Optimum Dietary Level of L-ascorbic Acid for Japanese Eel, Anguilla japonica

A feeding experiment was conducted to determine the optimum dietary level of ascorbic acid (AsA) for Japanese eel juveniles using L-ascorbic acid Ca based on growth, AsA content in tissues, hematology, and bactericidal activity of serum with Escherichia coli . Test diets with six levels of AsA (3, 10, 27,126, 645, and 3,135-mg/kg diet) as Ca ascorbate were fed to juvenile Japanese eels (11.0 ± 0.2 g) once a day for 8 wk. High survival rates (> 80%) were observed among all dietary treatment groups. The specific growth rates of the fish fed diets containing 3 and 10-mg AsA/kg were significantly (P < 0.05) lower than those of other groups. Liver and brain AsA contents of the fish fed diets containing 3, 10, and 27-mg AsA/kg were significantly (P < 0.05) lower than those of the fish fed diets containing 645 and 3,135-mg AsA/kg. Hemoglobin content tended to be higher in the fish fed diets containing 645 and 3,135-mg AsA/kg than those of the fish fed other diets. Hematocrit value and total serum protein content of the fish fed diets containing 645 and 3135 mg AsA/kg were significantly (P < 0.05) higher than those of the other groups. The fish fed diets containing more than 27-mg AsAlkg showed a higher bactericidal activity of serum than the fish fed the diets containing 3-mg and 10-mg AsA/kg. The optimum dietary level of AsA for the Japanese eel juveniles growth was estimated to be more than 27-mg AsA/kg. Furthermore, the inclusion of 645-mg AsA/kg or more also increased the hematocrit, hemoglobin, total serum protein value, and liver and brain vitamin C concentrations.     

Optimum Dietary Protein Levels and Protein to Energy Ratios in Olive Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus

The olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus is one of the most commercially important fish species in Korea. In order to formulate better diets for cultured olive flounder we evaluated the optimum dietary protein requirements for larval, fry and juvenile olive flounder, and the optimum dietary protein to energy ratio for juvenile olive flounder. Results of four separate experiments suggested that the optimum dietary protein requirements were 60% in larvae (0.3 g), 46.4–51.2% in 4.1-g juvenile, and 40–44% in 13.3 g growing olive flounder. The optimum dietary protein to energy ratio based on weight gain, feed efficiency, specific growth rate, and protein retention efficiency was 27–28 mg protein/kJ 2 energy (35 and 45% CP for diets containing 12.5 and 16.7 kJ energylg diet, respectively).     

日本鳗鲡人工育苗的进展及问题分析

简要介绍了日本鳗Ｌｉ的产卵场及生活史;报道了日本１９９９年人工繁殖鳗Ｌｉ的研究情况,研究了人工繁殖取得进原的原因,并就存在的问题进行了可能性推测。     

Oxygen Consumption and Ammonia Excretion of the American Eel Anguilla rostrata Fed Diets with Varying Protein Energy Ratios and Protein Levels

The effect of protein/energy ratio and protein level on utilization of protein and energy as indicated by oxygen consumption and ammonia production was investigated. When protein/energy ratio of the diet was optimum, there was no significant increase in ammonia production, indicating no increase in catabolism of protein for energy as protein levels increased. However, when the protein/ energy level was below optimum, there was a significant ( P < 0.05) increase in ammonia production as protein increased, indicating increased catabolism of protein for energy. However, there was no significant increase in oxygen consumption rate.     

日本鳗鲡人工繁殖研究现状及存在问题

鳗鲡属(Anguilla)鱼类共有19个种和亚种,其中以日本鳗鲡(A.japonica)和欧洲鳗鲡(A.anguilla)的人工养殖最为广泛。鳗鲡主要生长于热带及温带地区水域,除了欧洲鳗鲡及美洲鳗鲡(A.     

环境因子对日本鳗鲡精子活力影响的研究

日本鳗鲡的精子在蔗糖、EDTA－Na2溶液中呈抑制状态，当K^ 、Na^ 、Ca^2 、Mg^2 溶液渗透压过高或过低时，日本鳗鲡的精子皆处于静止状态。同样浓度的K^ 与Na^ 相比，K^ 有延长精子活动时间的作用。在低浓度的EDTA－Na2人工海水溶液中日本鳗鲡的精子可以运动。     

水库网箱养鳗试验

鳗鲡Anguilla japonica是出口创汇、国内外市场都十分行销的鲜活商品,利用我国沿海宝贵的天然鳗苗资源,培育鳗种或饲养成鳗已引起产业部门的重视。目前国内外养鳗以流水或静水式水池养鳗为多见,存在着设备投资大,水质不易控制,生产成本高等缺陷。本试验在千岛湖(大型水库)中设置网箱1000余m~2,设计了整套放养技术措施,当年黑仔鳗养成的鳗种平均规格达到74.29克.每平方米产量为34.5公斤,其中16.7%的产量当年达到商品规格,较一般池塘养鳗显示出本轻利重的优越性。水库网箱养鳗的成功亦为水库开展其他高价值鱼类的饲养提供了一条有益的经验。     

Reevaluation of the Dietary Protein Requirement of Japanese Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus

An experiment was conducted to determine the dietary protein requirement by different analysis methods and to study the effects of dietary protein levels on growth performance and body composition in Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus fed white fish meal and casein-based diets for 8 wk. After a 1-wk conditioning period, one of six isocaloric diets containing 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, and 60% crude protein (CP) was fed to fish at approximately 4–5% of wet body weight on a dry matter basis to triplicate groups of 15 fish averaging 13.3 ± 0.06 g (mean ± SD). After 8 wk of the feeding trial, weight gain (WG) and feed efficiency (FE) from fish fed 48% CP diet were similar to those from fish fed 42% and 54% CP diets, and were significantly higher than those from fish fed 30, 36 and 60% CP diets ( P < 0.05). Fish fed 48 and 54% CP diets had a significant higher specific growth rate (SGR) than did fish fed 30 and 36% CP diets ( P 0.05). Protein efficiency ratio (PER) was inversely related to the dietary protein level. No significant differences existed in hematocrit (PCV) and survival rate among the dietary treatments. Broken-line model analysis indicated that the optimum dietary protein level could be 44.0 ± 3.0% for maximum WG in Japanese flounder. Polynomial regression analysis of the dose-response showed that maximum WG occurred at 50.2% ( R² = 0.94) based on WG, and the second-order polynomial regression analysis with 95% confidence limits revealed that the range of minimum protein requirement was between 38.9% and 40.3% based on WG. Therefore, these findings suggest that the optimum dietary protein requirement for maximum growth of Japanese flounder is greater than 40%, but less than 44% CP in the fish meal and casein-based diets containing 17.0 kJ/g of energy.     

卵形鲳鲹幼鱼饲料中适宜蛋白能量比的研究

以鱼粉、豆粕为蛋白源,豆油、鱼油为脂肪源,配制9种不同蛋白能量水平的饲料,蛋白质3个水平(38%、43%、49%),每个蛋白水平设3个脂肪梯度(6%、10%、14%),其蛋白能量比为19.3～27.4mg/kJ。卵形鲳鲹初始质量为(25.02±0.16)g,每个处理设3个重复,每个网箱(1.5 m×1.0 m×2.0m)放养卵形鲳鲹苗20尾,养殖试验持续8周。结果显示,卵形鲳鲹特定生长率随饲料蛋白水平的升高而显著升高(P<0.05)。投喂含43%或49%蛋白质、6%脂肪饲料的卵形鲳鲹表现出较好的特定生长率。饲料中不同的脂肪水平未表现出蛋白质节约效应,较高的脂肪水平反而抑制了卵形鲳鲹的特定生长率、饲料效率和蛋白质效率。卵形鲳鲹鱼体蛋白和脂肪含量分别随饲料蛋白质和脂肪水平的上升而显著升高(P<0.05)。在该试验条件下,卵形鲳鲹幼鱼饲料中最适蛋白质、脂肪水平和蛋白能量比分别为43%、6%和24.4 mg/kJ。     

日本鳗鲡脂肪酸去饱和酶和延长酶基因的克隆与分析

利用RT—PCR和RACE方法克隆得到日本鳗鲡（Anguilla japonica）肝脏中控制高不饱和脂肪酸（highly unsaturated fatty acids,HUFA）合成的脂肪酸去饱和酶（fatty acid desaturase,FAD）和脂肪酸延长酶（fatty acid elongase,ELO）全长cDNA序列。结果表明,2456bp的FAD全长cDNA序列含长达1046bp的3’-UTR、75bp的5’-UTR和编码444个氨基酸的长1335bp的阅读框。编码的蛋白序列含有FAD全部的特征结构区,包括3个组氨酸簇、2个跨膜区和1个细胞色素h5结构域,与其他具有不同生活史鱼类的FAD氨基酸序列具有70．5％～77．5％的同源性;分析显示其在系统树中与溯河洄游鱼类的亲缘关系最近。克隆得到的ELO全长cDNA序列长1239bp,含有885bp的开放阅读框,编码294个氨基酸,该蛋白序列含有单一的氧化还原中心组氨酸簇、内质网停留信号和多个跨膜区等ELO特征结构,与其他鱼类ELO氨基酸具有87．1％～88．8％的同源性;其在系统树中与北非鲶鱼（Clarias gariepinus）和斑马鱼亲缘关系较近。日本鳗鲡FAD和ELOcDNA全序列的获得为今后进一步研究其体内高不饱和脂肪酸合成途径及阐明该途径在不同鱼类中的分子进化机理奠定基础。     

鳗鲡仔鱼微型胶囊饵料的初步研究

制备了囊心物为液态的，含脂溶性营养物（lipidic solubility nutriment,LSN)及水溶性营养物（water solubility,WSN)的明胶（GT）－羧甲基纤维素（CMC）微型胶囊饵料。制备方法为将WSN和LSN分别溶入适量水和鱼油中，再将水与鱼油制成W／O乳剂，最后以GT、CMC为囊材将乳滴包裹成微囊。平均囊径为41．2μm。对鳗鲡（Anguilla japonica)仔鳗的投喂实验表明，微囊饵料加上天然饵料可使仔鳗存活15d，而只投喂天然饵料的仔鳗只存活了8d。     

日本鳗鲡产卵后生存及其繁育

为证明日本鳗鲡(Anguilla japonica)生活史最后一步一产后鳗的命运,本研究模拟产后的日本鳗鲡继续在海水中养殖,观察其存活率及繁育情况.结果表明,产后鳗在海水中停食约18 d后,体能得到恢复,部分亲鱼开始出现摄食,1个月左右全部恢复摄食,经244 d养殖,雌、雄鳗体质量增加,存活率达94.6%.随后,给产后鳗注射外源性促性腺激素(鲤鱼脑垂体匀浆CPE和人绒毛膜促性腺激素HCG)后激发其退化的性腺(卵巢和精巢)重新发育(与当年银鳗作对照).通过性腺组织切片观察产后鳗和对照鳗性腺发育成熟的全过程及其差异,发现产后鳗起初性腺发育比当年银鳗差,但经多次注射激素后,产后鳗性腺成熟与当年银鳗同步,证明产后鳗生殖细胞对激素的敏感件高.应用17α,20β-双羟孕酮和促性腺激素释放激素类似物(GnRH-A3)使催熟的产后鳗和对照鳗均产卵和排精,并孵化出仔鱼,从而有力地证明,鳗鲡产后虽体质弱,但待体能恢复后能够继续生存和繁殖.本研究旨在探讨利用产后鳗作为今后鳗鲡人工繁殖亲鳗的可行性.     

Influence of Water Temperature on Morphological Deformities in Cultured Larvae of Japanese Eel,Anguilla japonica,at Completion of Yolk Resorption

The occurrence of morphological deformities under different rearing water temperatures (18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, and 30 C) was examined in Japanese eel larvae. The rates of hatching and survival until yolk resorption at 22–26 C were higher than those at other water temperatures. Fertilized eggs never hatched at 18 and 30 C. The rates of occurrence of abnormal larvae reared at the water temperatures 24–28 C were lower than those at 20 or 22 C. Pericardial edema and lower jaw deformities occurred most frequently at lower temperatures (20 and 22 C). In contrast, the incubation temperature did not significantly affect the relative frequency of some neurocranial deformities and of spinal curvature. These results imply that the optimal temperatures for rearing Japanese eel eggs and embryos are 24–26 C from the viewpoints of survival and deformity.     

Cardiovascular,respiratory, and blood adjustments to hypoxia in the Japanese eel,Anguilla japonica

The cardioventilatory performance of the Japanese eel,Anguilla japonica, was evaluated during acute exposure to hypoxia. The eel became an oxygen conformer as ambient PO₂ fell below the critical value of 110 mmHg. Although arterial and venous PO₂ also fell progressively, the arterial O₂ content remained constant down to an ambient PO₂ of about 60 mmHg. Arterial blood O₂ saturation was maintained at 85% even at 40 mmHg. The increase in the supply of O₂ to the animal during hypoxia was due to a combination of adaptive adjustments: (1) an increase in ventilation: perfusion ratio brought about mainly be bradycardia; (2) an increase in respiratory exchange surface area which was manifested as an increase in branchial blood transit time and quantified as a rise in transfer factor, water-blood overlap coefficient and utilization (%); (3) an increase in blood O₂ affinity and capacitance coefficient as a result of respiratory alkalosis and Bohr-Root shift and a decrease in haemoglobin allosteric modulator (GTP, ATP) concentrations in the RBC. These factors together helped to increase the efficiency of O₂ transfer across the gills.     

Artificial induction of maturation and fertilization in the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica

Repeated injections of salmon pituitary extract (20 mg per fish per week) induced vitellogenesis in feminized, cultivated Japanese eels (Anguilla japonica). Oocytes were attained at the migratory nucleus stage after 11 or 12 injections. Addition of 17,20-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (DHP) into the incubation medium induced germinal vesicle breakdown (GVBD) in the oocytes at the migratory nucleus stage. An injection of DHP (2 µg g^-1 BW), given 24h after an injection of salmon pituitary extract (20 mg fish^-1), succeeded in inducing maturation and ovulation in females which contained occytes at the migratory nucleus stage. Most fish ovulated 15–18h following the DHP injection. Eggs that were ovulated within 15h after the DHP injection showed high fertility and hatchability, but eggs ovulated 18 or 21h after the DHP injection, showed considerably lower fertility and hatchability. A delay between ovulation and stripping of the eggs rapidly decreased both the fertility and hatchability within 6–9h after ovulation, indicating that artificial fertilization must be carried out immediately after ovulation. Repeated injections of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) at a concentration of 1 IU g^-1 BW week^-1 induced spermatogenesis, spermiation, and the acquisition of potential for sperm motility in cultivated males. Most males spermiated after the fifth or sixth injection of hCG, and the milt weight gradually increased and remained constant (1–2 g) from the 11th to 31th injection. Sperm motility peaked 24h after each weekly injection, and decreased from the 3^rd day after the injection. Potassium ions are an essential constituent for the maintenance of motility in the eel spermatozoa. Artificial seminal plasma containing 15.2 mM KCl is applicable as a milt diluent. Using these techniques developed for female and male eels, we have succeeded in obtaining many fertilized eggs from cultivated eels.     

Biochemical composition of eggsin relation to egg quality in the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica

This paper presents the relationship between egg quality and egg biochemical composition of cultured and wild Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica. Eggs were obtained by artificialinduction of maturation. Fertilization and hatching rates were used as characteristics of egg quality. Egg quality characteristics showed large variation; fertilization rate, 0–96; hatching rate, 0–84%. The biochemical composition also showed a large variation. There was no marked relationship between egg quality and fatty acid contents of eggs, except for n-6 highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA). Both the fertilization and hatching ratesincreased proportionally withincreases of the -tocopherol g(-Toc) contentin eggs. A more significant correlation was found between the amount of -Toc relative to the amount of HUFA and egg quality. The results of this study show that the egg quality of Japanese eel is affected by the –Toc level, andin particular, the ratio of -Toc to HUFAin the eggs. Abbreviations: BHT – butylhydroxytoluene; EFA – essential fatty acids; FAME – fatty acid methyl esters; HPLC – high performance liquid chromatography; HUFA – highly unsaturated fatty acids; NADH – nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide; NADPH - nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate; ROS – reactive oxygen species; -Toc –-tocopherol.     

日本鳗鲡人工繁育研究的进展

从日本鳗鲡亲本的选择、人工催熟催产技术、仔鳗的饵料开发、仔鳗的培育装置及培育方法等方面综述了目前在日本鳗鲡繁育方面的最新研究成果,以期为国内日本鳗鲡的人工繁殖研究提供参考资料.     

日本鳗鲡排卵的人工诱导

对日本鳗鲡(Anguillajaponica)卵巢发育的时间与催产率的关系进行研究,对卵母细胞在体内胚泡破裂(GVBD)的发生过程、以及用17α-OHP和17α,20β-DHP诱导日本鳗鲡排卵的方式、时机和催产效果进行观察,结果表明,卵巢发育时间越长,催产率越低。造成催产率低的原因主要是由于日本鳗鲡在卵母细胞成熟后期,雌鳗个体对催产药物敏感性差异较大,催产时机难以掌握。通过采用适合日本鳗鲡卵母细胞的透明液观察GVBD的发生过程,并根据每个个体GVBD的发生速度,制订适宜的催产方案基本解决了上述难题。本实验采用CP、HCG、17α-OHP或17α,20β-DHP混合催产,使其平均催产率由35 4%分别提高到91 9%和93 0%。17α-OHP和17α,20β-DHP的催产剂量为5mg/(500g)和10mg/(500g)。在(21±0 5)℃水温条件下,催产效应时间分别为15～18h和13～16h。     

Demographic survey of the yellow-phase Japanese eel Anguilla japonica in Japan

Catch statistics and biological data of the Japanese eel Anguilla japonica from 12 river systems in nine prefectures of Japan (36°N, 140°E–31°N, 130°E) during 1999–2004 were analyzed in order to evaluate the demography of A. japonica in Japan. Significant differences in biological characteristics of 6388 eels were found among the river systems. Fishery catches of eels in all locations have declined, but the magnitudes or patterns of decline seem to be different. Of sex-identified eels, mean total lengths ± SD (mm) of females (n = 3776) and males (n = 962) were 495.6 ± 104.3 and 412.9 ± 80.7, respectively, and overall sex ratio (% female) was 79.6 %. Mean age (years) and growth rate (mm year^?1) were 5.0 ± 1.9 and 96.7 ± 38.6 for females (n = 3643) and 3.6 ± 1.7 and 120.5 ± 65.4 for males (n = 907), respectively. This study highlights the demographic heterogeneity of the A. japonica among the studied river systems, which suggests that it is important to conserve a variety of habitats in multiple river systems as an inclusive management target in addition to restoration of the diversity of habitats for eels in a single river system.     

蛋白质水平及能量蛋白比对克氏原螯虾生长与蛋白酶活力的影响

用3种不同蛋白质水平及能量蛋白比(E/P)水平饲料投喂克氏原螯虾,分析比较不同饲料对克氏原螯虾生长及蛋白酶活力的影响.试验结果表明,当饲料蛋白质水平为31.86%、E/P为35.85 kJ/g时,克氏原螯虾生长最快.随着饲料蛋白质含的上升, 克氏原螯虾肠蛋白酶活力无显著变化(P＞0.05),肝胰脏、胃蛋白酶活力显著增强(P＜0.05);饲料E/P水平未引起胃、肠、肝胰脏蛋白酶活力的显著变化(P＞0.05),当饲料蛋白质水平为31.47%、E/P为40.42 kJ/g时,克氏原螯虾蛋白酶活力最高.