bente Elisabeth; Waagbø, Rune; Olsvik, Pål Asgeir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Extended use of plant ingredients in Atlantic salmon farming has increased the need for knowledge on the effects of new nutrients and contaminants in plant based feeds on fish health and nutrient-contaminant interactions. ...
    • Risk assessment of the use of alternative animal and plant raw material resources in aquaculture feeds 

      Glencross, Brett D.; Baily, Johanna; Berntssen, Marc; Hardy, Ronald; MacKenzie, Simon; Tocher, Douglas R. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      A wide range of raw materials are now used routinely in aquaculture feeds throughout the world, primarily to supply protein and energy in the form of lipid from edible oils. Protein meals and oils used can generally be ...
    • Risk assessment of the use of alternative animal and plant raw material resources in aquaculture feeds 

      Glencross, Brett D.; Baily, Johanna; Berntssen, Marc; Hardy, Ronald; MacKenzie, Simon; Tocher, Douglas R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      A wide range of raw materials are now used routinely in aquaculture feeds throughout the world, primarily to supply protein and energy in the form of lipid from edible oils. Protein meals and oils used can generally be ...
    • Safe limits of selenomethionine and selenite supplementation to plant-based Atlantic salmon feeds 

      Berntssen, Marc; Betancor, Mónica B.; Caballero, María José; Hillestad, Marie; Rasinger, Josef Daniel; Hamre, Kristin; Sele, Veronika; Amlund, Heidi; Ørnsrud, Robin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The use of plant-based feeds warrants the supplementation with selenium (Se) to cover the requirement for Atlantic salmon. Depending on its chemical form, Se is a trace element with a narrow range between requirement and ...
    • Selenium and selenium species in feeds and muscle tissue of Atlantic salmon 

      Sele, Veronika; Ørnsrud, Robin; Sloth, Jens Jørgen; Berntssen, Marc; Amlund, Heidi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Selenium (Se) is an essential element for animals, including fish. Due to changes in feed composition for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), it may be necessary to supplement feeds with Se. In the present work, the transfer ...
    • Species-specific discrimination of insect meals for aquafeeds by direct comparison of tandem mass spectra 

      Belghit, Ikram; Lock, Erik-Jan; Fumière, Olivier; Lecrenier, Marie-Caroline; Renard, Patricia; Dieu, Marc; Berntssen, Marc; Palmblad, Magnus; Rasinger, Josef Daniel (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Insect protein has the potential to become a sustainable feed ingredient for the rapidly growing aquaculture industry. In the European Union, insect derived protein is placed under the same legislation as processed animal ...
    • Subchronic dietary exposure to ethoxyquin dimer induces microvesicular steatosis in male BALB/c mice 

      Bernhard, Annette; Rasinger, Josef Daniel; Wisløff, Helene; Kolbjørnsen, Øyvor; Myrmel, Lene Secher; Berntssen, Marc; Lundebye, Anne-Katrine; Ørnsrud, Robin; Madsen, Lise (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The use of the synthetic antioxidant ethoxyquin (6-ethoxy-2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline; EQ) in animal feed results in the presence of EQ residues and metabolites, including the EQ dimer (1,8′-bi(6-ethoxy-2,2,4-tr ...
    • Tolerance and dose-response assessment of subchronic dietary ethoxyquin exposure in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) 

      Bernhard, Annette; Rasinger, Josef Daniel; Betancor, Mónica B.; Caballero, María José; Berntssen, Marc; Lundebye, Anne-Katrine; Ørnsrud, Robin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Ethoxyquin (EQ; 6-Ethoxy-2,2,4-trimethyl-1,2-dihydroquinoline) has been used as an antioxidant in feed components for pets, livestock and aquaculture. However, possible risks of EQ used in aquafeed for fish health have not ...