Effects of dietary lipid and phosphorus levels on nitrogen and phosphorus excretion in young yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata: A preliminary observation

ABSTRACT:   A feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary lipid and phosphorus levels on nitrogen and phosphorus excretion of young yellowtail under on-site conditions for 4 months. Three levels of dietary lipid (200, 250 and 300 g/kg) and four levels of supplemental phosphorus (0, 2, 4 and 7 g/kg) were tested in a complete randomized design with a 3 × 4 factorial arrangement. Each net cage of 170 yellowtail were fed the experimental diets for 4 months and the fish grew from approximately 346–912 g, at water temperatures between 18 and 23°C. Dietary phosphorus levels did not cause any difference in weight gain, specific growth rate, feed conversion ratio and nitrogen retention. However, its increasing supplemental levels reduced phosphorus retention, consequently increasing its excretion, whereas nitrogen excretion remained uninfluenced. In contrast, increasing the dietary lipid level resulted in its greater deposition in the whole body of young fish leading to a reduction in nitrogen excretion. This study has shown that phosphorus levels need not necessarily be high in the diets of young yellowtail. In addition, dietary lipid can be manipulated favorably to produce environmentally suitable diets.     

黄条鰤室内越冬及生长观察

黄条 (SeriolaaureorvttataTemmincketSchegel)是黄海北部可开发养殖的优质鱼类 ,1 999年 1 1月至 2 0 0 0年 4月对黄条幼鱼进行了越冬养殖试验 ,结果表明 ,越冬水温不能低于 8℃ ,溶氧应保持在 6mg/L以上。越冬期间该鱼仍有缓慢增长 ,并需适量投饵。成活率为 87%。黄条生长较快 ,2龄之内生长速度超过同龄花鲈和蓝点马鲛     

高体鰤胚胎、早期仔鱼发育与盐度的关系

本文对高体受精卵和早期仔色发育与盐度的关系进行了初步研究。结果表明：受精卵在不同盐度下表现出不同的沉浮性，在盐度为30％。以下的海水，呈沉性；在32‰以上的海水，呈浮性；受精卵孵化的适盐范围为30－40‰，最适为32－35‰；仔鱼在不同盐度海水中的分布状态是：盐度低于30‰时，主要分布于中下层，活力差；盐度高于32‰时，主要分布中上层，活力好；在不同盐度和无投饵状态下，仔鱼生存指数SAI大小为：盐度25－40‰，SAI为10．20－18．80，其中在32－35‰时，SAI值最大（18．30－18．80）。从不同盐度下仔鱼的分布状态及仔鱼的生存指数综合分析，高体仔鱼培育的最适盐度范围为32－35‰。     

Effect of dietary taurine supplementation on growth performance of yellowtail juveniles <Emphasis Type="Italic">Seriola quinqueradiata</Emphasis>

ABSTRACT:   The effect of taurine on growth of yellowtail juveniles Seriola quinqueradiata was investigated by a feeding experiment of diets containing various taurine levels. Test diets supplemented with 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0% of taurine were prepared. These diets were fed to yellowtail juveniles with an initial mean body weight of 0.5 g for 6 weeks. Supplementation of taurine in the diet of yellowtail improved their growth performance significantly ( P  < 0.05) over the initial 3-week period. The fish fed with the taurine-supplemented diet improved in percent gain and feed efficiency over both 3 and 6 weeks. Taurine content in the muscle proportionally increased with the dietary taurine level. The fish fed without supplemented taurine diet showed higher contents of serine in the muscle. With each increase in the inclusion level of taurine content in the diet, the concentration of serine in the muscle decreased. The cystathionine content in the muscle of each group was unchanged. These results suggest that taurine supplementation in the diet not only improves growth but also affects the sulfur amino acid metabolism of yellowtail juveniles.     

Histopathological Features of Cultured Japanese Amberjack Seriola quinqueradiata with Ascites Occurring in the Winter

A winter outbreak of ascites in cultured Japanese amberjack Seriola quinqueradiata was examined. Affected fish displayed bloody ascitic fluid in the peritoneal cavity, their hearts were covered with a white membrane, their livers were congested and their kidneys were swollen. Renal tubular epithelia displayed extensive necrosis and often contained hyaline droplets, while some glomeruli showed atrophy and necrosis. Hematopoietic tissue in the kidney contained some swollen reticular cells. In the heart, an inflammatory reaction accompanied by edema, hemorrhage and fibrin deposition occurred in the epicardium of the atrium and ventricle and in the pericardial cavity. The epicardium and pericardium were partially adhered to each other. Hepatic lesions included dilatation of sinusoids accompanied by severe edema and congestion. Edema and fibrin deposition were often observed in the hepatic serosa and perivascular tissue. Splenic tissues with atrophied pulp showed definite increases in trabecula thickness. These findings suggest that the examined fish might have a systemic circulatory disturbance due to cardiac lesions associated with renal failure.     

Dietary branched‐chain amino acid supplementation affects growth and hepatic insulin‐like growth factor gene expression in yellowtail,Seriola quinqueradiata

We investigated the effect of dietary supplementation with a branched‐chain amino acid (BCAA) mixture (valine, leucine and isoleucine) on juvenile yellowtail (Seriola quinqueradiata) growth and hepatic insulin‐like growth factor (IGF) gene expression. Total dietary BCAA content was 8.1, 8.5, 9.0 and 9.8 g   kg^?1 for the control, 0.4%, 1.0% and 2.0% BCAA experimental groups, respectively. Body weight was measured on day 77, after which fish were fasted for 3 days and refed; the livers were then removed 3 or 9 h later for analysis of hepatic gene expression. Body weight significantly increased in the BCAA‐supplemented groups. Hepatic expression of IGF1 and IGF2 significantly increased in the 2% BCAA group at 3 and 9 h after refeeding. In the 1% BCAA group, hepatic IGF1 expression tended to be higher at 9 h than in the control group after refeeding. Also, hepatic IGF2 significantly increased at only 9 h after refeeding in the 1% BCAA group. In conclusion, dietary supplementation with crystalline BCAAs increased growth and hepatic expression of IGF1 and IGF2. These results suggest that dietary crystalline BCAA supplementation would be a valuable addition to yellowtail aquaculture practices.     

Feeding fermented soybean meal diet supplemented with taurine to yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata affects growth performance and lipid digestion

Feeding experiment was conducted to determine whether fermentation and taurine supplementation of soybean meal (SBM) fed to yellowtail improve growth performance and lipid digestion. Six diets were formulated and designated as SBM, SBM supplemented with taurine (SBM + T), SBM fermented by Bacillus spp. (FSBM1), SBM fermented by Lactobacillus spp. (FSBM2), FSBM2 supplemented with taurine (FSBM2 + T), and fish meal (FM). Yellowtail fingerlings with an initial body weight of 42 g were stocked in 200‐L tanks. The fish were fed, each diet was fed twice daily in two separate tanks for 8 weeks. Results showed that lipid digestibility of the SBM diet was significantly lower than that of the FM diet, but SBM diet lipid digestibility was improved by taurine supplementation and fermentation. Lipase activity in anterior intestinal digesta, lipid contents in liver and muscle, and bile acid concentrations in gallbladder and anterior intestinal digesta were significantly lower in fish fed SBM diet than in fish fed FM diet; these parameters were not significantly different between fish fed SBM + T, FSBM2, FSBM2 + T diets and FM diet. Although taurine supplementation or fermentation improved lipid digestibility compared with FM diet, growth parameters were only improved in the fish fed FSBM2 + T diet, indicating that apart from a lack of taurine, SBM contains other factors responsible for inferior growth of yellowtail. These factors can be partially eliminated by Lactobacillus spp. fermentation.     

黄条(鱼狮)染色体多种显带的形态特征分析

为详细了解黄条染色体带型的形态特征,实验采用体内注射植物血细胞凝集素(PHA)和秋水仙素的方法,取黄条全部头肾细胞经低渗处理、卡诺氏液固定、空气干燥法制备染色体分裂相。通过不同的研究方法,分别研究和探讨其中期染色体多种带型(C带核型、G带核型和Ag-NORs)的显带特征和形态特征。黄条的带型研究结果显示:(1)C带特征为48条染色体均有大小不一的C带,其中第2、4、5、16、18和19对染色体具有端部C带,其余均为着丝粒C带,无居间带和整体呈C带阳性深染染色体;计算异染色质含量约31.53%;(2)Ag-NORs带特征为第5对染色体末端具有Ag-NORs,为端部AgNORs;银染显现间期核中核仁的数目为1~2个,显现出2个核仁的细胞数目较多,达到60%;(3)G带特征为同源染色体G带带纹大小和位置基本吻合,非同源染色体G带带纹大小和带纹的位置不尽相同。每条染色体都有数量不等的深染带和浅染带,无整条染色体显示深染G带或浅染G带,24对染色体中在条带的数量、大小、位置、染色深浅等方面未发现完全相同的染色体G带。该研究结果可为黄条种质判定、染色体组学研究和遗传育种等提供基础资料。     

黄条鰤hsp70基因克隆及其在早期生长发育过程中的表达调控特性

热休克蛋白(heat shock proteins, HSPs)在鱼类的应激与免疫反应中发挥重要的生理调控作用,HSP70是该家族的重要成员。为探讨热休克蛋白在大洋性经济鱼类黄条鰤 (Seriola aureovittata)生长发育中的生理作用,本研究克隆获得了黄条鰤hsp70基因的全长cDNA序列,并采用定量PCR技术测定了其组织分布及在早期生长发育过程中的表达特征。结果显示,黄条鰤 hsp70基因的cDNA序列全长为2 332 bp,其中,5′-UTR长度为187 bp,ORF长度为1 920 bp,3′-UTR长度为225 bp,编码639个氨基酸,蛋白质分子量为70.1 kDa,等电点为5.16。黄条鰤 hsp70 mRNA的组织表达具有性别二态性差异,其中,在雌性鳃、心、脾脏和卵巢组织中显著高表达(P<0.05),且以卵巢中表达量最高;雄性垂体、鳃、头肾和精巢组织显著高表达(P<0.05),且以鳃中表达量最高。胚胎发育过程的表达检测显示,在卵裂前的受精卵中可检测到hsp70的表达,表明其具有亲本遗传的特性。同时,在胚胎发育过程的各个时期都可检测到hsp70 mRNA的表达,且在低囊胚期之前的各发育阶段一直保持较低表达水平,在原肠前期开始显著上调表达(P<0.05),其后保持相对较高表达水平,至胚胎孵化出膜期达峰值。在仔稚幼鱼中,hsp70 mRNA在初孵仔鱼和1 d仔鱼中高表达,其后在4 d仔鱼中显著降低(P<0.05),其后显著上调表达,至15 d仔鱼达峰值,其后在20 d仔鱼显著下降,并在25 d后稚鱼和幼鱼中保持相对较低表达水平。研究结果可为深入认识黄条鰤hsp70基因的结构特征、发生发育及其早期生长发育阶段的表达调控功能提供依据。