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We monitored feeding behavior and survival of starved juvenile olive flounder experimentally infected with the gill monogenean
Neoheterobothrium hirame. Infected flounder increased amount of the time spent in the water column by 117% when trying to capture live mysids, Neomysis sp. They also showed different feeding patterns from those of uninfected fish and made fewer attacks towards prey during
one feeding attempt. Although the average numbers of mysids captured by individuals were similar between infected and uninfected
fish, heavily infected fish tended to catch less prey. These results indicate that N. hirame reduces the feeding efficiency of the host for capturing live prey and possibly makes them more vulnerable to predation during
feeding. We could not detect any obvious difference in survival rates between uninfected, lightly and heavily infected fish
during 3 months of starvation. There was no evidence that starvation makes fish more susceptible to N. hirame. The present study provides first experimental evidence that N. hirame affects feeding behavior of juvenile olive flounder and supports the idea that this parasite indirectly reducing the host’s
survival and may be responsible for the recent reduction of the flounder population in Japan. 相似文献
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Pseudotuberculosis is a bacterial septicaemia caused by Photobacterium damselae subsp. piscicida in several marine fish species. Yellowtail Seriola quinqueradiata is the most sensitive fish species to this disease. The internal organs of naturally infected yellowtail exhibit whitish
spots, tubercle-like tissue structures, consisting of bacterial accumulations. There have been many trials for experimental
infection, however adequate method of infection that reproduces moderate mortality and primary clinical signs has not yet
established. Present investigation evaluated an immersion infection method by using logarithmic culture-phase bacteria resulting
in higher mortality than that using stationary culture-phase bacteria. Typical white spots on the spleen and kidney were also
observed constantly in dead fish. Transmission electron microscopy and fluorescent antibody microscopy showed bacterial clusters
not only in the spleen and kidney but also in the blood channels in the secondary gill filaments. These results were confirmed
repeatedly by plural experiments. The use of logarithmic-phase bacteria in immersion infection is an appropriate technique
to reproduce moderate mortality and primary clinical signs, which will be a reliable infection method also for the challenge
test of pseudotuberculosis vaccine. 相似文献
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Jian-He Xu Feng You Wei Sun Bin-Lun Yan Pei-Jun Zhang Bi-Xiang Jing 《Aquaculture International》2008,16(6):623-634
Turbot Scophthalmus maximus exhibits sexually dimorphic growth, with females growing faster and reaching larger adult sizes than males. Thus, development
of techniques for preferentially producing females is necessary to optimize production of these species. In this paper, gynogenetic
diploids of turbot were induced by activating egg development with ultraviolet (UV)-irradiated left-eyed flounder Paralichthys olivaceus sperm combined with cold shock to prevent extrusion of the second polar body. The results of UV irradiation experiments showed
that survival, motility, and duration of activity of P. olivaceus sperm generally decreased with increase in UV dose. The typical Hertwig’s effect was observed after fertilized turbot eggs
with UV-irradiated P. olivaceus sperm and the optimal UV dose for gynogenetic haploid production was 36,000 erg mm−2. At 15°C, appropriate timing of cold shock for retention of the second polar body in turbot eggs was at 6 min after fertilization.
Results of different combinations of two shock temperatures (1 or 3°C) and four shock durations (15, 25, 35 or 45 min) at
6 min after fertilization demonstrated that shock of 25 min at 1°C gave the highest production of diploid gynogens (39.58%
relative to its diploid control). The results of this study reveal that the use of UV-irradiated P. olivaceus sperm for activation of turbot eggs and cold shock for polar body retention is an effective method to produce gynogenetic
offspring. 相似文献
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The effects of soy sauce koji and the lactic acid bacterium, Tetragenococcus halophilus, were studied on the fermentation of fish sauce prepared from Chinese silver carp. The fish sauce prepared without koji and the lactic acid bacterium contained low levels of organic materials, total nitrogen, and organic acids. The use of koji was effective in increasing these qualitative parameters and further improved the amino acid score of the fish sauce. Addition
of T. halophilus had an effect on lowering the pH value during the initial period of fermentation when the soy sauce koji was also supplemented. In contrast, T. halophilus-like bacteria were found to be predominant for all tanks fermented under the different starting conditions. Although it was
not examined whether the T. halophilus-like bacteria observed after fermentation were the same as the starter-bacterium or not, it was suggested that T. halophilus plays an important role in the successful fermentation of silver carp fish sauce. Sensory evaluation conducted with Japanese
and Chinese panelists also suggested the superiority of the use of koji for fermentation of silver carp fish sauce. 相似文献
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Bacillus circulans PB7, isolated from the intestine of Catla catla, was evaluated for use as a probiotic supplement in the feeds for the fingerlings of Catla catla. The effect of supplement on the growth performance, feed utilization efficiency, and immune response was evaluated. Catla
fingerlings (ave. wt. 6.48 ± 0.43 g) were fed diets supplemented with 2 × 104 (feed C1), 2 × 105 (feed C2), and 2 × 106 (feed C3) B. circulans PB 7 cells per 100 g feed for 60 days at 5% of the body weight per day in two equal instalments in triplicate treatments.
The control feed (CC) was not supplemented with the B. circulans. All the feeds were isocaloric and isonitrogenous. Fish fed with feed C2 displayed better growth, significantly (P ≤ 0.05) highest RNA/DNA ratio, a lower feed conversion ratio (FCR), and a higher protein efficiency ratio (PER) than the
other experimental diets. Highest carcass protein and lipid was also observed in the fish fed C2 feed compared to the others.
Significantly (P ≤ 0.05), highest protease was recorded in fish fed feed C2 (47.9 ± 0.016) and lowest in fish fed feed C3 (32.10 ± 0.009),
where α-amylase activity did not differ significantly (P ≤ 0.05) beyond the lowest inclusion level. ALP, ACP, GOT, and GPT in the liver of Catla catla were the highest (P ≤ 0.05) in fish fed C2 feed. The highest TSP, albumin, and globulin was observed in fish treated with C2 feed after 60 days
feeding trial, but the lowest glucose level was observed in the same treatment. After the feeding trial, the non-specific
immunity levels and disease resistance of fish were also studied. Phagocytic ratio, phagocytic index, and leucocrit value
were the highest in fish fed feed C2. After the feeding trial, the fish were challenged for 10 days by bath exposure to Aeromonas hydrophila (AH1) (105c.f.u. ml−1 for 1 h, and, after 7 days, 107c.f.u. ml−1 for 1 h). Highest survival percentage was observed in fish fed with feed C2 compared with only 6.66% in the controls, which
indicated the effectiveness of B. circulans PB 7 in reducing disease caused by A. hydrophila. 相似文献
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Hirotoshi Endo Eun-Jeong Park Youichi Sato Hiroyuki Mizuta Naotsune Saga 《Fisheries Science》2009,75(2):393-400
As a trial to develop a method of authenticating the place of origin of circulated Undaria pinnatifida products, we investigated their intraspecific genetic diversity using the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene
(cox1) and the internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) region of the nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA) sequence. Four dried U. pinnatifida products labeled with their origins (one from Japan, one from China and two from Korea), natural plants collected from three
locations (two from Japan and one from China), and cultivated plants collected from two locations (one from Japan and one
from China) were used in the present study. The amplified fragments of cox1 were 664 bp in length, and the aligned sequences were highly homologous. Among the nine sequences, no insertions or deletions
were found and six substitution positions were detected, and they were classified into five haplotypes. In contrast, multiple
highly variable regions were found in ITS2, and some of them carried a restriction site for Mbo II. Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis showed different restricted profiles among
the tested samples. The availability of molecular markers for authenticating food products of U. pinnatifida is discussed. 相似文献
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Healthy crucian carp (Carassius auratus) were treated by intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection of crude cyanobacterial extracts at two doses, 50 and 200 μg MC-LR equiv kg−1 BW. High mortality (100%) was observed within 60 h post injection in the high-dose group. In the treated fish, activities
of four plasma enzymes, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and
lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), all showed substantial increases, with both dose and time-dependent effects. These increases
of enzyme activity indicate severe impairment occurred in the liver of crucian carp over time. Plasma concentrations of energy-related
biomolecules including glucose (GLU), cholesterol (CHO), triglyceride (TG), and total protein (TP) showed marked changes in
the high-dose group, possibly a nutritional imbalance correlated with the liver injury caused by intraperitoneal exposure
to crude cyanobacterial extracts. 相似文献
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Melatonin production by the fish pineal is under the control of photoperiod. In addition, in some fish species pineal melatonin production is self-sustained by an intrapineal circadian pacemaker, not in salmonids, though. The aim of this research was to test melatonin release in vitro by the pineal of sea bass held under LD 12:12 and DD conditions to determine the endogenous nature of melatonin rhythm. Circadian rhythmicity ( = 28.3 h) was found since rhythmic melatonin release persisted on DD. 相似文献
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We have examined the effects of Tribulus terrestris (TT), a non-toxic herb, on sex reversal in the Convict Cichlid Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum with the aim of introducing a new environmentally friendly method for masculinization in C. nigrofasciatum. TT is a natural plant product that elevates the testosterone levels in humans and animals. Different concentrations (0.0,
0.10, 0.20 and 0.30 g/l) of TT extract were tested for their effect on sex reversal in C. nigrofasciatum by immersing newly hatched offspring once weekly for 2 months in TT extract. Of the dosages used in the present study, 0.30 g/l
TT was the most effective in terms of masculinization, resulting in a maximum male ratio of 87.23% (P < 0.001). Sex ratios of 79 and 85% at 0.10 and 0.20 g/l TT, respectively, were also significantly different from the expected
1:1 ratio (P < 0.001). Histological examinations revealed that the testes of fish treated with TT extract contained all stages of spermatogenesis,
clearly demonstrating that the administration of TT extract to C. nigrofasciatum stimulated spermatogenesis. Total survival rates in all treatments and the control were uniformly high, ranging from 88.57
to 90% (P > 0.05). We concluded that TT had no negative effect on the survival rate of C. nigrofasciatum. In addition, all groups of TT-treated fish exhibited successful growth acceleration compared to the control group, but only
the 0.30 g/l TT treatment significantly improved the growth rate of C. nigrofasciatum. (P < 0.01). Sex reversal in C. nigrofasciatum demonstrated that TT-treated 0-day-old larvae showed successful sex reversal, spermatogenesis and a better growth rate than
untreated progenies. 相似文献
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To find out whether or not the locomotor activity of the Japanese sea catfish, Plotosus lineatus, shows a circadian rhythmicity, the locomotor activity of this catfish was recorded in a laboratory. All of the catfish recorded
(n = 20) showed a nocturnal locomotor activity rhythm under a light–dark (LD) cycle (LD 12:12). The locomotor activity started
after the light was turned off, and declined during the period of darkness. In five of the six catfish we examined, locomotor
activity shifted gradually over the course of 3–4 days in order to synchronize to the LD cycle after it was advanced by 6 h.
Locomotor activity persisted within a constant darkness (DD) in all eight of the catfish. The average free-running period
of locomotor activity under DD lasted for 24.2 ± 0.4 h (mean ± SD). Thus, the present results demonstrate that the Japanese
sea catfish has an endogenous circadian oscillator entrained by an LD cycle. 相似文献
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Unal G Erdoğan E Oğuz AR Kaptaner B Kankaya E Elp M 《Fish physiology and biochemistry》2008,34(4):447-454
Chalcalburnus tarichi is an endemic cyprinid species living in the Lake Van basin, in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. The present study was undertaken
to determine which hormones induce oocyte maturation in C. tarichi. The levels of 17α,20β,21-trihydroxyprogesterone (20β-S), progesterone (P), 17α-hydroxyprogesterone (17α-HOP), 11-deoxycortisol
(11-DOC), and 17α-hydroxy-20β-dihydroprogesterone (17,20β-P) were measured in fish caught from Lake Van and the Karasu River,
and injected with human chorionic hormone (hCG) (1,000 and 1,500 IU/kg). Oocytes of fish caught from the lake were also incubated
in vitro with different doses (50, 200, and 1,000 ng/ml) of 20β-S, 17α-HOP, 11-DOC, and 17,20β-P. 11-DOC was found to be the
most effective hormone among those measured for inducing oocyte maturation in vivo and in vitro. 17,20β-P could not be determined
in the plasma of any fish in vivo (P < 0.05). 1,000 IU/kg dose of hCG given by injection caused a statistically significant increase in all plasma hormone levels
(P < 0.05). It was found that there was a significant decrease in the P level only at 1,500 IU/kg dose of hCG injected (P < 0.05), while the level of other hormones increased at this dose (P < 0.05). It was also determined that all the hormones were effective in germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) in in vitro oocyte
culture (P < 0.05). However, 11-DOC was found to be the most effective hormone in GVBD at a dose of 200 ng/ml (70% GVBD). In conclusion,
11-DOC synthesized during final oocyte maturation in C. tarichi was found to be a potent inducer of GVBD, which shows that 11-DOC may be described as an oocyte maturation steroid in this
species. 相似文献
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The present study investigated the effects of sequential collection of milt, time of post-mortem storage and anesthesia on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) sperm motility parameters (using computer-assisted sperm analysis – CASA) as well as seminal plasma osmolality and sperm
concentration. The post-mortem storage and time of anesthesia altered motility characteristics of rainbow trout sperm to different extents. The moderate
impact of time of anesthesia was manifested in a shortened duration of sperm motility after 10 min exposure of fish to anesthetic.
The prolonged post-mortem storage (≥40–60 min), in addition to lowering sperm motility duration, also significantly influenced sperm motility parameters,
such as sperm velocities, percentage of motile sperm and sperm trajectory parameters. These results clearly demonstrate that
when milt from sacrificed fish is used for sperm motility studies, the time of post-mortem storage significantly alters sperm motility characteristics. Since sperm motility rate and swimming velocity could predict
fertilizing ability, detrimental effects of prolonged post-mortem storage may lead to reduced fertilization success. Sperm concentration and seminal plasma osmolality were lower in the first
fractions and increased with successive collections of milt. It suggests the presence of urine contamination of the first
milt fractions which were collected by stripping. Therefore, testing of sperm concentration and/or seminal plasma osmolality
should be mandatory while handling stored milt. 相似文献
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Ioannis E. Papadakis Stavros Chatzifotis Pascal Divanach Maroudio Kentouri 《Aquaculture International》2008,16(1):13-25
The weaning of greater amberjack (Seriola dumerilii Risso 1810) to a dry diet was studied in two consecutive experiments. The experimental fish were hatchery-produced and grown
to their initial size on a soft pellet containing 50% trash fish and 50% commercial dry pellet. In the first experiment, three
homogenous groups of greater amberjacks (n = 153, mean weight: 374 ± 43 g), initially adapted for a period of 30 days to a diet with a 40% moisture content, were fed
on commercial pellets containing three different levels of dietary moisture (7, 20 and 40%, respectively) for 126 days. We
found that fish needed a month to adapt to the 7%- and 20%-moisture diets and that moisture content of the diet had a significant
effect on fish growth in terms of increasing feed consumption and lowering feed conversion ratio. The group fed on the 20%-moisture
diet not only compensated for the initial adaptation period but presented the higher growth rate and best feed conversion
ratio. In the second experiment, all groups of experiment 1 were fed the same commercial diet with a 7% moisture content for
72 days. The group that had been previously fed on the 20%-moisture diet showed the best growth performance. The implication
of the above results for the weaning of greater amberjack to dry diets is discussed in terms of the digestion process and
physiology. 相似文献
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The present study examines the pattern of accumulation of cadmium (Cd) and its biochemical effects on selected tissues of
a variety of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus), after exposure to various doses of Cd. The results obtained indicate that at the end of 21 days of exposure, the total
tissue organ cadmium concentration followed the pattern kidney > gill > liver > muscle for each of the exposure concentrations.
The levels of Cd in these organs were higher than those in ambient water. Moreover, while the rate of uptake of Cd increased
with time in the kidney, liver and muscle, it decreased in the gill. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) was significantly elevated
only in the kidney of catfish treated with 0.2 and 0.4 ppm of Cd for 7 days compared with the control. Conversely, gill SOD
was significantly decreased in the same concentrations of Cd-treated catfish relative to the control. Statistically similar
levels of SOD were observed in the liver, brain and muscle with all the treatments after the same duration of treatment. In
the fish exposed for 21 days, SOD activity was significantly decreased in the kidney with a corresponding increase in lipid
peroxidation (LPO), but it manifested only with the 0.2- and 0.4-ppm Cd treatment relative to the control. In the liver, however,
Cd exposure significantly increased SOD in the 0.2- and 0.4-ppm treatments of the same duration. In conclusion, the present
study indicates that the accumulation of Cd and its effect on SOD and LPO in C. gariepinus is dependent on concentration, tissue and time 相似文献
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Poledník L Rehulka J Kranz A Poledníková K Hlavác V Kazihnitková H 《Fish physiology and biochemistry》2008,34(3):223-234
Using a tame animal, the impact of otter (Lutra lutra) disturbance on over-wintering carp (Cyprinus carpio) was monitored in two experiments, 133 and 140 days, respectively, over two consecutive winters (November–April). The level
of stress in over-wintering carp exposed to various intensities of disturbance by otters was quantified using biological indicators
of stress (cortisol, cortisone, indices of nitrogen, carbohydrate, lipid and mineral metabolism and activity of basic blood
plasma enzymes) taken from blood plasma of stocked carp at the end of the winter seasons (when the photoperiod was 12 light:12
dark, respectively, 13L:10D). Moreover, condition (Fulton’s coefficient of condition and fat content in muscles) and mortality
rate of that carp were measured after over-wintering and also after the subsequent vegetation period. The analysis of blood
and tissue samples of experimental fish showed changes in nitrogen, carbohydrate and mineral metabolism as well as levels
of hormones and fat reserves. Higher response to stress in metabolism of carp with lower intensity of disturbance by otter
suggests that high level of disturbance can lead to metabolic adaptation of carp to stress. The effect of stress on the mortality
rate of carp during the over-wintering is not clear. Nevertheless, the negative effect of stress on survival, condition and
growth rate of carp in the subsequent vegetation period was not observed. 相似文献
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In order to distinguish the two eel species Anguilla japonica and A. anguilla irrespective of unprocessed and processed samples, a quick, convenient method using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with
a species-specific primer was established. The comparison of partial sequences of the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal RNA gene
between A. japonica and A. anguilla facilitated designing of a primer pair common to both A. japonica and A. anguilla and a primer specific to A. japonica. PCR was carried out with the three primers for total 110 specimens of A. japonica and A. anguilla. PCR products with the species-specific primer showed two bands for A. japonica and one band for A. anguilla in an agarose gel electrophoresis. This analytical procedure required only a short period and is more convenient than PCR-restriction
fragment length polymorphism, one of the standard methods employed for fish species identification. 相似文献