Vibriosis in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque)

Abstract. An epizootic due to Vibrio anguillarum was observed in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque). Lesions in infected fish included ulceration and petechiae on body surfaces, vent and caudal peduncle. Internally, haemorrhages in liver and kidney were present and the intestinal tract was filled with a clear viscous fluid. Using an isolant recovered during the epizootic, laboratory studies were conducted to determine (a) bacterial dynamics of the agent in blood, kidney and liver and (b) clinical haematologic and biochemical parameters in infected fish. Under conditions of the study, vibrios were apparently sequestered in kidney and liver during initial stages of infection (8–12 h after exposure). Later, bacterial numbers in blood were comparable to those in kidney and liver. Clinical parameters of infected catfish were suggestive of cellular and tissue destruction and renal dysfunction. Based upon data of the present study and those of others, vibriosis appears to be a disease in which the agent is localized in select tissues. Secondary septicaemia may be incidental to factors which compromise host defences.     

斑点叉尾(鱼回)病害防治研究进展

斑点叉尾(鱼回)(Ictalurus punctatus)又称美洲鲶、沟鲇,属鲶形目、(鱼回)科,原产于美国,其商业化养殖占美国有鳍鱼类总养殖产量的50%～85%,我国湖北省水产科学研究所于1984年从美国引进后,因其具有生长速度比较快、肉质细嫩、销售价格较高的特点,受到了广大消费者和水产养殖业者的欢迎.2000年我国斑点叉尾(鱼回)开始出口美国,2005年1月就占美国市场6%,并且有逐年加大的趋势,更是加快了我国斑点叉尾(鱼回)养殖业的发展.     

Branchiomyces infection in farm-reared channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque)

Four cases (representing outbreaks in four different ponds on three farms) of branchial mycosis caused by Branchiomyces spp. were identified in channel catfish fry during the summer of 1996. Mortalities ranged from a few hundred to several thousand fish per pond. Significant gross and histopathological findings from these four cases were limited to the gills. All fry examined had fungal mycelia that were mainly but not entirely confined to the base of the primary lamellae and the gill arches. These fungal hyphae were intravascular and occluded vessels in the gill tissues. The present paper describes the fungal characteristics and pathology of branchial mycosis caused by Branchiomyces spp. in channel catfish.     

POLYCULTURE OF THE FRESHWATER PRAWN (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) WITH TWO COMBINATIONS OF CARPS IN MANURED PONDS

A study was conducted to 1) evaluate the compatibility of prawns (Macrobrachiurn rosenbergii) with carps, especially the effect of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio); and 2) measure the ability of prawns to utilize the foods available in manured systems. Carps used were the silver (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix), bighead (Aristichthys nobilis), grass (Ctenopharyngodon idella) and common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Four ponds (0.09 to 0.17 ha) were stocked with silver, bighead and grass carps while common carp were stocked in only two ponds. Total fish densities were 8,600/ha where four carps were stocked, but only 6,200/ha when common carp were omitted. Post-larval prawns (wt 0.116 g) were stocked at densities of 17/m². Swine (approximately 60/ha of pond surface area) were housed on pond dikes so that fresh manure continuously entered each pond. Two lots of swine were fattened during the experimental period and loadings of swine manure were calculated based on hog size and feed consumption. Growth periods were 163 days for fish and 107 and 121 days for separate stockings of prawns. Gains in biomass by prawns averaged 714 kg/ha in ponds without common carp and 364 kg/ha in ponds containing common carp. Gains in biomass for both fish and prawns were 3,619 kg/ha (19.8 kg/ha/day) in ponds with common carp and 2,924 kg/ha (18.0 kg/ha/day) in those without common carp. Prawn survival was higher (X = 84.5% vs X = 72.5%), but final average weight of prawns was lower (2.64 vs 5.86 g) in the presence of common carp due to competition for food between common carp and prawns. Competition from carp is believed to have exerted less influence on prawn survival than predation on small prawns by larger, faster-growing prawns.     

Enzymic Lipid Peroxidation System in Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) Muscle Microsomes

A lipid peroxidation enzyme system of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) muscle microsomes was identified and characterized. The enzyme system preferred NADH to NADPH as a cofactor to catalyze lipid oxidation. High levels of ADP and NADH, but not ferric ion, were inhibitory in the system. Ferrous ion had a greater promoting effect on lipid peroxidation than ferric ion in catfish muscle microsomes. ATP was more effective than ADP in activating the enzyme system, but AMP had little effect on activating lipid oxidation. The optimal temperature for activity was 30°C and the optimal pH was around 6.9. MnCl2 , p-hydroxymercuribenzoate (pHMB), KCN, and sodium benzoate had a complete inhibitory effect on the lipid peroxidation enzyme system.     

三聚氰胺在斑点叉尾鮰体内的残留及代谢规律研究

(21±1)℃水温条件下,研究了三聚氰胺在斑点叉尾鮰(Ictalurus punctatus)体内的残留消除规律。结果显示:血浆中药时数据符合有吸收一室开放模型,动力学方程为:C=3.952660(e-0.027279t-e-0.127279t),吸收半衰期(T1/2kα)为5.4469 h,消除半衰期(T1/2ke)为25.4093 h,达峰时间(Tp)为15.4045 h,达峰浓度(Cmax)为20.3985 mg/L,表观分布容积(Vd)为2.5763(mg/kg)/(mg/L)。肌肉、肝、肾中吸收半衰期(T1/2kα)分别为3.5582、4.1884、5.4397 h,消除半衰期(T1/2ke)为50.8081、23.3504、23.7242 h,达峰时间(Tp)为14.6766、12.6524、14.9967 h,达峰浓度(Cmax)为7.6449、22.9249、40.6047 mg/L,表观分布容积(Vd)为8.5657、2.3970、1.2712(mg/kg)/(mg/L)。结果表明:药物在体内吸收迅速,药物浓度较高,分布广泛,消除较为缓慢。以80 mg/kg剂量混饲口灌3 d后,各组织中三聚氰胺含量总体呈现肾脏>肝脏>肌肉。停止灌药后第5天肌肉中及第7天肝脏和肾脏组织中三聚氰胺含量低于我国(2008)卫生部公布的乳制品及含乳食品中三聚氰胺临时管理限量值和欧盟对中国进口产品设定了三聚氰胺的最大残留限2.5 mg/kg。     

杂交鲶(亚洲六须鲶♀×鲶鱼♂)与亲本主要经济性状比较研究

用亚洲六须鲶作母本和鲶鱼作父本进行远缘杂交,获得生长速度近于母本,高于父本,肌肉营养成份含量高于亲本的杂交种。杂交鲶的体色、体高／体长、头长／体长、须数界于亲本之间;而鳃耙数、口裂／头长、肠长／体长大于亲体。     

斑点叉尾鮰肌肉营养成分分析

取15尾斑点叉尾鮰为样品,测定其含肉率和肌肉的营养成分。结果为:含肉率为75.71％;肌肉中粗蛋白占19.42％,脂肪占1.01％,水分占77.58％,灰分占1.12％,碳水化合物占0.87％;肌肉中含有18种氨基酸,占肌肉总量的18.72％,其中人体必需氨基酸占总氨基酸的42.26％。矿物质含量中Fe、Zn的含量较高,而对人体健康有害的物质如Pb、As等的含量很低。笔者认为斑点叉尾鮰是一种营养价值比较全面的淡水养殖品种,具有良好的养殖前景。     

高位池地膜鱼虾混养试验

2003年3月27日—8月7日在海南省文昌市龙楼耶湾对虾养殖场采用高位池铺地膜进行南美白对虾和鲻鱼混养试验。试验结果：南美白对虾平均单产934kg／667m^2,鲻鱼平均单产40kg／667m^2,平均利润1．68元／667m^2;该养殖模式对改善池塘生态环境、减少病害发生和增产增收起着积极的作用。     

Nifurpirinol (Furanace; P-7138) related lesions on channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque)

Abstract. Skin lesions developed on channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus , exposed to 0-5 mg/1 Furanace for 4 or 14 days. Lesions developed 3 days after the 4-day exposure and on the eleventh day of the 14-day exposure. The lesions continued to develop after the fish were moved to untreated water. The lesions which began as dull areas of skin, sometimes resulted in erosion of skin and muscle which exposed the vertebrae. Bacteria were not isolated from the lesions except those with severely eroded muscle. The gills possessed lesions characteristic of a response to a toxic chemical agent.     

Characterization of nonautonomous Tc1-like transposable elements of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)

Putative nonautonomous transposable elements from channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) were identified. They were named Tipnon elements for Tc1-like transposable elements from channel catfish that are nonautonomous. These elements were defined by their terminal repeats that share identity to members of the known Tc1/mariner transposon superfamily. They show structural similarities to Tc1-like elements, but share little sequence identity beyond the terminal inverted repeats. They do not harbor any amino acid blocks that show similarities to the Tc1-like or other transposases and thus may represent truly nonautonomous transposons in channel catfish. They are abundant in the channel catfish genome with a copy number of 32000, having 500 base pair per copy, this family of nonautonomous transposon-like elements account for 1.6% of the channel catfish genomic DNA. Their high abundance and transposon-like terminal repeats indicate that they may play important roles in gene evolution and in genomic architecture of catfish. Similarity search for potential coding capacity of the Tipnon elements revealed that they contain sequence blocks that can potentially encode amino acid blocks similar to the para-type sodium channel proteins in cockroaches or house flies, proteins that function in the central nervous system as voltage-gated sodium transporters. Sequences surrounding the terminal inverted repeats are divergent from those used by the reconstructed Sleeping Beauty fish transposase.     

Performance of Albino and Normal Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) in Different Water Temperatures

Experiments to determine effects of skin colour on growth in different water temperatures were conducted with albino and normally pigmented channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). In Experiment 1, fish were reared in 29°C, 27°C, or 22°C water from hatching to 40 weeks of age. Two additional groups were initially reared in 27°C water for either 12 or 16 weeks and in 22°C water for either the remaining 28 or 24 weeks, respectively. Results indicated that: (1) albino fish reared in 29°C water were superior in growth to normal fish; (2) albino fish did not differ from normal fish in growth when reared in either 27°C or 22°C water; (3) albino fish were inferior in growth to normal fish when reared in 27°C water for either 12 or 16 weeks of the 40-week growth period; (4) genetic differences between families and the age of fish strongly influenced relative growth of both colour types; and (5) both albino and normal catfish were able to compensate in growth at a later age. Experiment 2 began when fish were 48 weeks old and included both albino and normal fish which were either full-siblings or not genetically related. Results indicated that: (1) albinos and normal catfish did not respond differently to a 5°C water temperature change; (2) genetically related and randomly selected albino and normal fish produced consistent results concerning water temperature, skin pigmentation, and sex effects on growth; (3) increasing water temperature from 22°C to 27°C for 19 weeks resulted in increased weight and length of the fish by 144 and 80%, respectively; and (4) growth increase during the first 19-week period resulting from the higher water temperature was followed by a significant increase in the subsequent 10-week growth when the fish were in the lower water temperature.     

五个斑点叉尾群体的微卫星遗传多样性分析

用8对微卫星引物对1997-2004年引进的5个斑点叉尾群体进行遗传多样性分析,计算并统计等位基因数、多态信息含量（PIC）、杂合度、遗传相似性系数、遗传距离等参数。实验显示8个微卫星位点在5个斑点叉尾群体中共检测到42个等位基因,平均期望杂合度为0.6338～0.7320,表明其遗传多样性程度处于中等偏上水平。平均多态信息含量为0.5756～0.6869,说明基因座为高度多态基因座（PIC〉0.5）。群体间遗传相似系数为0.7504～0.9203。聚类分析显示,04群体与其他4个群体的亲缘关系较远。结果表明：引进的5个斑点叉尾群体均具有较高的遗传多样性,遗传信息丰富,遗传变异大,为良好的育种材料。     

Logit models for evaluating spawning performance of channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque)

Broodstock evaluations are often measured by variables such as spawning success, fecundity, fertilization and hatching rates, usually expressed as percentage values. Outcomes are generally analysed as continuous random variables, assuming that they follow a normal distribution. Ordinary linear regression models (e.g. analysis of variance) as well as χ² analysis are typically applied. However, these models may not be the most appropriate as a number of test criteria may not be met. For example, spawning success outcomes are inherently discrete and non‐negative data and hence their distribution is not likely to be normal. As these models may not be the most appropriate, a case study using logit analysis as an alternative method for the evaluation of this type of data is presented by considering the response as binary data (spawned versus did not spawn). An exact version of logit analysis was performed due to the sparseness of the data. The results demonstrate that appropriate statistical models provide better insight into the cause–effect relationships that exist between control variables and the dependent variable (likelihood of spawning in this case). As would be expected, each strain of fish responded somewhat differently to the test variables. Changing the protein level of the diet from 32% to 42% or increasing the feeding frequency from three to six times per week either did not influence spawning or negatively affected spawning respectively. Additionally, older fish performed better than younger fish and the early spawning period was better than the later spawning period, regardless of strain. These responses, however, were only detected using logit analysis, which is a more sensitive test and would thus be recommended for this type of data.     

Environmental factors affecting outbreaks of winter saprolegniosis in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus (Rafinesque)

Abstract. Previous studies have led to the development of a laboratory model for a disease termed 'winter saprolegniosis', locally referred to as 'winter kill', occurring in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus Rafinesque, raised in commercial ponds in the southeastern United States. In the laboratory, the onset of disease was routinely brought about by a combination of two related factors: (1) a rapid drop in water temperature which induces immunosuppression in catfish; and (2) maintenance of low water temperatures (∼10°C), which favour the proliferation of an ubiquitous fungus of the genus Saprolegnia to produce high levels of fungal zoospores (≥5 spores ml⁻¹). In this study, two commercial catfish ponds were monitored for over one year to determine if the above factors occurred in the field and could be correlated with outbreaks of winter saprolegniosis. It was noted that passages of severe cold weather fronts were able to drop pond water temperatures ≥10°C within 24h and that such decreases in water temperature were associated with immunosuppression of the catfish in the ponds. Furthermore, when Saprolegnia sp. zoospore levels were ≥5 spores ml^-1, the immunocompromised catfish exhibited overt signs of winter saprolegniosis. If one of the factors implicated in the induction of disease was missing, fish in the ponds remained healthy. In addition, the onset of disease in the ponds appeared independent of pH and oxygen, total ammonia nitrogen and un-ionized ammonia levels. Collectively, these field results confirm the laboratory-based hypothesis concerning the aetiology of winter saprolegniosis in channel catfish.     

HACCP体系在斑点叉尾人工繁殖中的应用

在江西峡江和赣州进行了HACCP(Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point)体系在斑点叉尾(Ictaluruspunctatus)人工繁殖中的应用研究。应用HACCP的基本原理,对整个斑点叉尾人工繁殖过程进行危害分析,确立了亲鱼培育池的选择、亲鱼种质选择、亲鱼产卵池的选择、受精卵孵化、苗种培育、水质监测、饲料供应、日常管理等8个关键控制点,提出了相应的预防措施、关键限值、监控措施以及超过关键限值时的纠正措施,使各关键控制点处于人为控制之下。实现了斑点叉尾人工繁殖按无公害化、规范化、标准化生产。     

Effects of Dietary Vitamin E Enrichment on Frozen Channel Catfish, (Ictalurus punctatus) Fillets

The storage quality of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), following long term frozen storage, fed diets containing 5 and 10 times the normal level of vitamin E for 45 or 60 days prior to harvest, was evaluated. There were no unusual effects of treatment on fish weight, survival or feed conversion ratios. Muscle vitamin E content was higher (P < 0.05) from fed diets containing supplemental vitamin E than in the control. Oxidation as measured by TBARS and sensory analysis values did not differ (P > 0.05) in response to vitamin E supplementation. Lipid oxidation increased as storage time increased. Lack of change in phospholipid and neutral lipid fractions during storage indicated that autoxidations was the major cause of oxidation in catfish. Vitamin E levels up to 10 times the normal amount did not improve the overall quality of catfish fillets.