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1. A comparative study of growth and feed utilization efficiency of sex-reversed diploid and triploid Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus L

Author:
Pechsiri, J.; Yakupitiyage, A.
Source:
Aquaculture research 2005 v.36 no.1 pp. 45-51
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
Oreochromis niloticus; tilapia (common name); freshwater fish; diploidy; triploidy; feed conversion; animal growth; mortality; body weight; body composition; carcass characteristics; fish culture; freshwater aquaculture; Thailand
Abstract:
... Growth performance, survival and feed utilization of diploid (2n) and triploid (3n) sex-reversed male and female Nile tilapia were evaluated at maintenance feeding (1% body weight (BW) day(-1)), fixed feeding (3% BW day(-1)) and apparent satiation feeding levels in a freshwater recirculation system comprised of thirty-six l-m3 concrete tanks at the Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand. ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01182.x

2. Effects of animal-plant protein ratio in extruded and expanded diets on nitrogen and energy budgets of juvenile Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis Wiegmann)

Author:
Jia, Y.; Yang, Z.; Hao, Y.; Gao, Y.
Source:
Aquaculture research 2005 v.36 no.1 pp. 61-68
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
Trionychidae; turtles; turtle culture; energy content; nitrogen content; feeds; feed composition; crude protein; animal source protein; plant source protein; dietary fat; digestibility
Abstract:
... In this study, we investigated the effects of animal-plant protein ratio in extruded and expanded diets on nutrient digestibility, nitrogen and energy budgets of juvenile soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis). Four extruded and expanded feeds (diets 1-4) were formulated with different animal-plant protein ratios (diet 1, 1.50:1; diet 2, 2.95:1; diet 3, 4.92:1; diet 4, 7.29:1). The apparent dig ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01184.x

3. Genetic changes during mass selection for growth in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.), assessed by microsatellites

Author:
Romana-Eguia, M.R.R.; Ikeda, M.; Basiao, Z.U.; Taniguchi, N.
Source:
Aquaculture research 2005 v.36 no.1 pp. 69-78
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
Oreochromis niloticus; tilapia (common name); freshwater fish; animal genetics; genetic variation; microsatellite repeats; animal growth; fish culture; freshwater aquaculture
Abstract:
... Two control (C1 or first control generation, and C4 or fourth control generation) and three selected (S1 or first selected generation, S2 or second selected generation, S4 or fourth selected generation) stocks of Chitralada Nile tilapia were analysed for microsatellite variation to determine the effect of size-specific mass selection on genetic variability. Genetic variation based on five microsat ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01185.x

4. Larvae and juvenile production of the leopard grouper, Mycteroperca rosacea (Streets, 1877)

Author:
Gracia-Lopez, V.; Kiewek-Martinez, M.; Maldonado-Garcia, M.; Monsalvo-Spencer, P.; Portillo-Clark, G.; Civera-Cerecedo, R.; Linares-Aranda, M.; Robles-Mungaray, M.; Mazon-Suastegui, J.M.
Source:
Aquaculture research 2005 v.36 no.1 pp. 110-112
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
Serranidae; grouper; marine fish; fish larvae; animal growth; feed conversion; body weight; fish feeding; Artemia; live feeds; phytoplankton; Argopecten ventricosus; scallops; fish culture; mariculture
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01186.x

5. Stress-related physiological responses to handling in common dentex (Dentex dentex Linnaeus, 1758). [Erratum: 2005 Apr. 20, v. 36, no. 6, p. 620.]

Author:
Morales, A.E.; Cardenete, G.; Abellan, E.; Garcia-Rejon, L.
Source:
Aquaculture research 2005 v.36 no.1 pp. 33-40
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
fish culture; marine fish; liver; Dentex dentex; alanine transaminase; glycogen; fructose-bisphosphatase; hematocrit; hemoglobin; blood glucose; netting; mariculture; amino acids; physiological response; fish nets; blood plasma; animal handling; stress tolerance
Abstract:
... The effects of handling on haematocrit, haemoglobin, plasma glucose, lactate and total amino acids, liver glycogen and hepatic activity of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase) and alanine aminotransferase (AAT) were investigated in common dentex (Dentex dentex Linnaeus, 1758). A total of 42 fish (50-g weight) were subjected to handling (netting and shaking in the air for 45 s). Six fish were sampl ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01180.x

6. The effects of dietary protein and lipid on growth and body composition of juvenile and sub-adult red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus (Poey, 1860)

Author:
Miller, C.L.; Davis, D.A.; Phelps, R.P.
Source:
Aquaculture research 2005 v.36 no.1 pp. 52-60
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
Lutjanus campechanus; marine fish; physiological response; animal growth; body composition; feeds; feed composition; dietary protein; dietary fat; feed conversion; fish feeding; fish culture; mariculture
Abstract:
... To allow for the initial identification of practical diet formulations for red snapper culture, the present study was conducted to evaluate the effects of feeding varying levels of dietary protein and lipid on growth and body composition of juvenile and sub-adult red snapper. Twelve diets were formulated to contain varying levels of dietary protein and lipid. In trial 1, juvenile red snapper (init ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01183.x

7. The relation between age at first maturity and growth in Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) reared at four different light regimes

Author:
Imsland, A.K.; Jonassen, T.M.
Source:
Aquaculture research 2005 v.36 no.1 pp. 1-7
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
Hippoglossus hippoglossus; marine fish; animal age; animal growth; maturity stage; sexual dimorphism; fish culture; mariculture; photoperiod
Abstract:
... The effect of extended photoperiods on growth and age at first maturity was investigated in 166 (79 females and 87 males) individually tagged Atlantic halibut. The halibut were reared at 11 degrees C on four different light regimes from 10 February to 6 July 1996: simulated natural photoperiod, (LDN), continuous light (LD24:0), constant 8 h light and 16 h darkness (LD8:16) and LD8:16 switched to c ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01173.x

8. A shortcut method for sexing juvenile European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax L

Author:
Menu, B.; Peruzzi, S.; Vergnet, A.; Vidal, M.O.; Chatain, B.
Source:
Aquaculture research 2005 v.36 no.1 pp. 41-44
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
fish culture; marine fish; Dicentrarchus labrax; histology; mariculture; sex determination analysis; gonads; bass
Abstract:
... The objective of this study was to develop a rapid and effective method of sexing juvenile sea bass with minimum labour and material. To this end, the gonad squash mount technique was applied along with macroscopic techniques for sexing a large number of experimental fish at the age of 215-275 days post fertilization (p.f.). At this age, 90% of the 3894 fish could be unambiguously sexed by macrosc ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01181.x

9. Effects of ammonia and nitrite on survival, growth and moulting in juvenile tiger crab, Orithyia sinica (Linnaeus)

Author:
Koo, J.G.; Kim, S.G.; Jee, J.H.; Kim, J.M.; Bai, S.C.; Kang, J.C.
Source:
Aquaculture research 2005 v.36 no.1 pp. 79-85
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
crabs; mortality; animal growth; molting; ammonia; nitrites; crab culture; water quality
Abstract:
... The effects of ammonia and nitrite on survival, growth and moulting were investigated in juvenile tiger crab, Orithyia sinica (carapace length 3.91 +/- 0.15 mm, carapace width 3.84 +/- 0.23 mm, n = 440), after 30 days exposure to ammonia-N (0, 20, 50, 100 and 150 mg L(-1)) and nitrite-N (0, 50, 100, 150, 200 and 250 mg L(-1)) using a continuous flow system. Survival rates of tiger crab exposed to ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01187.x

10. Effects of food availability on feeding and growth of cultivated juvenile Babylonia formosae habei (Altena & Gittenberger 1981)

Author:
Chen, Y.; Ke, C.H.; Zhou, S.Q.; Li, F.X.
Source:
Aquaculture research 2005 v.36 no.1 pp. 94-99
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
Gastropoda; mortality; animal growth; energy content; body protein; protein content; body fat; lipid content; feeding behavior; feeds; mariculture
Abstract:
... Juveniles of the scavenging gastropod Babylonia formosae habei (Altena & Gittenberger 1981) were kept at different ration levels in the laboratory for 30 days. Feeding behaviour and growth performance of the juveniles in relation to food availability were studied. Babylonia formosae habei juveniles were exposed to one of the four ration levels with food provided once either every 1, 2, 5 or 10 day ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01189.x

11. Fitting growth with the von Bertalanffy growth function: a comparison of three approaches of multivariate analysis of fish growth in aquaculture experiments

Author:
Graaf, G. de; Prein, M.
Source:
Aquaculture research 2005 v.36 no.1 pp. 100-109
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
Oreochromis niloticus; freshwater fish; animal growth; multivariate analysis; mathematical models; fish culture; freshwater aquaculture
Abstract:
... Three approaches for multivariate analysis of fish growth in aquaculture experiments with Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus niloticus L.) based on the von Bertalanffy growth curve are presented and compared. The approaches are: an extended Gulland-and-Holt (GH) plot, a forced extended GH plot and a multilinear regression analysis for the growth parameter K. All three models provide valuable insi ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01191.x

12. Investigations of physiological and pathological levels of total plasma protein in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum)

Author:
Rehulka, J.; Minarik, B.; Adamec, V.; Rehulkova, E.
Source:
Aquaculture research 2005 v.36 no.1 pp. 22-32
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
fish farms; Oncorhynchus mykiss; trout; freshwater fish; diadromous fish; blood plasma; blood proteins; protein content; gender differences; calcium; alanine transaminase; aspartate transaminase; fish culture; freshwater aquaculture; raceways; fish cages; water quality; quantitative analysis; tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin; Viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus; fish diseases; viral diseases of animals and humans; Czech Republic
Abstract:
... This study was aimed at construction of reference (physiological) value intervals determined by lower 2.5% and upper 97.5% quantiles for total plasma protein (TPP) in farmed rainbow trout. Oncorhychus mykiss (Kamloops strain), aged 10-12 months (n = 755). Total plasma protein in male trout from raceway culture was found to be significantly greater (38-58.3 g L(-1)) relative to females (31-51.5 g L ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01177.x

13. Nitrogen budget and fluxes in Colossoma macropomum ponds

Author:
Jimenez-Montealegre, R.; Avnimelech, Y.; Verreth, J.A.J.; Verdegem, M.C.J.
Source:
Aquaculture research 2005 v.36 no.1 pp. 8-15
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
Characiformes; freshwater fish; animal tissues; nitrogen content; nitrogen; fish ponds; sediments; organic matter; degradation; hydrochemistry; fish culture; freshwater aquaculture
Abstract:
... This study quantified the accumulation of nitrogen (N) in the water column, sediments, fish and seepage water during a production cycle of Colossoma macropomum. By combining estimates of the deposition rates of uneaten feed, faeces and dead phytoplankton with measurements of N accumulation in the sediment, the rate of decomposition of organic matter in the sediment was estimated. The first-order r ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01174.x

14. Standardization of photometric measurement of sperm concentration from diploid and tetraploid Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg)

Author:
Dong, Q.; Eudeline, B.; Huang, C.; Tiersch, T.R.
Source:
Aquaculture research 2005 v.36 no.1 pp. 86-93
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
Crassostrea gigas; oysters; diploidy; tetraploidy; spermatozoa; cryopreservation; spectral analysis; oyster culture
Abstract:
... To provide necessary standardization of procedures for cryopreservation of sperm, a spectrophotomeric method was developed to determine the sperm concentration of diploid and tetraploid Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas. Wavelengths of 380, 550, 581 and 780 nm were compared, and 550 and 581 nm were found to be the most sensitive and reliable. A linear relationship between sperm concentration and ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01188.x

15. The effect of feeding the leucine metabolite beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) on cell-mediated immunity and protection against Yersinia ruckeri in pikeperch (Sander lucioperca)

Author:
Siwicki, A.K.; Zakes, Z.; Fuller, J.C. Jr.; Nissen, S.; Trapkowska, S.; Glabski, E.; Kazun, K.; Kowalska, A.; Terech-Majewska, E.
Source:
Aquaculture research 2005 v.36 no.1 pp. 16-21
ISSN:
1355-557X
Subject:
Sander lucioperca; perch; freshwater fish; fish feeding; feed supplements; butyrates; cell-mediated immunity; phagocytes; phagocytosis; lymphocytes; bacterial infections; fish diseases; disease prevention; Yersinia ruckeri; animal pathogenic bacteria; leucine; metabolites; freshwater aquaculture; fish culture
Abstract:
... The present study examined the influence of leucine metabolite beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB), a natural product HMB, on nonspecific cell-mediated defence mechanisms and protection against enteric redmouth disease (ERM) in pikeperch (Sander lucioperca). beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate was fed in a pelletted ration at 50 mg kg(-1) of the feed for 8 weeks. The phagocytic ability and potenti ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-2109.2004.01176.x