Abstract
Dietary contaminants are often an over-looked factor in the health of zebrafish. Typically, water is considered to be the source for most contaminants, especially within an aquatic environment. For this reason, source water for zebrafish recirculating systems is highly regulated and monitored daily. Most facilities use reverse osmosis or de-ionized water filtration systems to purify incoming water to ensure that contaminants, as well as pathogens, do not enter their zebrafish housing units. However, diets are rarely tested for contaminants and, in the case of manufactured zebrafish feeds, since the product is marketed for aquaculture or aquarium use it is assumed that the feed is acceptable for animals used for research. The following provides examples as to how contaminants could lead to negative effects on development and behavior of developing zebrafish.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 46 |
Journal | Toxics |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Sep 1 2019 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was funded by the National Institutes of Health, grant number R01 NS-094176. Thank you to Joanna Cambray-Young at the University of Shefield for providing information regarding EU regulations.
Funding Information:
Funding: This research was funded by the National Institutes of Health, grant number R01 NS-094176.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 by the authors.
Keywords
- Behavior
- Contaminant
- Development
- Heavy metals
- Persistent organic pollutant
- Toxin
- Zebrafish diet