Research on abalone (Haliotis midae L.) cultivation in South Africa

Although abalone fisheries in South Africa have existed since 1949, cultivation started by successful spawning of captured specimens in 1981 to produce spat and juveniles. Twelve abalone farms, with an estimated investment of US$12 million, have since been established on the coast of South Africa, with a projected production of 500–800 tons. While Haliotis midae could reach a maximum size of about 200 mm shell length at an age of over 30 years in the wild, farm production is concentrating on an average size of 100 mm after 5 years. Growth rates of 0.08–4.5% body weight day ^?1 for abalone of 10–17 mm shell length have been found under stimulated farming conditions on formulated diets, while the corresponding feed conversion ratio (FCR) was 0.9–2.4. Growth rate, FCR and protein efficiency ratio decline at water temperatures above 20 °C. Anaesthetics, for example magnesium sulphate, are used to prevent injury during removal from tanks. Prostrate diatoms, such as Cocconeis sublittoralis (Hendey), Amphora proteoides (Hustedt) and Achnanthes brevipes (Agardh) are preferred after the larval stage (5–7 days, depending on temperature) are finished. South Africa abalone growers prefer formulated feeds in pellet form, which is convenience and cost favourable to farm operations and management. Although fish meal has been found to be the most suitable protein source for inclusion in formulated diets, plant proteins such as soy bean meal, cottonseed meal and sunflower meal presented good growth and apparent protein digestibility. The parasite sabellid polychaete, Terebrasabella heterouncinata, recently named by Australian and American researchers, is indigenous to a variety of South African intertidal molluscs and impedes growth by causing irritation beneath the mantle in abalone. Prevention to some degree is possible by high standards of hygiene and husbandry of abalone in the tanks, but new techniques to control large infestations now include ultrasound. In spite of a reputation for toughness, abalone meat frozen immediately after shucking is tender relative to red meat. The success of abalone farming in South Africa has been as a result of a high degree of cooperation between the private sector and government‐backed research institutions, and it is anticipated that this collaboration will continue.     

Effect of casein substitution with fishmeal, soybean meal and crustacean meal in the diet of the abalone Haliotis discus hannai Ino

The effect of dietary substitution of casein with fishmeal, soybean meal and crustacean meal on the growth of the abalone Haliotis discus hannai Ino was determined. A 350 g casein per kilogram diet was included into the CS diet. The whole casein was then substituted by: (1) 300 g fishmeal and 200 g soybean meal per kilogram diet (FS), (2) 200 g fishmeal, 200 g soybean meal and 130 g krill meal per kilogram diet (FSK), (3) 200 g fishmeal, 200 g soybean meal and 280 g red crab meal per kilogram diet (FSC) or (4) 200 g fishmeal, 200 g soybean meal and 130 g shrimp head meal per kilogram diet (FSS). In addition, a 50‐g by‐product of green tea per kilogram diet was included in the FS diet to form the FSG diet. Sea tangle (ST)diet was supplied to abalone as a control feed. Weight gain, final shell length and final shell width of abalone fed with the various substitution feeds (FS, FSK, FSC, FSS and FSG) were not different from those obtained with the CS diet. All the formulated feeds, however, produced higher weight gain and final shell width values than the ST diet. The results of this study show that casein can be replaced with a combination of fishmeal, soybean meal, krill meal, crab meal and/or shrimp head meal in the diet without a retardation of growth of abalone.     

Ability of salmon growth hormone to accelerate somatic growth of juvenil abalone Haliotis discus hannai

ABSTRACT:   The ability of salmon growth hormone (sGH) to accelerate the somatic growth of juvenile abalone Haliotis discus hannai by immersion was examined. After immersion for one hour into a sGH-rich solution at a concentration of 30 mg/L, the sGH immunoreactivity in the body fluid of abalone was maximal after one day, and levels were still detectable at two days. No immunoreactivity was observed in the control group. Following immersion for one hour at one or two-week intervals for 120 weeks into the sGH-rich solution at 30 mg/L, the sGH-immersed abalone exhibited a significant increase in shell length and body weight. On the other hand, abalone immersed into a salmon prolactin (sPRL)-rich solution at 30 mg/L for one hour showed a lower increase in both shell length and body weight than the sGH-immersed abalone. No increases in shell length and body weight were observed in either the bovine serum albumin-immersed abalone or untreated controls. These results provide evidence that sGH can be transported from ambient water into the circulatory system of abalone, and can subsequently improve the somatic growth of juveniles.     

模型礁对幼鲍、幼海胆行为的影响

在水温为(18±0.5)℃、盐度为34.3、pH为8.3的养殖条件下,通过观测试验水槽内幼鲍Haliotis和幼海胆Hem icentrotus pulcherrimus在无模型礁和有模型礁状况下的行为反应,探讨了适合幼鲍、幼海胆栖息的模型礁的结构与形状,并统计分析了4种不同结构的PVC模型礁对幼鲍、幼海胆的聚集率。结果表明:模型礁对水槽内幼鲍、幼海胆的分布均有影响,对幼鲍和幼海胆均有聚集作用,Ⅰ型和Ⅳ型模型礁对幼鲍的聚集效果较好,最高聚集率可达60%和53%;Ⅰ型模型礁对幼海胆的聚集效果较好,最高聚集率可达53%。     

日本西氏鲍与皱纹盘鲍杂交试验初报

2005年在福建省平潭县对日本西氏鲍(H a liotis siebold ii)与皱纹盘鲍(H a liotis d iscus hanna i)进行了杂交试验。结果表明,皱纹盘鲍♀×西氏鲍♂和西氏鲍♀×皱纹盘鲍♂的受精率分别为14.5%和13.8%,西氏鲍和皱纹盘鲍自交的受精率分别为80.5%和75.3%。杂交鲍成活率高、生长速度和越冬成活率均略低于日本西氏鲍,而明显高于皱纹盘鲍,显示出了良好的生产性状和一定的杂种优势。     

铅、镉、汞对皱纹盘鲍幼鲍的急性毒性试验

在水温１４￣１６℃的条件下,分别用铅、汞、镉溶液对皱纹盘鲍幼鲍（６月龄）进行急性毒性试验。结果表明：毒性大小依次为汞〉镉〉铅。汞对幼鲍２４,４８,９６ｈ的ＬＣ５０（半致死浓度）分别为０．２８２,０．１６４,０．１２３ｍｇ／Ｌ。镉对幼鲍２４,４８,９６ｈ的ＬＣ５０分别为８．６８,７．１０,４．６０ｍｇ／Ｌ。铅浓度达到１０ｍｇ／Ｌ时,水中出现沉淀,幼鲍９６ｈ无死亡现象。幼鲍对汞中毒和镉中毒的反应现象不     

机器学习在近红外光谱法判别鲍鱼品种研究中的应用

为解决市场上鲍鱼产品缺乏科学分类方法的问题,利用近红外光谱分析技术结合机器学习方法对鲍鱼快速分类进行研究,使用MicroNIRTM1700便携式近红外光谱仪采集3种鲍鱼,即绿盘鲍(25只)、红壳鲍(31只)、皱纹盘鲍(35只)的光谱数据,采用CART算法建立鲍鱼分类决策树模型,以模型对测试集样本的预测准确率衡量决策树模型优劣,分裂策略为在每个节点处选择Gini不纯度最大的方式进行分裂,通过交叉验证控制决策树深度。结果表明,对训练集180条光谱建立模型,采用5折交叉验证,模型准确率为90.00%,对测试集93条光谱的预测准确率为90.32%。本研究方法可以很好地区分绿盘鲍、红壳鲍和皱纹盘鲍,满足鲍鱼现场快速分类的需求。     

杂色鲍原代细胞培养方法的优化及其在基因功能研究中的应用

优化了杂色鲍原代细胞的培养条件,并利用原代细胞进行了RNAi和外源基因表达。结果表明,较高的渗透压对血淋巴细胞培养起重要作用,淋巴细胞分离液分离血淋巴细胞更利于其生长。原代细胞培养至第5天,在细胞培养液中添加50μg My D88 dsRNA,能够显著降低My D88 mRNA的表达。p EGFP-N1转染培养5 d的鳃细胞,5 d后可以检测到绿色荧光。该研究表明可以成功培养杂色鲍血和鳃原代细胞,并且利用原代细胞可以进行功能基因表达量调低或调研究,为功能基因注释提供了便利条件。