The effect of a flaxseed-oil enhanced diet on the shelf life and sensory characteristics of farmed brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)

Author

Courtney Anne Simmons, West Virginia University

Semester

Spring

Date of Graduation

2009

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Type

MS

College

Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design

Department

Human Nutrion and Foods

Committee Chair

Kristen Matak

Abstract

The effect of dietary modification with flaxseed-oil (Flax) enhanced feed on the sensory characteristics and shelf life of brook trout fillets was examined. The diets were composed of a commercial feed supplemented with either fish oil (control diet, CD) or Flax (treatment diet).

Recommended Citation

Simmons, Courtney Anne, "The effect of a flaxseed-oil enhanced diet on the shelf life and sensory characteristics of farmed brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)" (2009). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 4533.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/4533