Zoology

Current research interests include nutritional and environmental influences on processes of growth, immunity and stress tolerance, and reproduction in aquatic species.

For more information on my research program, please see my lab webpage.

Recent Publications

Trushenski, J., M. Schwarz, W. Vila Nova Pessoa, B. Mulligan, C. Crouse, B. Gause, F. Yamamoto, and B. Delbos. Amending reduced fish meal feeds with marine lecithin, but not soy lecithin, improves growth of juvenile cobia and may attenuate heightened responses to stress challenge. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, Accepted.

Mulligan, B.L., and J.T. Trushenski. Use of standard or modified plant-derived lipids as alternatives to fish oil in feeds for juvenile Nile tilapia. Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, Accepted.

Trushenski, J.T., J.D. Bowker, B.R. Gause, and B.L. Mulligan. Chemical and Electrical Approaches to Sedation of Hybrid Striped Bass: Induction, Recovery, and Physiological Responses to Sedation. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, Accepted.

Trushenski, J.T., A. Rombenso, M. Schwarz, J. Bowzer, B. Gause, B. Delbos, and L.A. Sampaio. Feeding rate and frequency affect growth of juvenile Atlantic spadefish Chaetodipterus faber. North American Journal of Aquaculture, Accepted.

Blaufuss, P., and J.T. Trushenski. 2012. Exploring soy-derived alternatives to fish meal: using soy protein concentrate and soy protein isolate in hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops x M. saxatilis) feeds. North American Journal of Aquaculture 74:8-19.

Trushenski, J., M. Schwarz, A. Bergman, A. Rombenso, and B. Delbos. 2012. DHA is essential, EPA appears largely expendable, in meeting the n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid requirements of juvenile cobia Rachycentron canadum. Aquaculture 326-329:81-89

Trushenski, J.T., J. Rosenquist, and B.R. Gause. 2011. Growth performance, tissue fatty acid composition, and consumer appeal of rainbow trout reared on feeds containing terrestrially derived rendered fats. North American Journal of Aquaculture 73:468-478.

Laporte, J., and J.T. Trushenski. 2011. Growth performance and tissue fatty acid composition of largemouth bass fed diets containing fish oil or blends of fish oil and soy-derived lipids. North American Journal of Aquaculture 73:435-444.

You, J., R.A. Kelley, C.C. Crouse, J.T. Trushenski, and M.J. Lydy. 2011. Analysis of persistent halogenated hydrocarbons in fish feeds containing fish oil and other alternative lipid sources. Talanta 85:1291-1297.

Laporte, J., and J.T. Trushenski. 2011. Production performance, stress tolerance, and intestinal integrity of sunshine bass fed increasing levels of soybean meal. Journal of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2011.01174.x.

Gause, B.R., and J.T. Trushenski. 2011. Production performance and stress tolerance of sunshine bass raised on reduced fish meal feeds containing ethanol yeast. North American Journal of Aquaculture 73:168-175.

Lewis, H.A., J.T. Trushenski, R.L. Lane, and C.C. Kohler. 2011. Differential incorporation of dietary fatty acids from flax and fish oils into lipid classes of white bass ova. North American Journal of Aquaculture 73:212-220.

Trushenski, J.T., P. Blaufuss, B. Mulligan, and J. Laporte. 2011. Growth performance and tissue fatty acid composition of rainbow trout reared on feeds containing fish oil or equal blends of fish oil and traditional or novel alternative lipids. North American Journal of Aquaculture 73:194-203.

Trushenski, J.T., B. Gause, and H.A. Lewis. 2011. Selective fatty acid metabolism, not sequence of dietary fish oil intake, prevails in fillet fatty acid profile change in sunshine bass. North American Journal of Aquaculture 73:204-211.

Trushenski, J.T., M. Schwarz, J. Laporte, H. Lewis, B. Delbos, R. Takeuchi, and L.A. Sampaio. 2011. Fish meal replacement with soy-derived protein in feeds for juvenile cobia: influence of replacement level and attractant supplementation. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 42:435-443.

Trushenski, J.T., and C.C. Kohler. 2011. Joint replacement of marine feedstuffs with stabilized poultry protein meal and fat in practical diets for sunshine bass Morone chrysops x M. saxatilis. Journal of Applied Aquaculture 23:329-350.

Bowker, J.D., and J.T. Trushenski. 2011. AFS Policy Statement Regarding the Need for an Immediate-Release Anesthetic/Sedative for Use in the Fisheries Disciplines. Fisheries Magazine 36:132-135.

Trushenski, J.T., M. Schwarz, H. Lewis, J. Laporte, B. Delbos, R. Takeuchi, and L.A. Sampaio. 2011. Effect of replacing dietary fish oil with soybean oil on production performance and fillet lipid and fatty acid composition of juvenile cobia Rachycentron canadum. Aquaculture Nutrition 17:437-447.