Effect of Artificial Diets on Growth,Survival and Condition of Adult Cuttlefish, <Emphasis Type="Italic">Sepia officinalis</Emphasis> Linnaeus, 1758

The effects of artificial diets on growth and body condition of adult cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis were tested in two experiments. Supplemented prepared diets (fish myofibrillar protein concentrate) were fed during a 30-day and a 21-day experiments. Growth, feeding rate and food conversion of group-reared cuttlefish were analyzed. The first of these experiments tested four artificial diets, made with increasing levels of lysine, on adult cuttlefish. According to the chemical analysis, diets 1–3 had limiting concentrations of lysine and other essential amino acids (compared to mantle composition of the cuttlefish), while diet 4 was the only one where almost all essential amino acids were present in concentrations similar or higher than the ones present in cuttlefish mantle. A second experiment was conducted by isolating 16 adult cuttlefish individually, and feeding them the same four artificial diets, in order to obtain individual data. During Experiment 1, only the diet with the best chemical score (diet 4) produced growth (p < 0.05), with a mean instantaneous growth rate (MIGR) of 0.30% wet body weight (BW) d⁻¹. Similarly, individually reared cuttlefish fed diet 4 produced the highest IGR’s (0.26, 0.38 and 0.48% BW d⁻¹) and grew larger (p < 0.01). Comparison of cuttlefish fed the artificial diets vs. thawed shrimp and unfed cuttlefish indicated that cuttlefish fed the artificial diets were in an intermediate state. Growth rates obtained with the artificial diets (<0.4% BW d⁻¹) were considerably lower compared to natural prey, live or frozen, reported by other authors.     

Measurements of auditory sensitivity in common carp <Emphasis Type="Italic">Cyprinus carpio</Emphasis> by the auditory brainstem response technique and cardiac conditioning method

ABSTRACT:   Recently, the non-invasive auditory brainstem response (ABR) technique has been applied to the determination of hearing sensitivity in fish. The technique has some advantages over, and methodological differences from, the classical techniques. The auditory thresholds of common carp were measured by the ABR technique. The classical method was applied to measure cardiac response by electrocardiogram (ECG) after conditioning with electric shock. The most sensitive frequency obtained by ABR was 505 Hz, and by ECG, 1000 Hz. The shapes of the audiogram obtained by ABR and ECG were similar, though threshold levels in both audiograms differed from each other. Furthermore, audiograms obtained by using behavioral techniques were compared with those taken by the ABR and ECG techniques to assess the validity of the ABR technique for testing fish hearing sensitivity. The measured threshold levels increased in the order of behavioral, ABR, and ECG techniques, in the range below 1000 Hz.     

Thyroid hormone deficiency in abnormal larvae of the Japanese flounder <Emphasis Type="Italic">Paralichthys olivaceus</Emphasis>

ABSTRACT:   In large-scale rearing of juveniles of the Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus, a certain morphological abnormality occurred spontaneously in 4% of the fish. These fish showed a slight but clearly different appearance from any developmental stage of this species, and did not settle when all the other juveniles in the same tank completed metamorphosis and had settled. From comparisons of external and internal structures between the normal and the abnormal fish, the abnormality was attributed to unbalanced progress of metamorphosis, mainly due to metamorphic stasis. The thyroid of the abnormal fish was apparently activated morphologically. In addition, serum thyroxine (T4) concentrations in the abnormal fish were reduced to less than 1/10 of that of normal fish. After 14 days of T4 treatment (0.1 p.p.m) of the abnormal fish, all the abnormal characteristics disappeared, and the fish recovered to normal, suggesting normal responsiveness to thyroid hormones in peripheral tissues, whereas thiourea treatment (30 p.p.m., 14 days) further delayed metamorphosis. These results suggest that these abnormal fish were suffering from thyroid hormone deficiency, and were unable to secrete a sufficient amount of thyroid hormone to complete metamorphosis.     

Age estimation of the wild population of Japanese mantis shrimp <Emphasis Type="Italic">Oratosquilla oratoria</Emphasis> (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) in Tokyo Bay,Japan, using lipofuscin as an age marker

ABSTRACT:   In this study, the age composition of the Japanese mantis shrimp, Oratosquilla oratoria , in Tokyo Bay, central Japan, was investigated using lipofuscin, an autofluorescent pigment, as an age marker. Lipofuscin in a histological section of protocerebral bridge cell mass (PBCM) in the brain was identified by confocal microscopy, and its concentration was quantified by image analysis. Modal analysis of the lipofuscin concentration showed four regularly-spaced modes that could each be regarded as a distinct age group. This implied a constant lipofuscin accumulation in PBCM at a 6.5 × 10⁻²% volume fraction per year; it also implied the existence of individuals that are at least 4 years old. The lipofuscin concentration was found to be a more appropriate index than body length for estimating the age of O. oratoria , because the modal analysis on the body–length histogram failed to detect apparent age groups. This was probably a result of the declining growth rate with age and the individual variations in growth through molting leading to considerable overlap in the size between different age groups. The lipofuscin analysis suggested that fast-growing individuals in each cohort are recruited to the fishery, and most individuals attain the exploitable size between 2 and 3 years of age.     

川藏黑猪S04系选育研究

选用杜洛克公猪血缘9个（含精液）,母猪50头,组成S04系核心选育群。采用闭锁与开放相结合的选育方法,应用GBS软件进行遗传评估,主选产仔数、日增重与活体背膘厚等性状。经过多个世代的选育,经产母猪产仔数达10．36头,公猪达100kg体重日龄165．67d,活体背膘厚11．16mm,瘦肉率达64．22％,肌内脂肪含量2．88％;主选性状全面达到或超过育种目标,达配套系审定要求,成功培育了一个棕黑色的高瘦肉率专门化父系（S04系）。     

基于16S rRNA基因克隆文库技术分析广西富钟水牛瘤胃产甲烷菌组成及多样性

本研究旨在利用16S rRNA基因克隆库技术分析广西富钟水牛瘤胃产甲烷菌组成及多样性。选取3头体况基本一致的健康雌性富钟水牛作为试验动物,采用机械破壁法提取瘤胃内容物总DNA,采用产甲烷菌引物Met86F/Met1340R扩增16S rRNA基因,构建16S rRNA基因克隆文库。结果表明,本试验共获得93个非嵌合体16S rRNA序列,按照97%的相似性划分为39个分类操作单元（OTU）。其中,60个序列（15个OTU）与已培养细菌16S rRNA序列相似性≥97%,占总序列的64.5%;32个序列（23个OTU）与已培养菌16S rRNA序列相似性处于90%^<97%;仅有1个序列与Methanomassiliicoccus luminyensis相似性<90%。系统发育树分析表明,98.9%的序列均属于甲烷杆菌目（Methanobacteriales）,部分序列与Methanobacteriales中任何已知相似序列都相隔较远,它们可能代表Methanobacteriales中新的属或种。由上述结果可见,富钟水牛瘤胃产甲烷菌以Methanobacteriales为优势菌群,其中有许多未知的产甲烷菌需进一步分离培养并对其功能进行分析。     

肌肽与维生素E对育肥猪肉品质和抗氧化性能的影响

本试验旨在研究肌肽与维生素E单独及联合使用对育肥猪肉品质和抗氧化性能的影响。试验采用2因素2×3析因设计,设3个肌肽水平(0、50、100 mg/kg),2个维生素E水平(0、200 mg/kg),选择90头体重约为70 kg的“杜×长×大”三元杂交育肥猪,按体重相近、性别比例相同原则,随机分为6组,每组3个重复,每个重复5头猪。预试期为7 d,试验期为42 d。结果表明:1)饲粮中添加肌肽能显著提高屠宰后45 min肌肉的p H和降低贮存48 h肌肉的滴水损失(P<0.05),极显著提高屠宰24 h后肌肉的p H和降低贮存24 h肌肉的滴水损失(P<0.01);维生素E能极显著降低贮存24和48 h肌肉的滴水损失(P<0.01),二者均能显著改善肉色(P<0.05)。肌肽与维生素E在改善肉色和降低贮存24 h肌肉的滴水损失上存在互作效应(P<0.05),且联合添加优于单独添加。2)饲粮中添加肌肽可显著提高育肥猪血清总抗氧化能力(T-AOC)及总超氧化物歧化酶(T-SOD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性(P<0.05),极显著提高谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)活性(P<0.01),维生素E可极显著提高育肥猪血清T-AOC及T-SOD和GSH-Px活性(P<0.01)。在提高血清的T-AOC和GSH-Px活性上,二者存在显著互作效应(P<0.05),且联合添加优于单独添加。3)肌肽可显著降低贮存24 h背最长肌的丙二醛(MDA)含量(P<0.05),极显著降低贮存48、72和96 h背最长肌的MDA含量(P<0.01);维生素E可极显著降低贮存24、48、72和96 h背最长肌的MDA含量(P<0.01),且肌肽与维生素E对贮存48 h背最长肌的MDA含量存在显著互作效应(P<0.05)。综上,饲粮中添加100 mg/kg的肌肽、200 mg/kg的维生素E为最优组合。     

甜菜碱对热应激肉鸡生长性能、十二指肠消化酶活性及盲肠微生物区系的影响

本试验通过在饲粮中添加不同剂量的甜菜碱研究其对热应激肉鸡生长性能、十二指肠消化酶活性及盲肠微生物区系的影响。选取270只14日龄爱拔益加(AA)肉鸡随机分成6组:常温组、热应激组,常温+0.1%甜菜碱组、热应激+0.1%甜菜碱组、热应激+0.2%甜菜碱、热应激+0.4%甜菜碱组。热应激肉鸡饲养在(32±1)℃的高温环境中。每组3个重复,每个重复15只。预试期7 d,正试期21 d。结果表明:1)饲粮添加甜菜碱可极显著增加28~42日龄热应激肉鸡的体重(P<0.01),极显著降低22~35日龄肉鸡料重比(P<0.01);2)除添加0.1%和0.2%甜菜碱饲粮对28日龄热应激肉鸡胰蛋白酶活性无显著影响(P>0.05)和添加0.1%甜菜碱对35日龄热应激肉鸡淀粉酶活性无显著影响(P>0.05)外,不同浓度的甜菜碱均能显著或极显著增加28、35、42日龄热应激肉鸡十二指肠胰蛋白酶、淀粉酶和胰脂肪酶活性(P<0.05或P<0.01);3)饲粮添加甜菜碱极显著提高了28、35、42日龄热应激肉鸡盲肠内乳酸杆菌的数量(P<0.01),极显著降低了产气荚膜梭菌的数量(P<0.01)。由此可见,热应激状态下,在基础饲粮中添加甜菜碱可改善AA肉鸡生长性能,提高十二指肠消化酶的活性,维持盲肠内微生物区系平衡,从而减轻热应激对肉鸡的危害。     

酵母硒和亚硒酸钠对蛋鸡生产性能、蛋品质和蛋硒含量的影响

本试验旨在比较酵母硒和亚硒酸钠对蛋鸡生产性能、蛋品质和蛋硒含量的影响,以确定能够替代亚硒酸钠的酵母硒适宜使用量。试验选用30周龄体况良好、产蛋率接近的健康海兰褐蛋鸡360只,随机分成5个组,每组6个重复,每个重复12只。对照组饲喂基础饲粮(不额外添加硒源),试验组饲喂在基础饲粮中分别添加0.30 mg/kg硒的亚硒酸钠以及0.10、0.20和0.30 mg/kg硒的酵母硒(试验饲粮中实测硒含量分别为0.176、0.342、0.278、0.302、0.359 mg/kg)。预试期14 d,正试期28 d。结果表明:1)各试验组产蛋率、平均蛋重、平均日产蛋重、平均日采食量、料蛋比和蛋品质与对照组相比较差异均不显著(P>0.05)。2)亚硒酸钠组和酵母硒组蛋硒含量均显著高于对照组(P<0.05);酵母硒组蛋硒含量均显著高于亚硒酸钠组(P<0.05),并随酵母硒添加量的增加显著增加(P<0.05)。由此可见,相对于亚硒酸钠,蛋鸡对酵母硒吸收和向鸡蛋中的转移效率更高;饲粮添加硒能显著提高蛋硒含量,且蛋硒含量随着酵母硒添加量的增加而增加;饲粮中添加0.10~0.30 mg/kg硒的酵母硒对蛋鸡生产性能和蛋品质无不良影响。     

不同混合比例对甘薯蔓、酒糟及稻草混合青贮品质的影响

本试验旨在研究不同混合比例对甘薯蔓、酒糟及稻草混合青贮品质的影响。试验设5个组:对照组(鲜甘薯蔓单一青贮)、凋萎组(经2 d自然晾晒处理的甘薯蔓)、40%组(40%鲜甘薯蔓+40%酒糟+20%稻草混贮)、55%组(55%鲜甘薯蔓+25%酒糟+20%稻草混贮)、70%组(70%鲜甘薯蔓+10%酒糟+20%稻草混贮),每个组10个重复,压实密封后室温贮藏60 d,取样分析青贮品质。结果表明:1)甘薯蔓与酒糟和稻草混合以及凋萎处理后青贮均改善了其感官品质;2)与对照组相比,凋萎组干物质、粗蛋白质、乳酸含量极显著增加(P<0.01),氨态氮/总氮、丙酸、丁酸含量及p H极显著降低(P<0.01);3)与对照组和凋萎组相比,3个混贮组干物质、中性洗涤纤维、酸性洗涤纤维、乳酸含量都极显著增加(P<0.01),氨态氮/总氮、粗蛋白质、粗灰分含量及p H极显著降低(P<0.01);4)随着混贮组中甘薯蔓比例的升高,干物质含量极显著降低(P<0.01),粗蛋白质含量显著降低(P<0.05),氨态氮/总氮、丙酸含量极显著增加(P<0.01);5)与青贮前各组原料相比,对照组和凋萎组干物质、粗蛋白质损失较多,40%组损失最少。综上所述,鲜甘薯蔓、酒糟及稻草混合比例为40∶40∶20青贮品质最优。