Methods of using purified tail oil, food and feed compositions containing purified tail oil, food and feed additives containing purified tail oil, and pharmaceutical compositions containing purified tail oil are described herein. State. The method includes treatment of chronic joint inflammation in humans and animals by orally administering purified tail oil. Also included are methods of feeding growing fish by providing the growing fish with purified tail oil in an amount effective to improve survival and / or stimulate growth in the growing fish. Further included is a method of feeding a refined tail oil to a live bait organism and feeding said live bait organism to a growing fish.精製尾腺油、精製尾腺油を含有する食品および飼料組成物、精製尾腺油を含有する食品および飼料添加物、ならびに精製尾腺油を含有する医薬組成物の使用方法を本明細書で述べる。方法は、精製尾腺油を経口投与することによるヒトおよび動物における慢性関節炎症の治療を含む。成長中の魚において生存率を改善するおよび/または成長を刺激するのに有効な量で精製尾腺油を成長中の魚に与えることによって成長中の魚に給餌する方法も含まれる。生餌生物に精製尾腺油を給餌し、前記生餌生物を成長中の魚に給餌する方法もさらに含まれる。