Fatty Acid Composition of Fry Mirror Carp (Cyprinus Carpio) Fed Graded Levels of Sand Smelt (Atherina Boyeri) Meal (Report‪)‬

INTRODUCTION Researchers have recently intensified interest in the relationships between the fatty acid composition of fish and that of the diet (Tocher et al., 2004; Ng et al., 2006; Bahurmiz and Ng, 2007; Gumus and Erdogan, 2010). The lipid content of diet is important as a source of dietary energy, but is also fundamental for supplying adequate amount of essential fatty acids (EFA) (Sargent et al., 2002).