Dietary sources of thiamine (vitamin B1) and thiamine-degrading enzymes (thiaminases) are
thought to be primary factors in the development of thiamine deficiency among Great Lakes …

Thiamine deficiency is an impediment to salmonine reproduction in the Great Lakes, but little
is known about other measures of dietary quality, such as lipid-soluble vitamins or fatty acids …

Salmonids consuming high thiaminase-containing prey fishes can develop debilitating
thiamine deficiencies. Historically, salmonids within the Laurentian Great Lakes consumed …

An accurate, quantitative, and rapid method for the measurement of thiaminase activity in
fish samples is required to provide sufficient information to characterize the role of dietary …

Thiamine deficiency complex (TDC) causes mortality and sublethal effects in Great Lakes
salmonines and results from low concentrations of egg thiamine that are thought to be …

In 1996 and again in 1999, hatchery personnel noted that some Lake Michigan coho salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch from fall spawning runs on the Platte River weir exhibited abnormal …

Alewives Alosa pseudoharengus contain thiaminase activity that has been implicated in the
development of a thiamine deficiency and associated effects in salmonines of the Great …

Abstract Thiamine Deficiency Complex (TDC) is an ongoing problem impacting salmonine
health in various waterbodies, including Lake Ontario. The prevalence of TDC has been …

We conducted a laboratory investigation on the consequences of feeding predatory
salmonids either experimental diets low in thiamine or diets containing alewife Alosa …

A diet containing a high proportion of alewives Alosa pseudoharengus results in a thiamine
deficiency that has been associated with high larval salmonid mortality, known as early …