Growth and physiological changes in scaled carp and blue tilapia under behavioral stress in mono- and polyculture rearing using a recirculated water system

Growth performance, carcass composition, liver and blood parameters ofscaled carp (C), Cyprinus carpio, and blue tilapia (T),Oreochromis aureus, reared for eight weeks in twomonoculture (100%C and 100%T) and two polyculture (60%C–40%T and40%C-60%T) conditions were investigated. In polyculture 40%C–60%T bothspecies achieved the highest levels of specific growth rate and the lowestlevels of food conversion ratio and carcass lipid content. In addition, theyexhibited the highest values of plasma pO₂ and pH and the lowestvalues of plasma pCO₂, cholesterol and albumin, although thedifferences among treatments were not significant in the case of tilapia.Tilapia showed significantly lower plasma Cl^? levels than underthe other conditions. Carp in monoculture and tilapia in polyculture60%C–40%T had the lowest levels of specific growth rate and significantlyhigher levels of liver lipids and plasma triglycerides than in the other groups.In addition, carp in monoculture exhibited a significantly higher haematocritthan in polyculture. No significant variations among treatments were observedconcerning plasma cortisol, glucose, osmolality, Na⁺, K⁺,HCO₃ ^? andHCO₃ ^?/H₂CO₃ in either species.The combination of scaled carp and blue tilapia, in which blue tilapia were themain species, proved to be the best for both species. It was suggested thatgrowth and physiological changes under mono- and polyculture rearing, in anintensive system, seem to be as a result of a different state of stress relatedto fish behavior.     

鲤WISP基因家族的克隆、表达及系统进化树的构建

Wnt1诱导分泌蛋白(WISP)基因家族与CYR61、CTGF、NOV基因共同构成了CCN家族。研究通过鲤基因组序列与斑马鱼WISP基因编码区全序列的比对获得WISP1a、WISP1b、WISP2、和WISP3等4条序列。经过克隆、测序、比对拼接得到其开放阅读框,分别是1 089、1 077、1 038和1 026 bp,它们都是由5个外显子和4个内含子构成,分别编码362、358、345和341个氨基酸。分子系统学分析表明,鲤4个WISP基因具有高度同源性,其中WISP1a、WISP1b和WISP2均含有4个模块,WISP3缺少第2个模块。通过RT-PCR检测WISP基因在鲤组织中的表达,结果表明,WISP1a鲤在13个组织中均有表达,皮肤中表达最高,脾、肠、卵巢次之,其他组织中表达较低。WISP1b在精巢、脑、皮肤、卵巢中表达较高。WISP2在血液、鳃中表达较高。WISP3在血液、脑、肝中表达较高。实时荧光定量PCR法分析WISP基因在鲤胚胎发育时期的表达,结果表明,除WISP3外,WISP1a、WISP1b和WISP2在前期表达较高,36 h表达最低,随后逐渐升高至第6天开始下降。     

氧化应激对鲤抗氧化状态和免疫功能的影响

为探讨氧化应激对鲤抗氧化状态和免疫功能的影响,本实验以H_2O_2作为活性氧自由基(ROS),将鲤暴露于不同浓度的H_2O_2(0、0.25、0.50和1.00 mmol/L)中,诱导鲤产生氧化应激反应。连续暴露7 d后,采集鲤血液和肝组织,以检测相关生化指标以及基因表达量的变化。结果显示,与空白对照组(0 mmol/L)相比,随着H_2O_2浓度的升高,血清葡萄糖(GLU)、皮质醇(cortisol)和乳酸(LA)含量显著升高;而碱性磷酸酶(AKP)和酸性磷酸酶(ACP)活性仅在1.00 mmol/L H_2O_2处理组中显著高于其他实验组。氧化应激参数显示,与空白对照组(0 mmol/L)相比,0.50和1.00 mmol/L H2O2处理显著降低血清过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性,而提高还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)、丙二醛(MDA)和总抗氧化能力(T-AOC)水平;在肝脏组织中,1.00 mmol/L H_2O_2处理显著降低了GSH含量,促进了MDA生成。基因表达结果显示,与空白对照组相比,1.00 mmol/L H2O2处理组显著上调了肝脏组织中cyp1a表达,而下调了cyp1b表达;同时0.50和1.00 mmol/L H2O2处理显著上调了hsp70、hsp90、c3、c-lyz和hep的表达。研究表明,氧化应激暴露可诱导鲤产生明显应激反应和脂质过氧化,降低机体抗氧化能力并激发免疫应答反应。     

不同糖及糖水平对松浦镜鲤养殖过程中糖代谢相关基因表达的影响

为探讨在养殖不同阶段,不同糖及糖水平对松浦镜鲤肝脏糖酵解酶(GK和HK)、糖异生酶(G6Pase和PEPCK)和糖代谢相关基因(IGF-Ⅰ和GHR)m RNA表达水平的影响,实验采用2×2双因素设计实验,选择淀粉和葡萄糖2种糖源,2个糖水平(25%和50%),共4个实验组,分别为低淀粉组(LS)、高淀粉组(HS)、低葡萄糖组(LG)和高葡萄糖组(HG)。选用初始体质量为(8.30±0.15)g的松浦镜鲤420尾,随机分为4组,每组3个重复,每个重复35尾鱼。实验周期为7周。结果显示,不同养殖阶段,HK基因和IGF-Ⅰ基因在不同实验组中的表达趋势基本一致,HK基因在养殖1周时表达量显著升高,之后开始降低,IGF-Ⅰ基因在养殖3周时表达量显著升高。在不同养殖阶段,GK、PEPCK、G6Pase和GHR基因的表达趋势受糖水平和糖种类的影响。在低糖水平下(LS组和LG组),这些基因表现了相同的变化趋势,GK和GHR基因在1周时表达量最高,之后开始下降;PEPCK基因在3周时表达量最高;G6Pase在1周时表达量升高,之后下降,在7周时表达量又有上升趋势。在高糖水平下,HS组的GK基因的表达量在各个养殖阶段差异不显著,而HG组的GK基因则在1周时表达量显著升高;HS组和HG组的PEPCK基因的表达量在各个养殖阶段差异不显著;HS组的G6Pase基因的表达量在各个养殖阶段差异不显著,而HG组的G6Pase基因则在3周时表达量显著升高;HG组的GHR基因的表达量在各个养殖阶段差异不显著,而HS组的GHR基因则在3周时表达量显著升高。在养殖初期(1周),高糖饲料显著促进了HK基因的表达,并抑制了PEPCK、G6Pase和GHR基因的表达。     

A comparison of growth, survival rate and number of marketable koi carp produced under different management regimes in earthen ponds and concrete tanks

To compare the growth performance of koi carp, Cyprinus carpio var. koi, produced in concrete tanks (2.13 × 0.91 × 1.22 m; capacity: 2,000 l each) and earthen ponds (9.1 × 6.10 × 1.07 m; capacity: 59650 l each), fish larvae (stocking size: 0.12 ± 0.008 g) were cultured for 11 weeks and individual weight gain, survival rate and number of marketable fish produced were compared among four management regimes for each culture system: (1) live zooplankton fed to fish larvae in ponds (PLF) and tanks (TLF); (2) application of poultry manure in ponds (PPM) and tanks (TPM); (3) application of cow manure in ponds (PCD) and tanks (TCD); and (4) a control treatment for ponds (PC) and tanks (TC), where a commercial feed was applied. There were three replicates for each treatment. Weight gain of koi carp was highest in the PLF treatment, followed in decreasing order by TLF, PPM, PCD, TPM, TCD, PC and TC treatments (P < 0.05). There was a significant difference in the survival of koi carp among the treatments, ranging from 67.83% in TC to 95.50% in PLF. The number of marketable fish produced was highest in the PLF treatment, followed in decreasing order by TLF, PPM and PCD treatments. However, none of the fish produced in the TPM, TCD, PC and TC treatments attained marketable size. Significantly higher (P < 0.05) values of pH and dissolved oxygen (for water samples collected weekly at 9 A.M.) were obtained in the live food and control treatments (for both tanks and ponds), compared to the manured treatments. The concentration of total alkalinity, BOD, PO₄-P, NO₃-N and specific conductivity were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in PPM and PCD, compared to other treatments. NO₂-N and NH₄-N values were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in TPM and TCD, than other treatments. The results suggest that introduction of live zooplankton into culture units result in higher growth of koi carp larvae compared to manure based systems. Earthen ponds appeared to be better alternative to concrete tanks for manure application through maintenance of better water quality due to their higher assimilatory capacity and greater abundance of plankton which resulted in better growth of cultured fish.     

Fish-management relationships in Israeli commercial fish farming

To analyse the relationships among fish species performance and management procedures, a database was built up with data from 31 fish farms during the period 1976–1987 (1673 observations) and analysed through multivariate statistics (factor analysis). The data include nurseries, grow-out and operational ponds with mono- and polycultures of common carp, Cyprinus carpio, tilapia hybrid, Oreochromis niloticus × O. aureus, silver carp, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, and mullet, Mugil cephalus. The main conclusions include the following. (1) The highest total yields and best tilapia performances were obtained in polyculture ponds where tilapia was the main species. (2) The best carp performances occurred in grow-out polyculture ponds where carp was the main species. Carp performance was improved in polycultures with mullet and silver carp, irrespective of whether tilapia were present or not. (3) Carp and tilapia yields increased as the nutritional inputs (feed pellets, sorghum pellets, manure), pond size and culture duration increased. The effect of the nutritional input was not linear, but logarithmic. (4) Growth rate of common carp was more affected by total density and stocking size than that of tilapia. Better carp and tilapia growth occurred in grow-out ponds when stocked at large sizes and cultured during short periods, mainly when both species were present. (5) Carp growth varied with the geographical region and size of fish pond, being better in smaller than in larger ponds due to reduced access to natural benthic food in deep ponds.