Ontogeny of the digestive system in hatchery produced Beluga (Huso huso Linnaeus, 1758); a comparative study between Beluga and genus Acipenser

The study on histological characteristics of the digestive system of Beluga (Huso huso) was conducted from hatching until 50 days posthatching at 16.5 °C. Development of the digestive system in this species followed the general pattern described for other Acipenserids, although there were differences in the timing of organ development among species. At hatching, the mouth was opened and digestive system was represented by a gastric cavity filled with yolk and lined by endodermal cells, and a partially differentiated hindgut. Gastric glands started to differentiate at 46.5 degree‐ days posthatching (ddph), the earliest appearance time among sturgeon fishes studied to date. At the onset of exogenous feeding (144.9 ddph), yolk sac reserves were not completely depleted in the stomach, suggesting a period of mixed nutrition. The complete development of the digestive system was not accomplished until 235.2 ddph when it showed all histomorphological features typical of juvenile specimens. According to histological results, it seems advisable to start co‐feeding H.huso larvae with inert diets at the onset of exogenous feeding, because exocrine pancreas and glandular stomach are fully differentiated, although the complete substitution of live prey by inert feed is not recommended until 235 ddph.     

养殖条件下施氏鲟（♂）X达氏鳇（♀）杂交后代的生长特性

2008年～2011年研究了人工养殖条件下的施氏鲟Acipenserschrenckii（6）×达氏鳇Husodauncus（早）杂交后代（f谷称大杂交）的生长特性。结果表明：1～7龄大杂交体长、体重相对增长率及生长指标随年龄的增长而逐渐下降,呈“异速生长一等速生长一异速生长”的变化趋势。不同年龄大杂交的体长与体重均呈幂指数关系,R2值变幅为0．95～0．99。其中,1-3龄大杂交a值〉3,呈强异速生长。此后随年龄的增加,异速生长减弱,发育趋向均匀。5龄时a值为2．94接近3,7龄a值为2．63〈3。大杂交肥满度随年龄增加而增大,其与体重的相关性（R2＝0．94）高于与体长的相关性。采用7种生长方程对不同年龄大杂交的体长生长和体重生长进行拟合,其中Gompertz、Quadratic、VBGF和Cubic4种生长方程式对大杂交体长生长的拟合效果较好,除Cubic生长方程外,其它6种生长方程对其体重生长的拟合度均较低。7种生长模型中,均以Cubic生长方程对大杂交的体长生长和体重生长的拟合R2值最大,RSS值最小,说明Cubic生长方程对不同年龄大杂交的生长具有最好的拟合效果,拐点体重、体长和年龄分别为28．53kg、82．11cm和4．22龄。     

Fine tuning of feeding practices for hatchery produced Persian sturgeon,Acipenser persicus and Beluga sturgeon,Huso huso

In this work, we investigated the effects of various feeding treatments on the survival and growth of Huso huso and Acipenser persicus larvae during a 20‐day culture period. Three replicate groups (250 fish/replicate) of first‐feeding larvae were fed according to four main feeding regimes: (1) live food (live nauplii of brine shrimp Artemia urmiana); (2) indirect transition (5–7 days live food followed by gradual transition to formulated diet); (3) direct transition (using different combinations of live and formulated diet from the start feeding onwards); and (4) formulated feed (FD) from the start of feeding. In H. huso larvae, combining live food and manufactured diets (co‐feeding) from the first feeding stage onwards (direct transition) resulted in significantly higher weight gain than the other regimes. Survival was significantly higher in H. huso larvae fed solely live food or the direct transition regimes compared with indirect transition and FD. In A. persicus larvae, growth and survival were higher in the indirect transition feeding regime than in the other regimes. On the basis of the results of this study, we recommend co‐feeding of H. huso immediately from the commencement of exogenous feeding, but co‐feeding of A. persicus should start 7 days after prior feeding with live food.     

不同投饲率对达氏鳇幼鱼生长及体成分的影响

选取同一种饲料,设1.0％、1.5％、2.0％、2.5％、3.0％、3.5％和4.0％七个投饲率水平,在溶氧为7.8 mg· L-1、水温13℃～18℃的流水养殖条件下,对体重99.21～385.92 g达氏鳇进行为期75 d的生长试验,结果表明,随着投饵率投饲率的增加,达氏鳇的相对增重率、特定生长率先升高后降低,2....     

达氏鳇肌肉组织转录组测序和功能分析

为发掘达氏鳇的功能基因,采用新一代高通量测序技术对达氏鳇肌肉组织转录组进行测序。结果获得原始数据14 447 211 200 bp,拼接获得了55 531条单基因序列(unigene),长度范围300~32 613 bp,平均长度941 bp。利用生物信息学方法对unigene进行了非冗余蛋白质数据库(Nr)相似搜索,此外还进行了GO的功能注释和KEGG代谢通路分析。结果一共有20 735条unigene(37.34%)与Nr数据库中的己知基因同源;根据GO功能可分为生物过程、细胞组分和分子功能3大类56分支;依据KEGG代谢通路分析可以分成290类。     

Digestibility of selected feedstuffs in subadult Caspian great sturgeon,Huso huso using settlement faecal collection and stripping methods

Apparent crude protein (ADC_CP), crude fat (ADC_CF) and gross energy (ADC_GE) digestibility coefficients of several typical and novel feedstuffs were determined to be employed in the formulated diets of subadult beluga (17.70 ± 0.234 kg) diets via two faecal collection methods of settlement (SFCM) and stripping (StM). The tested feedstuffs included three fish meals, three terrestrial animal by‐products, three plant protein concentrates, nine high‐protein plant meals and three low plant protein meals. ADC_CP values varied in different fish meals ranging from 89.5% for Mexican sardine meal to 93.2% for anchovy meal with SFCM. ADC_CP values for plant protein concentrates ranged from 82.8% for wheat gluten meal to 92% for soy protein with SFCM. ADC_CP ranged from 37.2% for whole wheat to 75.6% for spirulina meal with SFCM. ADC_GE was lower in low‐protein plant meals (64.1%) in comparison to high‐protein plant meals (70.2%). Fish meals showed the highest ADC_CF values. A significant (P < 0.05) quadratic regression relation (r² = 0.92) was observed among in vivo ADC_CP of five feedstuff classes fed to beluga and in vitro ADC_CP. The differences among ADC values appear to be significantly related to the effects of feedstuffs and therefore diet and faecal collection methods.     

水流对杂交鲟幼鱼游泳行为的影响

在26℃水温下,使用特制的鱼类游泳行为测定装置研究了杂交鲟(Huso duricusGeorgi♂×Acipenser schrenc-kiBrandt♀)幼鱼在0 m/s、0.1 m/s、0.3 m/s、0.5 m/s 4种流速条件下的游泳行为。结果显示:杂交鲟幼鱼随着流速的增加趋流率增大,且在90min内趋流率达到100%所需的时间明显缩短。实过过程中0.3 m/s和0.5 m/s两组摆尾频率都高于0.1 m/s和静水组,但在各个时段内,摆尾频率与趋流率均没有显著的相关。杂交鲟幼鱼的游泳状态明显受到所处流速的影响:0.1 m/s流速下以逆流前进为主,约占时间比例56.3%;0.3 m/s流速下以逆流静止为主,约占时间比例58.1%;0.5 m/s流速下以逆流后退为主,约占时间比例80.7%。在逆流前进和逆流静止两种游泳状态下,杂交鲟幼鱼的游泳速度和摆尾频率呈线性相关。但在逆流后退和顺流而下两种状态下,两者之间却没有显著的相关,且此两种状态下其游泳速度和摆尾频率随流速增加的变化趋势也不一致。     

养殖达氏鳇人工繁殖的初步研究

于2008年4月13—16日,对4尾人工养殖初次性成熟的雌性达氏鳇Huso dauricus进行人工繁殖试验。结果表明:有2尾达氏鳇成功产卵,2尾达氏鳇没有产卵,产卵率为50%;共采集卵19.5 kg,其中对8 kg卵(24万粒)进行授精,受精率为83.3%,孵化率为85.2%,共出鱼苗17.2万尾。通过对没有产卵的2尾达氏鳇解剖发现,达氏鳇卵巢中均有部分不同程度的退化卵。     

达氏鳇谷氨酸脱氢酶基因的克隆及双低菜粕添加对其表达的影响

谷氨酸脱氢酶(glutamate dehydrogenase,GDH)可通过逆催化谷氨酸脱氨参与氨基酸代谢,也可生产合成氨,参与氮代谢。实验克隆得到达氏鳇(Huso dauricus)谷氨酸脱氢酶基因(gdh)的开放阅读框序列。该序列全长为1 635 bp,编码544个氨基酸。氨基酸序列多重比对结果显示达氏鳇GDH与其它脊椎动物的序列一致性较高。进一步的系统进化树分析发现,达氏鳇GDH与两栖类、爬行类及哺乳类聚为一支。组织表达分析结果表明,达氏鳇gdh的mRNA在各组织中都有分布,并且在肠中转录水平最高。随后,采用荧光定量PCR分析了饲料中添加双低菜粕对达氏鳇蛋白质代谢相关基因(gdh、氨肽酶N apN、小肽转运载体pepT1)及应激反应相关的热休克蛋白(hsp 90)基因表达的影响。在肝脏中,不同饲料投喂组gdh和hsp90的转录水平没有显著差异。在肠中,菜粕组gdh及apN基因的转录水平显著高于基础饲料组;菜粕组pepT1基因的转录水平也高于基础饲料组,但是没有显著性差异。以上结果表明,植物蛋白原料菜粕添加可引起达氏鳇肠道中蛋白质代谢水平上升,而不引起鱼体的应激反应。     

史氏鲟和达氏鳇养殖亲鱼群体遗传多样性分析

利用线粒体控制区序列片段(史氏鲟,425bp,达氏鳇,434bp)分析检测了两个养殖场留做后备亲鱼的史氏鲟和达氏鳇的遗传多样性。在所检测的养殖史氏鲟后备亲鱼4个年龄群体共34个体中,发现5个单倍型,共有11个多态位点,占碱基总数的2.6%,无简约信息位点。不同单倍型之间有1～10个变异位点,占碱基总数的0.2%～2.4%。各单倍型之间的遗传距离为0.002～0.024。单倍型多样性Hd=0.768,平均核苷酸差异数k=4.367,核苷酸多样性Pi=0.011。而分别来自2个养殖场的2个达氏鳇养殖群体都是1个群体仅1个单倍型,2个单倍型之间仅有2个碱基差异,遗传距离为0.005,遗传变异极度缺乏。结果提示在利用史氏鲟和达氏鳇后备亲鱼进行繁殖育苗时要充分注意近交的影响。