title: Influence of pre-slaughtering feed restriction on muscle characteristics of farmed sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.) during cold storage.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This paper deals with the consequences of dietary restriction or complete starvation before slaughtering on the biochemical and textural characteristics of sea bass muscle.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results showed that only severe feed restriction influenced negatively total body and individual organ weights, and these animals showed lower condition factor as well. Neither moderate feed restriction (up to 50% of the standard ration) kept for 30 days nor total starvation up to 12 days caused significant effects on fish weight and fillet yield. Muscle lipid content was lower in feed-restricted fish, although this parameter was not altered by starvation time. Differences between the two feeding strategies studied were observed in muscle textural and biochemical parameters, and the results point to an influence of the nutritional status on the post-mortem evolution of collagen and myofibrillar proteins, although firmness was not modified.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Moderate feed restriction prior to slaughtering could be advisable in sea bass culture, given that no detrimental effects on fish quality or fish performance were noticed, whereas substantial amounts of feed can be saved.
authors: Departamento de Biología Aplicada, Universidad de Almería, 04120, Almería, Spain.
authors: María I
authors: MI
authors: Sáez
authors: Ginés
authors: G
authors: Navarro
authors: Sergio
authors: S
authors: García-Mesa
authors: Tomás F
authors: TF
authors: Martínez
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: García-Gallego
authors: María D
authors: MD
authors: Suárez
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000191:economics; D000818:Animals; D017756:Aquaculture / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D001492:Bass / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D001835:Body Weight; D031204:Caloric Restriction / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000662:veterinary*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D003080:Cold Temperature; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism; D017046:Cost Savings; D061353:Food Storage; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D024510:Muscle Development; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D009210:Myofibrils / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D011897:Random Allocation; D017747:Seafood / Q000032:analysis* / Q000191:economics; D013030:Spain; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D009124:Muscle Proteins; D003094:Collagen