
NT are organic molecules involved in many life-supporting pathways, and are the building blocks of NA, which stand as genetic repositories. Among them, nucleotides (NT) and nucleic acids (NA) drew attention for their application in the last two decades. Nowadays functional ingredients have a significant potential for improving current low fish meal (FM) aquafeed formulation in sustaining growth and enhancing animal robustness for Mediterranean aquaculture. 1Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Ozzano Emilia, Italy.

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