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Supplementation with optimized multivitamin premix relieves liver steatosis by inhibiting CD36 palmitoylation and regulating intestinal microorganisms in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Luohai Hua, Haokun Liu, Mingze Xin, Zhiwei Zhang, Xucheng Xiao, Dong Han, Xiaoming Zhu, Junyan Jin, Yunxia Yang, Shouqi Xie
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Comparative analysis of gut microbiota and intestinal transcriptomic profile between fast- and slow-growing American eels (Anguilla rostrata) Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-18 Yu Ting Zhang, Jing Huang, Wu Jin, Xueyan Ma, Guohua Lv, Changlin Ye, Jingli Mu, Haibo Wen, Shi Xi Chen
During American eel farming (from glass eels to silver eels), significant individual growth differences were commonly observed even under the same farming conditions. However, the underlying mechanism is not clear. In this study, a batch of glass eels (∼ 0.05 g/ind.) was cultured under the same conditions for 8 months. After farming, the gut microbiota and intestinal transcriptomic profile of the slow-growing
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Assessment of polystyrene microplastics as dietary additives in aquaculture species, Catla catla: Alters growth, feed utilization, nutritional composition, hematology and gut histopathology Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Eram Rashid, Syed Makhdoom Hussain, Pallab K. Sarker, Shafaqat Ali, Bilal Ahamad Paray
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Toxicity and transcriptome sequencing analyses of Acipenser schrenckii under titanium dioxide nanoparticles stress Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Zhou Zhou, Ting Liu, Jie Kong, Sheng Zeng, Junquan Zhu
Increasing utilization of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO-NPs), with a wide range of applications, has resulted in the increased release of the material into the environment. In this study, we combined Illumina short-line RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) and PacBio Iso-sequencing methods to obtain the transcriptome of livers treated with 5.27 (TH), 0.527 (TM), and 0.0527 mg/L (TL) TiO-NPs for 14 days to
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Experimental spat collection of the pearl and rocky shore oysters on ceramic tile substrates Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Mizeque Mafambissa, Susanne Lindegarth, Mats Lindegarth, Adriano Macia
Temporal and spatial variation in oyster larvae settlement is a crucial factor determining the abundance and success of adult populations in their natural environment. The overall understanding of oyster recruitment provides information on site selection and strategies employed for obtaining spats for oyster culture. In this study, spat of and were collected from four selected sites in a sub-tropical
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Effect of light intensity on the survival of European spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas) larvae reared in aquaculture system Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Jean-José Filippi, Rémi Millot, Jérémy Bracconi, Viviana Ligorini, Nicolas Gattacceca, Ambre Crescioni, Jean-Baptiste Ronchi-Perfetti, Mikaël Demolliens, Sally Pugliese, Alban Delmas, Alizée Boussard, Alexandre Vela, Romain Bastien, Vanina Pasqualini, Antoine Aiello
Light plays a crucial role in the growth, development, and survival of aquatic organisms. To evaluate the survival of European spiny lobster () larvae in relation to different light intensities (26, 359, and 910 lux, equivalent to 0.35, 4.74, and 12.29 μmol·m·s, respectively), this study monitored the survival rates of reared spiny lobster from the early instar phyllosoma stages to their metamorphosis
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Aquamimicry improves the growth performance and immunity of black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) in low saline ponds Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Md. Shoebul Islam, Mousumi Das, Koushik Chakroborty, Jong Min Lee, Md. Rabiul Islam, S.M. Rafiquzzaman
Shrimp farming is currently a great challenge because of unexpected diseases and increasing prices of commercial feed. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of the aquamimicry culture technique, based on the application of fermented rice bran as a replacement for commercial feed, on the growth, immunity, and survival rate of black tiger shrimp () reared under natural conditions to address
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Influences of dietary Cu levels on growth performance, muscle development, antioxidant capacity, and inflammatory response of juvenile yellow catfish (Pelteobagrus fulvidraco) Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Xue-Wen Xu, Hong Yang, Xiao-Lei Wei, Nermeen Abu-Elala, Zhi Luo
The experiment was conducted to investigate the influence of dietary CuO nanoparticles (CuO NPs) on growth performance, muscle development, antioxidant capacity, and inflammatory responses of juvenile yellow catfish . The three diets were formulated with CuO NPs addition at 0 (without CuO NPs addition, low-Cu group, control), 9 (middle-Cu group), and 15 (high-Cu group) mg kg diet, respectively, and
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Effects of bile acids supplementation in feed on digestive capacity, antioxidant capacity, lipid metabolism, and intestinal microorganisms in Yellow River carp (Cyprinus carpio) Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Yun Zhao, Chen Wang, Ya-ling Li, Xu-jiao Li, Hong-yong Ding, Ci-ning Liu, Li-mei Zhang, Xiang-shan Ji, Lan-ping Yu, Zhi-wei Qiu, Ling-ding Meng, Qi-bo Huang, Hui Wang
This study investigated the effects of adding bile acids (BA) to the feed on several biological aspects of Yellow River carp (). The experimental design covered four groups, namely, CT, BA1, BA2, and BA3, fed diets containing 0 mL/kg, 0.1 mL/kg, 1.0 mL/kg, and 10.0 mL/kg of BA, respectively, and the Yellow River carp with an initial body weight of 46.13±0.74 g were fed for 28 days. The results revealed
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Dietary supplementation of ornithine improved the growth, immune response and acute NH3 stress tolerance of Pacific white shrimp, Penaeus vannamei Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Kangyuan Qu, Siyuan Xiong, Caiqian Huang, Xiaoxia Jiang, Lixia Tian, Shiwei Xie
Ornithine is an arginine family amino acid and is not incorporated into protein. This study evaluated its role in growth, immune response and acute NH stress tolerance of . Six diets with graded levels (0.6, 0.9, 1.2, 1.5, 1.8, 2.1 g kg) of L-ornithine were formulated, and fed the shrimp for 8 weeks. The growth of shrimp was significantly improved with the dietary ornithine levels increased from 0
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High temperatures alter the patterns of growth and development and cause physiological and biochemical stresses in Chinese cyclina Cyclina sinensis Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Yihua Chen, Guolong Zhou, Xinshu Zheng, Ang Hu, Zeyong Kong, Zhengbing Zhao, Zhiguo Dong
Prolonged high temperature is a critical environmental factor contributing to the mass mortality of clams in summer. We investigated the growth and development of cultured at different temperatures (25, 28, 31, and 34 °C) and their physiological and biochemical responses following a long period of exposure. The mortality rates at 31 °C and 34 °C were significantly higher than at 25 °C and 28 °C after
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Effects of supplementation with crystalline or coated methionine and lysine in low protein diet on growth performance, intestinal health and muscle quality of gibel carp, Carassius auratus gibelio Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Xiaowen Lin, Yingying Du, Clement de Cruz, Jianhua Zhao, Xianping Shao, Qiyou Xu
A 10-week feeding trial was conducted to elucidate the effects of coated amino acids on growth performance, intestinal health, and muscle quality of gibel carp () fed with low protein diet. A total of 450 carps (initial body weight of 15.67 g ± 0.04) were selected and randomly assigned into 6 groups, with each group consisting of three replicates and 25 fish per replicate. Six experimental diets were:
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Temperature regulates Hsdmrt1 and Hsfoxl2 to affect gonadal development of the freshwater mussel Hyriopsis schlegelii Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Qi Zeng, Minghui Zhang, Huimin Qiu, Junhua Wang, Beijuan Hu, Yijiang Hong
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Folic acid improves the growth and immune response of crayfish (Procambius clarkii) by regulating glucose metabolism Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Xiaona Xu, Shuangshuang Ping, Fen Wang, Muhammad Saleem Chang, Guangtong Song
Folic acid (FA) is an essential vitamin for the growth and health of aquatic organisms in the aquaculture industry. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects and potential mechanisms of action of dietary FA on the growth and immune response of red swamp crayfish (). Crayfish ( = 360; 3 tanks of 20 crayfish for each dietary treatment) were fed diets containing different levels of FA (0
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Effects of Clostridium autoethanogenum protein on growth performance, intestine and liver health of turbot Scophthalmus maximus during grow-out phase Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Nan Bai, Qing Li, Shihui Pan, Zezheng Qi, Wanzhen Deng, Min Gu
protein (CAP) is an emerging protein source with several key advantages and it has investigated on juvenile turbot (9.13 g). However, it was indicated that fish growth stage is a decisive factor for CAP performance and the influence of CAP on turbot intestine health has not been reported. Thus, it is worth investigating the effects of CAP on turbot extensively. In the present study, a 67-day feeding
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Replacement of fishmeal by fermented spent coffee ground: Effects on growth performance, feed stability, blood biochemistry, liver, and intestinal morphology of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Nurdiyana Aqilah Roslan, Suniza Anis Mohamad Sukri, Lee Seong Wei, Md Shahjahan, Md Fazle Rohani, Chay Shyan Yea, Muhammad Anamul Kabir, Ajay Guru, Khang Wen Goh, Parashuram Kallem, Zulhisyam Abdul Kari
There has been a consistent interest in the aquaculture industry in the use of plant elements as a substitute for fish meal (FM). The present study aimed to examine the impact of substituting FM with varying proportions of fermented spent coffee grounds (FCG) on the growth performance, feed stability, blood biochemistry, liver, and intestinal histology of African catfish, . Five isonitrogenous diets
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Assessing the potential for seaweed aquaculture in Nova Scotia Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-15 Hannah Kosichek, Julie Reimer, Ramón Filgueira
Growing interest in the seaweed aquaculture industry has focused on the environmental, economic and social benefits it can offer. Outside of Asia, it is a small but emerging industry with the potential to grow and contribute to food security, climate change mitigation and coastal economic development. However, limited understanding of this potential has led to slow and fragmented development of the
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Investigating the impacts of replacing fishmeal with dietary wheat gluten meal on the growth, immunity, and disease resistance of juvenile pearl gentian groupers Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-13 Ray Watson Gyan Dr., Mpwaga Alatwinusa Yohana, Qihui Yang, Beiping Tan, Shuyan Chi, Yuanming Yi
This research was performed to assess the possibility of substituting fishmeal (FM) with wheat gluten meal (WGM) at different levels. WGM in the total diet (%) are as follows; W0 (0%), W10 (10.21%), W12 (12.42%), W14 (14.65%), W16 (16.87%), and W19 (19.1%) as well as its effects on growth, and immunity in juvenile pearl gentian groupers (). A sum of 540 healthy fish (average initial body weight 11
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Dietary effect of powdered herbal seeds on zootechnical performance, hemato-biochemical indices, immunological status, and intestinal microbiota of European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Ahmed M. Ashry, Mahmoud M. Habiba, Abdel-wahab A. Abdel-Warith, Elsayed M. Younis, Simon J. Davies, Mahmoud A. Elnakeeb, Mohamed F. Abdelghany, Ahmed M. El-Zayat, Ahmed M. El-Sebaey
Phyto additives and their bioactive ingredients prove to be effective in enhancing the nutritional content of fish feed. This study aimed to elucidate the impact of incorporating powdered herbal seeds (fennel, fenugreek, and anise) as feed supplements at 5 g / kg of feed on zootechnical performance, entire body chemical composition, hemogram, hepato-renal biomarkers, immune response, and the diversity
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Peptide chain release factor methyltransferase gene hemK regulates multiple bacterial phenotypes and is essential for the pathogenicity of Pseudomonas plecoglossicida Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Youshen Li, Baoyu Zhang, Jianxin Li, Yuanyuan Zhou, Ruoyu Liu, Xinhua Chen
is a major pathogen that causes visceral white nodules disease (VWND), a highly devastating disease, in cultured large yellow croaker (), leading to severe economic losses. Peptide chain release factor methyltransferase in bacteria plays a role in pathogenicity, but its exact function in remains unclear. In this study, a mutant strain (Δ) was constructed by deleting , and the roles of in regulating
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Effects of three tested medicinal plant extracts on growth, immune function and microflora in juvenile largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Rongyan Yue, Wenjing Dong, Zhuandong Feng, Tao Jin, Wenjuan Wang, Yuanfa He, Yongjun Chen, Shimei Lin
This study aimed to explore the effects of three medicinal plant (, , and ) extracts on growth, immune function and microflora of largemouth bass (). Four isonitrogenous and isolipidic diets were formulated: basic feed (control, CON), 0.075% extracts of (PFE), (IVE), or (AAE) feed. Apparently healthy fish (initial body weight of 8.20 ± 0.03 g; total number of 300) were randomly assigned into four groups
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Partial replacement of fish meal by enzymatically hydrolyzed soybean does not adversely impact the growth performance, antioxidant capacity, immunity and intestinal health of the juvenile Eriocheir sinensis Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Qincheng Huang, Yixin Miao, Jiadai Liu, Han Wang, Chuanjie Qin, Xiaodan Wang, Erchao Li, Jianguang Qin, Liqiao Chen
An 8-week experiment was conducted to study the effect of dietary enzymatic hydrolysis of full-fat soybean (ESB) in combination with fish meal (FM) on the growth performance, oxidation resistance, immunity and intestinal health of juvenile Chinese mitten crab . The crabs (0.74±0.01 g) were randomly divided into six groups. Six diets were formulated by replacing 0, 15, 30, 45, 60 and 75% of FM (350 g/kg)
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A blend of microalgae and cyanobacteria produced from industrial waste outputs for the enrichments of Artemia salina: Effects on growth performance, antioxidant status and anomalies rate of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) larvae Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Andrea Bertini, Arianna Marchi, Elisa Benini, Carmen Navarro-Guillén, María J. González, Isabel Medina, Manuel Yúfera, Chrysovalentinos Pousis, Gianluca Ventriglia, Christel Nys, Pier Paolo Gatta, Alessio Bonaldo, Luca Parma
The recent fast development of the microalgae-related biotechnologies has enabled the availability of sustainable and nutrients-rich raw materials to be used as substitution of conventional sources in aquafeed formulation. However the cost of energy of the photobioreactors used to produce these microorganisms still constrained their wider inclusion into aquafeed compounds. By exploiting industrial
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Gender differences in response to 17β-estradiol in zebrafish (Danio rerio): Growth, physiology, and reproduction Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Hamed Abdollahpour, Naghmeh Jafari Pastaki, Bahram Falahatkar
The aim of this study was to find the effects of oral administration of 17β-estradiol (E2) on growth performance, gonadal development, and spawning performance in zebrafish (). For this purpose, fish (57 dph) were fed for 28 days with three treatments, including: 1) 0 mg E2 kg diet (E0); 2) a low dose of E2 (1 mg E2 kg diet, E1); and 3) a high dose of E2 (10 mg E2 kg diet, E10). The growth in males
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Black rockfish(Sebastes schlegelii)nuclear progesterone receptor: Cloning, tissue distribution and potential role in ovoviviparity teleost pregnancy and parturition Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Qingqing Guo, Likang Lyu, Haishen Wen, Yun Li, Chenpeng Zuo, Xiaojie Wang, Xiao Jing, Tianyu Jiang, Jing Yang, Xin Qi
Nuclear progesterone receptor (nPR) is a member of the nuclear receptor family known to play a critical role in gonad development, gametogenesis, and ovulation in vertebrates, and also important in pregnancy maintenance and parturition in mammals. However, its biological functions in ovoviviparity teleosts are less clear. This study aimed to determine the possible role of nPR in fish oogenesis, pregnancy
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Cadmium-induced oxidative stress, histopathology, and transcriptomic changes in the hepatopancreas of Fenneropenaeus merguiensis Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-06 Zhimin Ju, Charles Brighton Ndandala, Yiguo Lei, Vicent Michael Shija, Junliang Luo, Panmei Wang, Chongqing Wen, Huafang Liang
Cadmium (Cd) is a threatening heavy metal pollutant to aquatic organisms. The hepatopancreas plays a crucial role in combating environmental stress and enhancing the immune defense of aquatic species. The exact mechanism behind the damage induced by Cadmium in the hepatopancreas of is unclear. Thus, this study aimed to elucidate the potential mechanisms of Cadmium's impact on the hepatopancreas of
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Bacillus spp. isolated from intestine of Oreochromis mossambicus: Identifying a potential probiotic for tilapia culture Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Pazhamthavalathil Anil Athulya, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, John Thomas
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Effects of sperm concentration on the quality of cryopreserved sperm in Yangtze sturgeon (Acipenser dabryanus) Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Shuang Zhu, Huan Ye, Xin Li, Xinmei Qiao, Wei Xiong, Jia Zhong, Li Shen, Hao Du
The Yangtze sturgeon () is extinct in the wild; however, artificial propagation in captivity under fully controlled conditions has been successful. Sperm cryopreservation is an effective method for germplasm conservation and aquaculture. Sperm concentration affects the quality of cryopreserved spermatozoa. Thus, in this study, we optimized the concentration (0.25 × 10, 0.5 × 10, 1.0 × 10, and 2.0 ×
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Evaluation of a self-cleaning larval rearing tank to improve production of two marine finfish species Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Kevin R. Stuart, Federico Rotman, Mark A. Drawbridge
The goal of this study was to test a commercial scale larval rearing tank with a self-cleaning mechanism to improve larval rearing success for marine fish. Four trials were conducted to compare the performance of a self-cleaning tank (SCT) to a control (CON) larval rearing tank. Two trials were conducted using California yellowtail (CYT; ) and two were conducted using white seabass (WSB; ). Metrics
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The osmoregulatory mechanism in response to hypoosmotic stress and the key role of ABCC1 in osmoregulation in the mud crab, Scylla paramamosain Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Guoling Liang, Xiaosong Jiang, Kangxiang Qin, Yun Hu, Chenxi Che, Yuntao Li, Chunlin Wang, Changkao Mu, Huan Wang
is an important mariculture animal. In the present study, we examined the physiological and biochemical characteristics of juvenile under hypoosmotic stress and further verified the function of ABCC1, a key transport protein in gill tissue. The results showed that Na/K-ATPase, Ca-ATPase, and Na/K/2Cl cotransporter in gill tissues increased first and then decreased. In addition, SOD and CAT activities
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Effect of a long photoperiod on the timing of spawning in the Pacific bluefin tuna, Thunnus orientalis Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Kentaro Higuchi, Toshinori Takashi, Kogen Okita, Takao Hayashida, Mitsuo Nyuji, Koichiro Gen
In this study, we examined the effects of a long photoperiod on the reproduction of Pacific bluefin tuna () in a land-based tank. Three-year-old fish were shifted from a short (10.5 L:13.5D) to long (15 L:9D) photoperiod in December. The broodstocks exhibited gonadal development after this photoperiod change and spawned spontaneously the following March, approximately three months earlier than the
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Comparison of growth, digestive enzyme activity, immune response and intestinal microbiota in large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) with different sizes Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Haidong Li, Yang Gao, Xiaolong Yin, Weiye Li, Ping Wang, Dongdong Xu
Fish from the same batch often appeared different growth rates. However, there was little knowledge on the differences in the digestive enzyme activity, immune response and intestinal microbiota of fish with different sizes from the same parents. In the present study, we chose large yellow croaker to characterize the differences in digestive enzyme activity, immune response between the larger-sized
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Effects of three short-chain fatty acids on growth, intestinal microbiota composition, and ammonia tolerance of juvenile yellow catfish Pelteobagrus fulvidraco Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Zhongqi Li, Shidong Wang, Xue Li, Muzi Zhang, Yunxia Qian, Ming Li
The objective of this research was to examine how the growth, ammonia tolerance, and intestinal microbiota composition of juvenile yellow catfish are affected by dietary supplementation of isobutyric acid (IBA), isovaleric acid (IVA), and 2-methylbutyric acid (2-MBA). During the 8-week trial, four groups were fed the basal diet (Control), and the basal diet supplementation with 0.25% IBA, IVA and 2-MBA
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Selenium-rich Lactobacillus plantarum alleviates salinity stress in Cyprinus carpio: Growth performance, oxidative stress, and immune and inflammatory responses Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Xinghua Che, Longwu Geng, Qing Zhang, Haijun Wei, Hailong He, Wei Xu, Xinchi Shang
Salinity is an important environmental factor that affects the health of aquatic animals, when salinity level above the tolerance threshold can pose a significant threat to the survival of aquatic animals. As a trace element necessary for animal growth, selenium participates in the body’s antioxidant reaction, and protect aquatic animals from oxidative stress damage. Biological methods for synthesizing
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Expression and function analysis of Rspo1 in oocyte primary growth of Qi River crucian carp (Carassius auratus) Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-29 Limin Wu, Qingqing Xin, Mengfan Wu, Yuchi Wang, Xiao Ma, Xi Shi, Xue Tian, Xuejun Li, Yongjing Li
RSPO1, also referred to R-spondin1, plays a crucial role in female sex determination and differentiation in both mammals and teleosts. Nevertheless, limited documentation exists regarding its contribution to the subsequent ovarian development in teleosts. In this research, Qi River crucian carp () was employed as a model organism to investigate the function of Rspo1 during the initial stages of ovarian
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Effects of diet containing germinated faba bean (Vicia faba L.) on the intestinal health and gut microbial communities of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Meiyan Chen, Qingqing Li, Ling Yang, Weiqiang Lin, Zhendong Qin, Shaowen Liang, Li Lin, Xi Xie
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Differentially expressed genes involved in immune pathways following Vibro parahaemolyticus challenge: A study on red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Sheng Tang, Jun-Jie Jiang, Xin Liu, Xiang Lu, Qiu-Ning Liu, Yong-Xu Cheng, Bo-Ping Tang, Li-Shang Dai
This study conducted a comprehensive analysis of the damage mechanism of () on crayfish, utilizing pathological section observations, biochemical indicator detection, and transcriptomics analysis. Histopathological examination showed fragmentation of the gill lamellae, spotted pigment deposition on the branchial membrane, degeneration of epithelial cells, and disruption of the normal structure of gill
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Transcriptome analysis of the bipotential gonads of hermaphroditic bivalve species Tridacna crocea unravels the potential genes responsible for spermatogenesis Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-27 Zohaib Noor, Zhen Zhao, Shuming Guo, Yanping Qin, Haitao Ma, Ziniu Yu, Jun Li, Yuehuan Zhang
Sex is an integral part of the evolution of species and often takes the form of intersex and sexual change in mollusks. As a major member of the deep-sea coral reef ecosystem, has complex gonadal development mechanisms and reproductive strategies, and the regulation model of spermatogenesis needs to be further explored. In this study, gonadal transcripts of in resting, spermatogonia and sperm stage
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High protein-low carbohydrate diet can improve hypoxia tolerance of triploid rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): Effects on physiological and metabolic responses to acute hypoxia Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Jiao Li, Buying Han, Guoliang Sun, Haining Tian, Fulei Wei, Changzhong Li, Rui Ma, Yuqiong Meng
Triploid rainbow trout is a hypoxia-sensitive fish species, and is susceptible to death in summer with high water temperature induced acute hypoxia. The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of high protein diet and high carbohydrate diet on hypoxic tolerance of triploid rainbow trout. Two isolipidic and isoenergetic diets with low protein-high carbohydrate level (LPHC) and high protein-low carbohydrate
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Effects of dietary pectin on the growth performance, intestinal barrier, and antioxidant status of juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Hang Zhou, Yu Liu, Xiaoxue Meng, Xiangqin Lin, Lu Zhang, Haifeng Mi, Junming Deng
To evaluate the effects of dietary pectin on growth performance, intestinal barrier, and antioxidant status of juvenile rainbow trout (), 10-week feeding trial was conducted. Five isoproteic and isoenergetic diets were formulated to contain 0% (P0), 4% (P4), 8% (P8), and 16% (P16) pectin as well as 0.02% pectinase (PE) at the expense of wheat starch, respectively. Dietary inclusion of 416% pectin linearly
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Effects of dietary methionine and taurine interaction on growth performance, the profiles of amino acids, and protein metabolism of Chinese mitten crab, Eriocheir sinensis Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Keke Chen, Wei Xiong, Wenbin Liu, Xiufei Cao, Cheng Chi, Guangzhen Jiang
The purpose of this study is to explore the interaction between dietary methionine and taurine levels on growth performance, the profiles of amino acids, protein metabolism, and how taurine spares methionine of Chinese mitten crab (). The crabs were divided into six groups which were fed six diets formulated with two Tau levels (0 and 0.4%) and three Met levels (0.6%, 0.9% and 1.2%). The results showed
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Adaptation of Chinese perch (Siniperca chuatsi) to different levels of dietary carbohydrates Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Qiwei Zhang, Xu-Fang Liang, Yanpeng Zhang, Hexiong Feng
The objective of the study was to investigate the effects of dietary carbohydrate on growth performance, feed utilization, proximate compositions, and hepatic glucolipid metabolism in Chinese perch. Triplicate groups of Chinese perch (29.51 ± 0.24 g) were fed five isonitrogenous and isolipidic diets containing graded levels of carbohydrate (2.4%, 9.7%, 16.5%, 23.9%, and 30.1%) for 8 weeks. The results
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Bacillus subtilis and xylo-oligosaccharide ameliorates NaHCO3-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction and autophagy by regulating intestinal microflora and PI3K/Akt pathway of crucian carp (Carassius auratus) Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-23 Jia Liu, Baolan Yao, Jia Sun, Chengcheng Bi, Yuqian Lu, Zihao Yan, Yuehong Li, Wenfa Lv
This study was to demonstrate that the alleviate effect of synbiotics ( and xylo-oligosaccharide) on NaHCO-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction and autophagy of crucian carp (). In a 2×2 factorial design, crucian carp were divided into 4 groups, fed with diets contained two levels of synbiotics (0 and 1× 10 CFU/g) and treated with two levels of NaHCO (0 and 50 mmol/L) for 56 days. The results showed
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Utilization of sustainable agri-waste watermelon rind for fishmeal in Labeo rohita diets: Effects on nutritional indices, hemato-biochemical properties, histoarchitechtural traits, amino acid and fatty acid profiles Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-23 Lekshmi Vijayan, Manikandan Arumugam, Sivagaami Palaniyappan, Sudharshini Jayaraman, Paul.B. Brown, Zulhisyam Abdul Kari, Abdel-Wahab A. Abdel-Warith, Elsayed M. Younis, Thirumurugan Ramasamy
Fish meal (FM) remains an essential protein source with certain limitations like cost and sustainability in the aquaculture industry. Underutilized agricultural wastes with nutraceutical potential could be the feasible solution. This study paved the way for new avenues in the form of economically sustainable low-cost feed for betterment of aquaculture, by evaluating watermelon rind (WMR) as fish meal
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Effects of dietary D-mannose supplementation on growth performance, intestinal digestive capacity, gut microbiota, and ammonia tolerance of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Changyi Sun, Muzi Zhang, Dexiang Feng, Shidong Wang, Ming Li
To investigate the effects of D-mannose on the growth performance, intestinal digestion capacity, intestinal microbiota composition, and ammonia tolerance of largemouth bass, experiments were conducted using largemouth bass fry with an average body weight of 7.41±0.05 g. Three experimental groups were designed, with 3 replicates per group and 30 fish per replicate. The fish were fed with feed containing
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Exploring the effects and possible mechanisms of nutritional selenium nanoparticles on production performance and stress recovery in the Arabian yellowfin seabream (Acanthopagrus arabicus) model Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Seyed Eisa Abdollahi-Mousavi, Saeed Keyvanshokooh, Mansour Torfi Mozanzadeh, Ahmad Ghasemi
This work examines the impacts of nutritional selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) on growth, physiological and immunological parameters, antioxidant defense capacity, gene expression, and stress response of fingerling Arabian yellowfin seabream (). SeNPs were added to the basal diet at different dosages of 0 (control), 0.5 (SeNPs-0.5), 1 (SeNPs-1), and 2 (SeNPs-2) mg/Kg diet. The fish with an average weight
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Characterization and comparative effect of drying process on antioxidant activity over Chilean sea cucumber (Athyonidiun chilensis) Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Carmen Soto-Maldonado, Maximiliano Soto, Gabriela Yori, Araceli Olivares
Chilean sea cucumber, has both a high nutritional value and a high economic potential to increase the trade of other marine products. Currently there is a minimal commercialization of sea cucumber within Chile, and it is sold exclusively to China in dry or frozen forms where it is then used nutraceutical, cosmetic and nutricosmetic products marketed mostly in Asia. The objective of this study was to
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Evaluation of spray-dried blood meal for application in commercial-like feed for juvenile swimming crab (Portunus trituberculatus) Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Yuhang Yang, Min Jin, Xiangkai Li, Shichao Xie, Chen Guo, Xiangsheng Zhang, Zheng Yang, Tingting Zhu, Jiaxiang Luo, Yuhui Cui, Douglas R. Tocher, Qicun Zhou
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Integrated analysis of transcriptomic and physiological responses to cold stress in Macrobrachium rosenbergii Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Jiongying Yu, Shaokui Yi, Guoliang Yang, Weimin Wang
The giant freshwater prawn (GFP), , stands out as a vital species in freshwater shrimp aquaculture. However, its susceptibility to cold conditions has increased the cost of aquaculture and limited the growth of GFP cultivation. To furnish insights at the molecular level to enhance GFP's cold tolerance, transcriptome sequencing and physiological analysis of the hepatopancreas were performed in our study
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Dietary garden cress (Lepidium sativum) seeds mitigate the effect of aflatoxin B1 contamination on growth, antioxidant status, AFB1 residues, immune response, and tissue architecture of Oreochromis niloticus Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Walaa El-Houseiny, Abd Elhakeem El-Murr, Noura A. Abd-Allah, Yasmina M. Abd-Elhakim, Abdel-Wahab A. Abdel-Warith, Elsayed M. Younis, Simon J. Davies, Mohamed M.M. Metwally, Mai E. Nasr, Adham A. Al-Sagheer, Bayan A. Hassan, Basma A. Elkhadrawey
The contamination of fish diets with aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) poses a significant hazard to the aquaculture sector. This study investigates the efficacy of supplementing Nile tilapia () diets with garden cress () seeds (GCS) to mitigate the adverse effects of AFB1. For this purpose, a factorial design was utilized, consisting of a 2×3 arrangement of treatments. This included two contamination levels of
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Transcriptome analysis of sea cucumber (Apostichopus japonicus) in southern China under heat stress Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Qiuhua Yang, Yanfang Zhong, Fuyuan Yang, Huiyao Li, Ngoc Tuan Tran, Ming Zhang, Lili Wang, Libin He, Zhe Zhang, Hui Ge, Jianshao Wu, Chunxiang Ai, Shengkang Li, Qi Lin
Sea cucumber ) is a significant aquatic economic species globally. However, the advancement of the sea cucumber aquaculture industry is impeded by its high susceptibility to elevated temperatures. To elucidate the impact of high temperature on physiological changes, gene expression, and metabolic responses in sea cucumbers, we conducted transcriptional profiling of under heat stress. Our results revealed
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Intestinal microbial profiling and immune responses of hybrid snakehead (Channa maculata ♀ × Channa argus ♂) challenged with Nocardia seriolae strain Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Tingting Zhou, Ping Cai, Junwei Li, Zhongsheng Li, Xueming Dan
Nocardiosis in fish, caused by (a kind of filamentous bacterium), is a severe disease in aquaculture, affecting over 40 species of marine and freshwater fish and causing great losses. To investigate the relationship between fish nocardiosis and the gut microbiota, we first artificially infected hybrid snakehead (female × male ) with (1.0 × 10 CFU/mL), then utilized techniques such as high-throughput
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Comparing physiological responses of acute and chronically stressed diploid and triploid Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Angelico Madaro, Floriana Lai, Per Gunnar Fjelldal, Tom Hansen, Virginie Gelebart, Brynjar Muren, Ivar Rønnestad, Rolf Erik Olsen, Lars Helge Stien
We compared the performance and physiological response of diploid and triploid Atlantic salmon () following 21 days of either unpredictable chronic stress (UCS) or no disturbance (control). Thereafter, all four groups were challenged with a novel acute stressor consisting of crowding, netting and transfer into another tank. Growth was monitored during the 21-day period, and stress response to the novel
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Fish-derived lactic acid bacteria supplementation enhanced the immunity and resistance in Crucian carp (Carassius auratus) Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Ruoming Li, Meng Zhang, Yuhui Zhou, Daimin Wei, Yinghui Yang, Dongpeng Gao, Xiaofeng Shan, Wuwen Sun, Hao Dong, Guiqin Wang
This study attempted to evaluate the potential for biofilm formation and the probiotic properties of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) isolated from the intestine and to determine their antibacterial activity against crucial injurious bacteria of fish. The biological features test was carried out to obtain LAB with well-resistant pH, trypsin, bile and antibiotic challenge, and biofilm formation capacity.
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Diet overwhelms host growth in governing the ecological succession of gut microbiota in golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Miao Kong, Huibang Sun, Guangwen Zhao, Zhennian Chen, Jie Qi, Jinxiang Liu, Quanqi Zhang
The assembly and succession of the gut microbiota are important events in animal growth and have a significant impact on the productivity of aquaculture organisms, which can be influenced by the environment, growth stages, and dietary changes. However, little is known about how the growth of aquaculture organisms and dietary differences during growth affect the assembly of the gut microbiota. In this
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Exploring the impact of zinc oxide nanoparticles on fish and fish-food organisms: A review Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Ahamadul Hoque Mandal, Surajit Ghosh, Ditipriya Adhurjya, Priyajit Chatterjee, Ishita Samajdar, Dip Mukherjee, Kishore Dhara, Nimai Chandra Saha, Giuseppe Piccione, Cristiana Roberta Multisanti, Shubhajit Saha, Caterina Faggio
The uses and applications of nanoparticles in our daily lives and on an industrial scale are rapidly expanding as a result of scientific and technological advancements. The production and application of nanoparticles are the subjects of nanotechnology. The worldwide use of nanoparticles is increasing daily because of their potential use and applications in antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory
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Generation and genetic analysis of a rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) clonal line produced by gynogenesis Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Yara Aiko Tabata, Fausto Foresti, Ricardo Shohei Hattori, Tulio Teruo Yoshinaga, Arno Juliano Butzge, Noeliton Teixeira de Araújo Júnior, Patrícia Ianella, Alexandre Rodrigues Caetano
The efficiency of heat-shock treatments for producing gynogenetic double haploids was evaluated using a rainbow trout () strain locally adapted in Brazil (2002 broodstock). Eleven and 15 females produced by conventional reproduction (FC) or meiotic gynogenesis (FG) were used as egg donors, respectively. Oocytes from each female were randomly divided into five uneven lots which were submitted to different
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Effects of dietary carbohydrate levels on growth performance, feed utilization, liver histology and intestinal microflora of juvenile tiger puffer, Takifugu rubripes Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Qingqing Guo, Yuetao Wang, Ning Li, Tao Li, Yujing Guan, Yonghui Wang, Peiyu Zhang, Zhi Li, Haiyan Liu
An 8-week feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary carbohydrate levels on growth performance, body composition, and plasma biochemical parameters, liver and gut histology, and intestinal microbiota of . Five isonitrogenous and isolipidic experimental diets were formulated with graded levels of cassava starch: 0% (C0), 8% (C8), 16% (C16), 24% (C24), and 32% (C32). The results
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The effects of nano-curcumin on growth performance, feed utilization, blood biochemistry, disease resistance, and gene expression in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) fingerlings Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Samyah D. Jastaniah, Ahd A. Mansour, Ayat H. Al-Tarawni, Ehab El-Haroun, Mohammad Bodrul Munir, Sultan Ayesh M. Saghir, Zulhisyam Abdul Kari, Guillermo Téllez-Isaías, Walter G. Bottje, Ammar AL-Farga, El-Sayed Hemdan Eissa
Phytochemicals are used in fish farming to reduce stress and combat diseases during intensification. Recently, nanotechnology has represented a paradigm shift in the aquatic feed industry to improve the solubility, availability, and efficacy of phytochemicals. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with nano-curcumin (CUNE) on the growth, feed utilization
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New metagenomic procedure for the investigation of the eukaryotes present in the digestive gland of Mytillus galloprovincialis Aquac. Rep. (IF 3.7) Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Marta Muñoz-Colmenero, Ren-Shiang Lee, Amaya Velasco, Graciela Ramilo-Fernández, Ángeles Longa, Carmen G. Sotelo
Mussels’ aquaculture is one of the most important cultures in Europe, with a high level of self-sufficiency. In Spain, the main cultivated species is , whose production takes place primarily in Galicia. In that region, a Protected Designation of Origin certification exists to certify the high quality of the product and its sustainability. This species is also present in other regions making the control