Comparison of food selection and growth performance of koi carp, Cyprinus carpio L., and goldfish, Carassius auratus (L.) in mono- and polyculture rearing in tropical ponds

To compare the effect of polyculture against conventional monoculture on ornamental carp production, investigations on food selection and growth performance of koi carp (K), Cyprinus carpio L. and goldfish (G), Carassius auratus (L.) were conducted in a 11‐week rearing experiment in two monoculture (100% K and 100% G) and five polyculture (90% K–10% G, 70% K–30% G, 50% K–50% G, 30% K–70% G and 10% K–90% G) conditions in tropical ponds. There were three replicates for each treatment. Environmental conditions and food availability were similar in all the treatments. Ivlev's electivity index showed that both fish species avoided phytoplankton and preferred cladocerans to other zooplankton groups (copepods and rotifers) in monotypic conditions. However, in the polyculture treatments, the positive electivity of goldfish towards cladocerans reduced significantly (P<0.05), while the percentage of copepods, rotifers and phytoplankton in the gut content increased. No significant differences in weight gain, specific growth rate and deformities were recorded at harvest for koi carp between the different treatments (P>0.05). Even the survival rate of koi carp recorded above 90% in all the treatments. However, the goldfish recorded significantly better weight gain, specific growth rate and survival in monoculture (100% G), compared with the polyculture treatments (P<0.05). Goldfish deformities were lowest (P<0.05) in the monoculture treatment (2.42%). The number of marketable fish above a set size limit of 4 g total weight was significantly higher in the two monoculture treatments, compared with the five polyculture treatments (P<0.05). Keeping in view of the dietary similarities of koi carp and goldfish, and the aggressive nature of koi carp in polyculture, it is suggested to refrain from polyculture of goldfish and koi carp until further documentations relating to optimum stocking density and management of polyculture of ornamental carps are available.     

Effects of antimicrobial peptides on growth,morphology of foregut villi and related genes mRNA expression in the common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

A 60‐day feeding trial was conducted to examine the effects of different levels (0, 100, 200, 400 and 600 mg/kg) of antimicrobial peptides on growth, protease activity of foregut, the morphology of foregut villi and related genes mRNA expression level in the common carp (Cyprinus carpio). The results showed that the feed of antimicrobial peptides promote common carp growth, and the optimal dosage of antimicrobial peptides is 200–333 mg/kg in the common carp feed. The protease activity of 200 and 400 mg/kg groups were significantly higher than the control and other groups (p < 0.05). The foregut villus height with 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg antimicrobial peptide groups were significantly higher than control group (p < 0.05). The crypt depth of 200 and 400 mg/kg antimicrobial peptide groups were significantly lower than control group (p < 0.05). The ratio of villus height and crypt depth of 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg antimicrobial peptide groups were significantly higher than control group (p < 0.05). The ratio with 600 mg/kg group was significantly lower than the control group (p < 0.05). The IGF‐I gene expression level of 200 mg/kg and 400 mg/kg groups were significantly higher than the control group and 600 mg/kg group (p < 0.05). The IL‐1β gene expression level of 100 mg/kg and 200 mg/kg groups were significantly higher than the control group (p < 0.05). These results indicated up‐regulation of growth and immune related genes in antimicrobial peptides fed common carp. Correlation analysis showed that IGF‐I mRNA and IL‐1β mRNA were positively correlated with SGR. IL‐1β mRNA and FCR were significantly negative correlated. It indicated that growth and immune gene common regulated the growth of the carp under antimicrobial peptides intervention. In conclusion, antimicrobial peptides can improve growth and related genes mRNA expression in the common carp. Further studies using molecular biological technique or immunologic methods are required to conclude that antimicrobial peptides are beneficial in common carp.     

芙蓉鲤鲫(芙蓉鲤♀×红鲫♂)的性腺组织学及繁殖性能研究

采用解剖观察、组织切片及人工催情等方法,研究芙蓉鲤鲫(Cyprinus capiofurong.♀×Carassius auratus red var.♂)的性腺发育及繁殖性能。结果显示:解剖观察,芙蓉鲤鲫性腺发育异常的个体占83.64%,性腺外观基本正常的个体占16.36%。组织学观察,芙蓉鲤鲫性腺可分三类:两性嵌合体占21.13%,其中以精巢为主的16.90%,以卵巢为主的4.23%,它们性腺发育迟缓,在繁殖季节成熟系数也没有明显变化,性腺多为一侧发育或两侧不对称,两种性腺细胞均不能成熟;雌性个体占40.84%,在生殖季节卵巢可发育到第IV时相,但未见其细胞核发生偏移;雄性个体,占38.03%,在生殖季节只能发育到精子细胞阶段,不能产生成熟的精子。经人工催产,芙蓉鲤鲫少部分个体有发情产卵行为但不能正常受精。结果表明芙蓉鲤鲫为两性败育类型。     

鲤trim25多拷贝基因进化和表达调控初探

天然免疫系统是硬骨鱼类抵抗病毒感染的主要防御系统,三重基序(tripartite motif, TRIM)蛋白家族作为天然免疫系统的重要组成部分,参与病毒感染的免疫网络调控,其中,TRIM25已被证实在多种鱼类的免疫反应中发挥重要作用。本研究对鲤(Cyprinus carpio) trim25基因的16个拷贝进行了序列进化分析、共线性分析和功能域结构分析,并比较了各拷贝在组织中的表达和顺式调控位点的差异。序列比对和系统进化分析结果均显示,位于鲤11和12号染色上、结构完整的TRIM25的2个拷贝与金线鲃(Sinocyclocheilus grahami)和斑马鱼(Danio rerio)的TRIM25蛋白结构高度相似,与鲤科鱼类以外的其他物种的结构差异较大。基因共线性结果显示,trim25基因上下游基因在不同物种的进化过程中相对保守。鲤TRIM25蛋白的结构分析显示,在鲤TRIM25的16个拷贝中,有6个拷贝具有完整功能结构域,其中,各有5个拷贝在鲤的肝与脑组织中高表达。在构建的表达数量性状基因座(eQTL)调控网络中,在肝和脑组织中分别筛选到5个和17个顺式调控trim25基因表达的单核苷酸多态性(SNP)位点。本研究对鲤trim25基因多个拷贝的序列差异进行了比较,并对鲤与其他物种TRIM25的序列、进化关系和共线性相似度进行了比较,揭示了鲤trim25各拷贝间的结构多样性和在组织中的表达情况,筛选出了可能调控trim25基因表达的SNP位点,为今后研究鲤TRIM25相关的调控和抗病研究提供了理论依据。     

Incorporation of Maize Gluten in Supplementary Feed and its Impact on Growth and Flesh Quality of Some Carps

Maize gluten (a byproduct from the starch industry) was used at four different levels (5, 10, 15 and 20% w/w) replacing the fish meal, a component of supplementary diet, under a semi-intensive culture system. The impact of different diets on the physico-chemical parameters of water, growth and flesh quality of catla, Catla catla; rohu, Labeo rohita; and mrigal, Cirrhina mrigala was studied. Growth in terms of body weight gain was highest when fed a diet having 5% maize gluten (replacing fish meal at 25% level) for all the fish species. However, incorporation of maize gluten at higher levels led to decline in growth, since maize gluten is deficient in essential amino acids like methionine, lysine and threonine, etc. The flesh quality in terms of total protein, total lipid, total sugar, moisture and total ash was also determined at the termination of the experiment to see whether there was any significant variation with the incorporation of maize gluten or not.     

苏云金芽孢杆菌对黄河鲤血液免疫效果研究

研究了苏云金芽孢杆菌对黄河鲤血液免疫应答的影响.将苏云金芽孢杆菌按1.0×10~(11)、3.0×10~(11)、5.0×10~(11) cfu/kg 3个浓度添加在鱼用全价颗粒饲料中,投喂经嗜水气单胞菌疫苗免疫组(A_0～A_3)和未免疫组(B_0～B_3)黄河鲤,分别于0、15、30、40 d时检测各组黄河鲤白细胞吞噬活性、血清溶菌酶活性以及血清凝集抗体效价,并进行攻毒试验.结果表明:添加苏云金芽孢杆菌可使黄河鲤血液中白细胞吞噬活性和血清溶菌酶活性显著提高.添加组与对照组差异显著(P<0.05),添加浓度越高,血液白细胞活性和溶菌酶活性越强.免疫组与未免疫组白细胞吞噬活性差异不显著(P>0.05),而溶菌酶活性差异显著(P<0.05).在停止投喂后10 d,白细胞活性、血清溶菌酶活性逐渐下降,但差异不显著(P>0.05).添加苏云金芽孢杆菌还可提高黄河鲤的凝集抗体效价及攻毒后的存活率,其中,当菌株添加浓度为5.0×10~(11) cfu/kg时,受免疫的黄河鲤免疫保护率最高.即投喂苏云金芽孢杆菌对黄河鲤血液免疫应答有明显促进作用.     

鲤IGF-Ⅰ基因2个高度多态微卫星位点的鉴定及其与生长相关性状的关联分析

利用PCR结合测序方法,在鲤(Cyprinus carpio)类胰岛素生长因子-Ⅰ(insulin-like growth factor-Ⅰ,IGF-Ⅰ)基因内含子1和内含子2中各鉴定1个微卫星多态性位点,分别命名为intron1189和intron2310,这两个位点均以4碱基为重复单元.以黑龙江鲤(Cyprinus cario haematopterus,YL)(n=263)、德国镜鲤选育系(Cyprinus carpio L.mirror,JL)(n=229),及荷包红鲤抗寒品系(Cyprinus carpio var.wuyuanensis,HL)(n=255)为研究对象,评估了这两个位点不同基因型(频率＞3％)与鲤4个生长时段(135 d、325 d、335 d和445 d)生长表型的关联.结果显示,2个位点在3个鲤群体中均表现为高度多态(PIC＞0.5).intron1189位点多态性主要对YL的135 d、325 d体长和325 d、385 d体质量有显著影响(P＜0.05),而intron2 310位点多态性对JL各检测时段的体长和体质量均有显著影响(P＜0.05).对不同基因型个体的体长和体质量性状进行多重比较,结果显示,在intron 1189位点,185/229基因型YL的135 d、325 d体长和325 d、385 d体质量最低,而205/221基因型YL的135 d、325 d体长和325 d体质量最高.在mtron2310位点,290/350基因型JL在各检测时段的体长及135 d、325 d、385 d体质量最低,而318/350基因型JL的135 d、325 d、385 d体长和体质量均为最高.上述结果表明,鲤IGF-Ⅰ基因内含子中的这两个高度多态微卫星位点潜在影响鲤的生长性能.     

“全红”体色瓯江彩鲤MHC-DAB基因多态性及其与鱼体抗病力关系的分析

利用一对特异性引物DABF和DABR,分别从21尾感病和16尾抗病“全红”体色瓯江彩鲤的cDNA中,扩增出长度为624 bp的MHC-DAB基因片段。共测序185个有效克隆,获得76个不同的核苷酸序列。MHC-DAB基因片段包括第1~4外显子,分别编码信号肽、β1和β2结构域及跨膜区。长度为276 bp的β1结构域有144个核苷酸变异位点(52.17%)和70个氨基酸变异位点(76.07%),而长度为282 bp的β2结构域只有98个核苷酸变异位点(34.75%)和50个氨基酸变异位点(53.19%),显示β1结构域的变异要明显大于β2结构域。在β1结构域的24个抗原结合位点(PBR)上,有23个发生了变异。β1结构域的PBR、非抗原结合位点(non-PBR)及β2结构域的ω值(ω=d_N/d_S)分别为1.367、0.886和0.754,表明“全红”体色瓯江彩鲤MHC-DAB基因(特别是β1结构域)在进化过程中受到正向选择作用。在所得的20个不同的等位基因中,基因DAB3*15在抗病群体中出现的频率(13.75%)显著高于感病群体中出现的频率(3.81%)(P<0.05);基因DAB3*09和DAB3*10的出现频率都为3.75%(P<0.05),仅存在于抗病群体中;而基因DAB3*02和DAB3*14的出现频率分别为7.62%(P<0.05)和8.57%(P<0.01),仅存在于感病群体中。     

Application of Azotobacter enhances pond productivity and fish biomass in still water ponds

Two strains (derepressed-nitrogen fixing, Mac-27 and phosphate solubilizing, PS-21) of Azotobacter chroococcum were inoculated in fish culture ponds, singly and in combination with inorganic fertilizers (urea, single superphosphate–SSP). Physico-chemical parameters of pond waters, plankton production and fish biomass were studied. Inoculation of A. chroococcum (Mac-27) enhanced nitrogenase activity and rate of nitrogen fixation. A slight reduction in nitrogen fixation and nitrogenase activity was noticed when urea at 96 kg ha–1 y–1 was mixed with the biofertilizer (Mac-27). Inoculation of PS-21 enhanced phosphate solubilization, but Kjeldahl-nitrogen concentration values remained low in comparison with controls. On the other hand, inoculation of Azotobacter (either strain) enhanced the accumulation of ammonium-N, nitrite-N and nitrate-N. A significant (p < 0.05) reduction in dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration also took place when Azotobacter (both Mac-27 and PS-21) was inoculated in fish ponds. However, when used along with inorganic fertilizers, the reduction was not significant. The pH values were only slightly lowered when the phosphate-solubilizing strain (PS-21) of Azotobacter was inoculated. Inoculation of biofertilizer enhanced plankton production, net primary productivity and fish biomass. However, highest values in most of these parameters were noticed only in ponds that were treated with the higher doses of inorganic fertilizers (urea 192 kg and SSP 1500 kg ha–1 y–1). © Rapid Science Ltd. 1998     

鲤抗寒性状的RAPD标记转化为SCAR标记的研究

以黑龙江鲤Cyprinus carpio haematopterus、荷包红鲤抗寒品系、荷包红鲤Cyprinus carpio var.、柏氏鲤Cyprinus pellegnini pellegnini以及荷包红鲤抗寒品系(父本)与柏氏鲤(母本)杂交F2的DNA样品为材料,用300个随机引物对其进行PCR扩增,获得2个与鲤抗寒性状相关的分子标记AL04986和AR02788。回收、纯化这两个RAPD标记,连接到pMD18-T载体中,转化DH5α大肠杆菌感受态细胞,并对插入片段进行测序。根据测序结果,设计了3对SCAR引物SCAL04L/SCAL04R1、SCAL04L/SCAL04R2和SCAR02L/SCAR02R,其中SCAR02L/SCAR02R这对引物可以成功的反映出杂交F2两个群体在抗寒能力上的差异,适宜的退火温度为57℃,将此标记命名为SCAR02788。根据AL04986的测序结果设计的两对SCAR引物并没有反映出这种差异。SCAR02L/SCAR02R标记可以用作鲤抗寒基因分子辅助选择的依据。