Immunological response of the Indian major carps to Aeromonas hydrophila vaccine

Abstract. Fingerlings of the three major types of Indian carp, i.e. Catla catla (Hamilton), Labeo rohita (Hamilton) and Cirrhunas mrigala (Hamilton), were immunized using a haemolysin-negative mutant of Aeromonas hydrophila . Very high titres of antibodies were induced in C. catla , followed by C. mrigala and L. rohita . Immunized fish showed good protection against homologous challenge. Moderate protection against heterologous challenge was observed in C. mrigala and L. rohita .     

四大家鱼自然繁殖对水文过程的响应关系研究

为了探究长江中游监利江段四大家鱼繁殖行为对水文过程的响应关系,并了解水文过程刺激四大家鱼自然繁殖的生态水文指标量化范围,于2014—2016年的每年5—7月,在长江中游监利断面进行鱼类早期资源调查,同时,对采集到的四大家鱼卵苗与流量以及水温之间关系进行分析。结果显示:水温在20～24℃,流量日增长率为1 125 m~3s~(-1)d~(-1)及以上,涨水持续时间为3 d及以上的涨水过程情况下,可刺激家鱼发生大规模繁殖。而两次涨水过程间隔仅为1 d时,涨水持续时间和流量日增长率无论高低,持续2次涨水过程对家鱼繁殖行为也有刺激作用。     

A comparative study on innate immunity parameters in the epidermal mucus of Indian major carps

The innate immune system, particularly the external body surface, plays a frontier role in protecting fish from relevant infections. The present study is aimed at understanding and comparing the mucosal immunity of Indian major carp, that is, Labeo rohita, Catla catla and Cirrhinus mrigala, by evaluating different immune parameters such as protein content, lysozyme, myeloperoxidase, proteases and alkaline phosphatase activity in the skin mucus. The protein content of mucus sample of these species was compared, and the highest protein content was found in C. catla among the three Indian major carp species. The levels of proteases (40 ± 0.211 units/ml) and myeloperoxidase OD450 nm (1.525 ± 0.108) were found to be highest in the skin mucus of C. catla. However, lysozyme levels were highest in the skin mucus of L. rohita (10.95 ± 0.330 μg/ml), and C. mrigala had the highest alkaline phosphatase activity (30.74111 ± 0.680 U/l). Besides the enzyme activities, the epidermal mucus samples of three Indian major carp species were also tested and compared for the antibacterial activity against seven bacterial strains. Skin mucus of C. catla showed highest antibacterial activity among the three Indian major carps against all the seven bacterial strain, except that Micrococcus lysodeikticus and Vibrio cholerae, however, showed highest activity against mucus of C. mrigala. Also, the epidermal mucus from all the three species successfully agglutinated three freshwater pathogens, viz. Aeromonas hydrophila, Pseudomonas fluorescens and Edwardsiella tarda, with agglutination titres being the highest for Labeo rohita for all the pathogens. The epidermal mucus samples from the Indian major carp species showed haemagglutination activity and successfully lysed human, chicken and goat RBCs showing highest activity in C. catla. These results provide information for a better understanding of the role of epidermal mucus and its components in the innate immune system of Indian major carps.     

长江湖口段四大家鱼卵资源及其产卵场分布

为了解长江湖口段四大家鱼卵的资源现状和产卵场位置与产卵规模,本研究于2019年4月19日至8月5日利用浮游生物网对湖口江段设置的4个采样断面进行逐日调查.调查结果显示:采集到家鱼卵93粒,其中以鲢为绝对优势,占家鱼卵总数的80.65％.本次研究采集到的受精卵瞬时发育时期共9期,主要是尾芽出现期、囊胚期和原肠早期,分别占...     

Potential for productivity improvements by implementing improved management practices in pond polyculture of Indian major carps in Bangladesh

The present study aims to assess the impact of improved management practices on productivity, profit, and consumption expenditure of carp farmers. This study was carried out in three of Bangladesh’s top carp-producing districts (administrative units). A total of 300 carp farmers were surveyed through face-to-face interviews. Data were analyzed with propensity score matching (PSM), inverse probability weighting (IPW), and inverse probability weighted regression adjustment (IPWRA). Improved management practices, such as improved fingerling variety, stocking density, feeding, pond water change, lime application, and proper drainage facilities, were considered to achieve the study’s objectives. Improved management practices were classified into simple, intermediate, and complex practices based on their complexity. Adopters of improved management practices achieved significantly higher productivity (248–299 kg ha^?1) based on various matching techniques compared to non-adopters. The impact of adoption on profitability and consumption expenditure was 22% and 34% on the basis of IPW. Due to higher productivity and profit, adopters were able to spend more on consumption. Findings also revealed that adopting simple management practice is insufficient to boost productivity and profit. More research is needed to develop and optimize the improved management practices as a package. Improvement in extension services is suggested to improve the adoption.

     

Influence of water exchange rates on fingerling production in Indian major carps in large outdoor concrete tanks

Influence of varied water exchange (total of 0%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100% in four phases during three months) on fingerling production of Indian major carps-catla, rohu and mrigal under polyculture was evaluated in large outdoor concrete tanks (50 m²). Rearing density of 30 fry m⁻³ was used. Survival in the control tanks reduced during the 2nd month unlike the treatments, attributed to lack of water exchange in the tanks. While no marked variation in water quality was observed among the control and treatments, graded water exchange led to proportionate improvement in the fingerling performance in terms of survival and growth in the treatments. Harvested total lengths of fingerlings were similar in all, irrespective of varied exchange levels. Although no significant variation in net weight gain (NWG) and specific growth rate (SGR) were observed among the treatments during 1st and 2nd months of rearing in any of the species, these attributes increased significantly during 3rd month with higher water exchange in treatments. The harvested body weight (HBW) also increased significantly with increased exchange level. However, survival, HBW, NWG and SGR remained similar in all species between the 80% and 100% water exchange levels. Treatment with 80% water exchange had higher water productivity in terms of number and biomass production of fingerlings per unit (m⁻³) of TWU and CWU for which, the study recommended 80% to be the ideal total water exchange required for fingerling production of IMC in concrete tanks.     

DNA fingerprinting in Indian major carps and tilapia by Bkm 2(8) and M13 probes

DNA fingerprints were obtained in three species of commercially important freshwater fishes, Labeo rohita (Hamilton). Catla catla (Hamilton) and Oreachromis mossambicus (Peters), using Bkm 2(8) and M13 multilocus probes. Bkm 2(8) gave a higher number of bands when compared with M13. However, the number of bands obtained by each probe in O. mossambicus was similar. The higher band-sharing coefficient observed in this species may be attributed to inbreeding as it arose from a small founder population. In L rohita and C. catla, the Bkm 2(8) detected similar DNA fingerprints when two enzymes Hinfi and Taqi were used. The M13 probe also gave similar fingerprints with three restriction enzymes (Hinfi, Taqi, Alui). Comparison of the DNA fingerprints obtained by Bkm 2(8) and Ml 3 showed that these two probes detected different alleles. The overall similarity of the DNA fingerprint patterns in L. rohita and C. catla may be due to their genetic closeness as indicated by their same chromosome number, C-value and their ability to produce fertile hybrids. A similar argument also holds true for the Oreochromis species where interspecies hybridization results in fertile offspring.     

繁殖季节大鳍鳠血液学的初步研究

对嘉陵江繁殖季节内的大鳍鳠(Mystus macropterus)11项血液指标值进行了测定。其结果是:红细胞(RBC)的平均值为(1.246±0.208)×1012个/L;白细胞(WBC)的平均值为(2.643±0.696)×1010个/L;血红蛋白(Hb)的平均值为5.905±1.035 mg/100 mL;血球沉降率(ESR)的平均值为2.493±0.718 mm/h;红细胞比积(H t)的平均值为20.567%±4.974%;红细胞的脆性(Eof)在0.362%±0.035%氯化钠溶液中开始溶解,在0.211%±0.028%氯化钠溶液中完全溶解;红细胞的长径(CL)的平均值为12.356±1.579μm、短径(CS)的平均值为8.895±1.155μm;红细胞核的长径(NL)的平均值为4.523±0.607μm、短径(NS)的平均值为3.810±0.485μm;红细胞平均血红蛋白浓度(MCHC)的平均值为15.429%±5.154%;红细胞平均体积(MCV)的平均值为(1.671±0.453)×10-4μm3;红细胞的平均血红蛋白量(MCH)的平均值为(4.842±1.060)×10-8mg,且雌雄之间血液指标无显著性差异。此外,还将繁殖季节内大鳍鳠的血液指标与其它养殖鱼类进行了比较。     

Induced spawning of the pacu,Colossoma mitrei (Berg 1895), by hypophysation with crude carp pituitary extract

Ovulation and spermiation of pacu, Colossoma mitrei (Berg 1895), were induced with crude carp pituitary extract. Each female was injected with two doses containing, respectively, 0.5 and 5.0 mg of dried pituitaries per kg of body weight, with an 18-h interval between doses. Each male received a single dose of the same extract containing 0.5 mg of dried pituitary per kg of body weight. The ‘dry’ method of fertilization was used. Water temperature during the experiments ranged from 22 to 24.5°C. Ovulation occurred at 305 ± 13 degree-hours. The ratio, in percentage, of ova: body weight was 8.2 ± 3.5. The number of oocytes per gram of ova varied from 1249 to 1695 with an average of 1531 ± 136. Oocyte diameter increased significantly from 1097 ± 14 μm prior to the first dose, to 1252 ± 14 μm at stripping. The degree-hours to hatching varied between 559 and 575, with an average of 565 ± 7. Hatching percentage varied from 77 to 92.     

Compatibility of silver barb Puntius gonionotus (Bleeker) with Indian major carps in a grow-out polyculture

The compatibility and growth performance of silver barb Puntius gonionotus (Barbonymous gonionotus) with the three Indian major carps, i.e., Catla catla, Labeo rohita and Cirrhinus mrigala, were assessed in a 10‐month carp polyculture trial. Treatments T‐1, T‐2, T‐3 and T‐4 were stocked with three of the above four carp species, with an absence of silver barb, mrigal, rohu and catla, respectively, while all four species were stocked in treatment T‐5. The treatments were stocked at 6000 fingerlings ha⁻¹, with an equal species ratio maintained in each treatment. Incorporation of silver barb into the polyculture system neither affected the survival of any carp irrespective of species combination nor yielded significant changes in biomass production among treatments, except for the one without catla, where it was significantly low. The study revealed a higher extent of competition between silver barb and rohu, perceptible from the lower growth of one in the presence of the other. Although a certain level of competition of silver barb with mrigal was evident, competition with catla was not perceptible. Irrespective of species combination with silver barb as a component species, similar total biomass production in treatments revealed the feasibility of its incorporation into the Indian major carp‐based polyculture practice without affecting the total yield.     

Screening of gastrointestinal bacteria of Indian major carps for a candidate probiotic species for aquaculture practices

Probotic selection could be detrimental for the success of aquaculture practices. While, in most of the cases emphasis is given to the production of antibacterial compounds, and in vitro inhibitory activities of a bacterium for choosing a probiotic strain, however, other criteria like non‐antibiotic resistant, non‐haemolytic nature and non‐pathogenic potentiality of probiotic strain are often overlooked. We have screened gastrointestinal bacteria isolated from all the three species of Indian major carps viz., Labeo rohita, Catla catla and Cirrhinus mrigala for a suitable probiotic. Bacteria like Aeromonas (Aeromonas species, A. hydrophila), Micrococcus, Corynebacterium, Plesiomonas, Bacillus (Bacillus species, B. subtilis) and Pseudomonas (Pseudomonas species, P. aeruginosa) exhibited antibacterial activities against different pathogens. Among these, B. subtilis was found to grow at a wider range of temperatures, pH and salt concentrations and was non‐haemolytic, non‐antibiotic resistant, non‐pathogenic and inhibited all the tested primary and secondary pathogens. Dietary supplementation of the bacteria at 10⁸ CFU g^?1 feed also enhanced the growth of Indian major carp, L. rohita. Based upon these characteristics, we aimed to develop a suitable probiotic for aquaculture practices.     

繁殖季节黄颡鱼的性腺特征

对繁殖季节的黄颡鱼性腺进行连续观察,结果表明黄颡鱼卵巢为黄色圆筒状,由大小不同的三 种卵粒组成,卵径分别为1． 2～1． 4mm、1． 5～1． 6mm 和1． 7～2． 0mm,直径较大的金黄色卵粒中有大量卵黄 沉积,成熟较好,较小的卵颜色发白。精巢为乳白色,饱满有光泽,靠近生殖孔的部分晶莹透亮。黄颡鱼雌 鱼性成熟系数为21． 48%,雄鱼性成熟系数为0． 60%。体重35～85g 时,雌性个体相对繁殖力为76． 81～ 94． 72粒/ g,平均为84． 35粒/g,绝对繁殖力(Y)与体重(W)、体长(L)的相关方程为：Y=84． 74W- 55． 69、 Y=1416． 92L-14847． 24。     

快速鉴定四大家鱼早期资源种类的PCR方法

根据线粒体控制区序列设计了青鱼(Mylopharyngodon piceus)、草鱼(Ctenopharyngodon idellus)、鲢(Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)、鳙(Aristichthys nobilis)物种特异的PCR引物,通过对四大家鱼受精卵的PCR扩增,种间交叉扩增,相关种类早期资源的扩增以及未知种类鱼卵的鉴定发现,所设计的引物具有很高的种类特异性,对特定种DNA具有良好的扩增效果,但是不能进行交叉扩增,对四大家鱼外的其它种类也不能扩增。实验没有出现一例假阳性或假阴性结果,说明所设计引物的种类特异性高。该方法特别适合从鱼类早期资源大量样本中准确快速鉴定四大家鱼种类。     

Effect of d-Lys6 salmon sGnRH alone and in combination with domperidone on the spawning of common carp during the late spawning season

The effect of [d-Lys6] salmon gonadotropin-releasing hormone alone (sGnRH) and in combination with domperidone, a dopamine antagonist, on the spawning of common carp, Cyprinus carpio, was investigated during the late spawning season (when mature fish stop spawning under natural conditions when males and females are put together). Fish were induced to spawn by [d-Lys6]-sGnRH salmon gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue (sGnRH-X) only when injected in combination with domperidone at doses of 10 g kg-1 and 20 mg kg-1 body weight respectively. [d-Lys6]-sGnRH-X alone did not induce spawning at a dose as high as 100 g kg-1 body weight. Fish injected with domperidone alone did not spawn either. These results demonstrate that [d-Lys6]-sGnRH-X in combination with a dopamine antagonist is effective in inducing spawning during the late spawning season.     

Identification of gut‐associated amylase,cellulase and protease‐producing bacteria in three species of Indian major carps

Isolation and enumeration of amylase, cellulase and protease‐producing autochthonous bacteria in the proximal intestine (PI) and distal intestine (DI) of three species of Indian major carps, catla (Catla catla), mrigal (Cirrhinus mrigala) and rohu (Labeo rohita), were investigated using the conventional culture‐based technique. Population levels of amylolytic strains were the highest in the PI of catla and the lowest in the DI of rohu. The highest viable count of cellulase and protease‐producing bacteria was recorded in the DI and PI of mrigal respectively. Among the bacteria isolated, 10 strains (five from PI and five from DI) were selected as potent enzyme producers according to a quantitative enzyme assay. The chosen strains were further identified by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. The five strains isolated from catla showed high similarity to Citrobacter sp. clone W2, Enterobacter sp. JA24, Bacillus coagulans strain TR, uncultured bacterial clone Hel3bc04 and Bacillus cereus strain UST2006‐BC004. The four strains isolated from mrigal were most closely related to Bacillus sp. KCd2, uncultured bacterial clone Hel3bd09, B. cereus strain BU040901‐020 and Citrobacter freundii strain YRL11, while the strain isolated from rohu probably belonged to Bacillus sp. GV.     

Assessing the spawning season in common dentex (Dentex dentex) using microsatellites

A set of five variable microsatellite markers was used for the genetic characterization of two common dentex ( Dentex dentex ) broodstocks from an experimental hatchery and for the screening of the egg batches spawned during the complete spawn season in 2006. After parentage assignment, simulations were performed for the hatchery 1 broodstocks; the microsatellite set correctly assigned over 93% of descendants to parents when one parent was known and 80% when neither parent was known. Of the 261 eggs that the DNA was correctly amplified from, 254 were successfully assigned to a parental couple. More than one female or male took part (at the same point in time) in the spawning season. However, we observed 'dominant' individuals that produced high proportions of the descendants (unequal reproductive success) in all the sampling periods, although the contributions of these dominant individuals could change over time. This phenomenon reduces the effective breeding numbers, and could lead to inbreeding if this factor is not taken into account when the next parental generation is obtained. This factor should also be considered in aquaculture selection programmes because the dominant breeders may not be the most interesting individuals for commercial or productive schemes.     

Effects of feed restriction on compensatory growth performance of Indian major carps in a carp–prawn polyculture system: a response to growth depression

Effects of feed restriction on compensatory growth (CG) performance of Indian major carps, sediment loading and water productivity in a carp–prawn grow‐out production system were examined. The overall growth and crop performance were in the similar line in both T₁ (regular feeding, 2 times a day) and T₂ (4‐week feeding followed by 2‐week no feed). However, between T₁ and T₃ (8‐week feeding followed by 2‐week no feed), there was a significant (P < 0.05) variation in the overall growth and crop performance. This was probably due to the longer refeeding periods after cyclic food deprivation that successfully triggered compensatory growth response in T₃ (CG Index: 98–104%). Treatment‐wise sediment load ranged between 59.2 and 69.6 m³ t^?1 biomass. Higher the apparent feed conversion ratios, higher was the sedimentation rate. Higher the feed input, higher were the water exchange requirement, total water use and consumptive water use index. Cyclic food deprivation and refeeding also helped in maintaining water quality due to the restricted feed input (10.5% in T₂ and 2.0% in T₃), thus minimizes the input cost and improves production efficiency. Keeping the growth and yield performance, water productivity and economic efficiency in view, T₃ is considered the best feed management protocol followed by T₂ and T₁.     

Effect of high water temperature on brain-pituitary-gonad axis of the red seabream during its spawning season

In the present study, we examined the effect of high water temperature on brain-pituitary-gonad (B-P-G) axis of a perciform fish red seabream, Pagrus (Chrysophrys) major during its spawning season (April-May). High water temperature negatively affected all levels in B-P-G axis and turned out to be the termination factor of the spawning season of this species.