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The fertilization efficiency of cryopreserved sperm was compared with fresh sperm from striped catfish, Pangasius hypophthalmus . Of the two sets of experiments carried out, the first compared four sperm doses using fresh sperm and fresh eggs. The second experiment compared six concentrations of cryopreserved sperm ranging from 6.94 × 107 to 6.94 × 1010 to fertilize 100 eggs per batch. Fertilization, hatch and survival rates were compared between cryopreserved and fresh sperm. The highest fertilization rate (53.75±1.62%) was achieved with a sperm dose of 6.94 × 108. Increasing the sperm dose to 3.47 × 109 did not increase the fertilization rate, indicating that the optimum sperm:egg ratio lies between 6.94 × 106 and 3.47 × 107 sperm per egg. Both highest (6.94 × 1010) and the lowest (6.94 × 107) sperm doses resulted in lower fertilization rates (2.04% and 16.90% respectively). No significant differences were found among four fresh sperm doses compared. Mean hatch and survival rates resulting from fresh and cryopreserved sperm were similar. The experiment shows that while only 1.89 × 106 fresh spermatozoa was required to fertilize a fresh egg, 6.94 × 106 (or 3.67 times more) cryopreserved sperm was required to achieve the same level of fertilization. This provides important information for making decision to cryopreserve sperm for commercial and/or conservation purposes.  相似文献   

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Three groups of captive-reared striped bass Morone saxatilis ages 1, 3 and 12 yr, were examined for age-related changes of sperm characteristics including short-term storage. All groups had similar ranges of the following parameters (mean× SEM): expressible milt (5.6× 0.5 mI/kg body weight (BW) to 7.5× 2.1 mL/kg BW), percentage of motile sperm (55× 6% to 60× 2%), duration of sperm motility (69× 3 sec to 72× 5 sec) and percentage of viable sperm (91× 2% to 93× 2%). Compared to the 1 and 12-yr-old fish, the 3-yr-old fish produced the greatest number of spermatozoa (1,190× 370× 109 spermatozoa/kg), sperm concentration (120× 8 × 109 spermatozoa/mL) and spermatocrit (74× 4%). In addition, during short-term storage at 4 C, extender-preserved sperm samples of the 3-yr-old group showed a significantly higher ( P < 0.05) percentage of motile sperm and duration of sperm motility, compared to the other two groups. This suggests that short-term storage may be affected by the age of the male fish. Sperm longevity of the 3-yr-old group was successfully maintained for as long as 15 d, longer than that of the 1-yr-old group (9 d) and 12-yr-old group (7 d). Overall, the 3-yr-old fish appeared to have superior sperm quality than the 1 or 12-yr-old fish based on higher sperm production and increased sperm longevity.  相似文献   

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Abstract. The sperm of tench, Tinca tinca L., is characterized by a milky colour and consistency, and is of very low density. After collecting the sperm, motion of spermatozoa was recorded even without water activation. A better motility value (value 4·36 on average) was observed in spermatozoa collected in immobilizing solution (collecting medium) and stored for 3h, when compared with spermatozoa without collecting medium. Average total and relative numbers of spermatozoa were 12·16 × 109 per male and 18·50 × 109 per kg of body weight, respectively. When testing the effect of activating solution in artificial propagation of tench, the highest fertilization rates (81·3 and 85% in two cases) were found for NaCl solution with an osmotic concentration of 34 or 69 mOsmol and for fresh water, respectively. The fertility rate was reduced significantly ( P < 0·01) by any increase above 105 mOsmol in NaCl concentration in the activating solution. In the tests of optimal method of artificial fertilization, the highest hatching rate of sac fry (71·35%) was found in sperm collected into immobilizing solution. The application of immobilizing solution significantly increased the number of sac fry at the levels P < 0·1 and P < 0·01, if compared with intact sperm stored for 3 h and fresh sperm, respectively.  相似文献   

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Cryopreservation of Sperm of Farmed European Eel Anguilla anguilla   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  
Sexual maturation and sperm release were induced in farmed European eels Anguilla anguilla kept exclusively in fresh water by using two dosages of human chorion gonadotropin (100 International Unit (IU)-Group one and 250 IU/individual per week-Group two). Sperm release took over 13 wk in both groups. The quality of sperm was investigated on the eighth, ninth, and tenth wk. The average cell densities were 0.94 ± 0.4 × 1010 (Group one) and 0.93 to. ± 0.6 × 1010 (Group two) spermatozoa/mL. The estimated motility of eel sperm was 33, 55, and 49% on the eighth, ninth, and tenth wk of treatment, respectively. The estimated average motility of samples selected for cryopreservation was 73 ± 10%, while the post-thaw motility of cryopreserved samples was 36 ± 11%. The extender originally developed for common carp sperm crypreservation together with methanol as cryoprotectant was found suitable for the cryopreservation of European eel sperm.  相似文献   

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Abstract. The effect of four environmental conditions was investigated upon sperm output in turbot, Scophthalmus maximus (L.), submitted to three different rhythms of stripping. Males kept under a natural light cycle and under a 6-month contracted light programme released a similar sperm output in terms of total volume of semen produced per fish during the experimental period (4·9 ± 0·9ml), mean sperm concentration (29·4 ± 2·8 × 109 spermatozoa/ml) and total sperm number (163·2 ± 40·5 × 109 spermatozoa). Attempts to stimulate spermiation for a second time just after the end of the natural reproduction period resulted in the release of low sperm output (total volume of semen: 1·6 ± 0·4 ml; mean sperm motility: 2 min 36s ± 0 min 47s; mean sperm concentration: 47·6 ± 10·2 × 109 spermatozoa/ml; total sperm number: 84·5 ± 25·3 × 109 spermatozoa). Stripping frequency had no effect on total volume of semen, mean sperm motility and total sperm number. Monthly collection did not modify sperm samples in relation to stripping rank. However, decreasing volume, motility and sperm concentration were observed when males were stripped fortnightly and weekly. During the natural spawning period, the presence of females in the tank enhanced mean sperm motility (from 3 min 27s + 0 min 52s to 6 min 38s ± 1 min 38s).  相似文献   

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Abstract.— A practical procedure for cryopreserving milt of paddlefish Polyodon sparhula was developed to obtain thawed spermatozoa that would fertilize eggs and permit hatching of normal larvae. Milt was mixed with a cryoprotectant medium containing DMSO (2.4 M) in a ratio of 3:1(milt: medium; final concentration of DMSO 0.6 M), stored in 5.0-mL freezing straws, and frozen in dry ice (15 min) and then in liquid nitrogen. A total of three replicates were made; the milt of a different male was used in each replicate. Motility of the thawed spermatozoa decreased to 50%-25% as compared to 100% motility of the fresh (control) spermatozoa. Hatching of paddlefish (16.3 ± 2.2%) from eggs fertilized with thawed spermatozoa was significantly lower ( P ≤ 0.01) than the hatch rate (90.8 ± 2.5%) for the control. It was suggested that an increase in viable motile spermatozoa to egg would result in better fertilization and hatching of paddlefish.  相似文献   

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ABSTRACT: The dolphin fish, Corphaena hippurus Linnaeus, is one of the most important migratory fishes on the east coast of Taiwan. Present results are based on an investigation of 1439 specimens caught using long-line and driftnet, and set net collected monthly between September 1996 and September 1997. The sex ratio of female to male and female combined was 65%, demonstrating a female predominance. Oocytes became mature and transparent when they attained 1.0 mm in diameter. The total number of oocytes per ovary was estimated to range from 2.78 × 105 to 23.48 × 10>5, but batch fecundity was noticeably lower than the total number of ovarian eggs, ranging 5.3–32.7% (average 30.1%), and the relative fecundity ranging 10–344/g bodyweight (mean 111/g bodyweight). Minimum body size at sexual maturity was estimated to be 51 cm for both sexes. Dolphin fish spawned throughout the year with reproductive activity peaking in February to March. It is suggested that the dolphin fish has an extended spawning season, during which it lays eggs almost continuously.  相似文献   

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Abstract.— Captive-reared, 10-mo-old, male striped bass Morone saxatilis were sampled monthly for testicular development between February and June 1994. One of the five males sampled in February showed precocious testicular development and had a gonado-somatic index (GSI) of 1.26%. while the other four fish had immature testes with a mean GSI ± sx, of 0.17 ± 0.03%. Spermiating individuals were present from April to June. In April the average body weight (BW) of spermiating males was 65 ± 4 g and their GSI reached a mean value of 4.75 ± 0.52%. In June, milt collected from ten precocious males contained motile spermatozoa with a mean of 31 ± 7% of the sperm showing forward movement. Mean milt volume and sperm concentration were 1.67 ± 0.41 mL/kg BW and 92.3 ± 1.8 ± 109 spermatozoa/mL. respectively. These data show that male striped bass reared in captivity can reach sexual maturity during their first year. This is one year earlier than previously reported for striped bass in mid-Atlantic regions.  相似文献   

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Abstract.— Juvenile bigeye scad Selar crumenophthalmus were caught from the wild by hook and line and reared over 3 yr to establish a spawning broodstock of this species. The size at first maturity for captive males and females was 19-cm and 25-cm fork length (FL). Natural spawning of captive individuals occurred during the first year in captivity. The broodstock were observed to spawn repeatedly throughout their second and third years in culture. This species is a multiple spawner producing approximately 96 × 103 to 121 × 103 eggs/spawning group, 5 to 10 times per year. Stocking densities of 1–8 individuals/m3 were found to be suitable for natural spawning to occur. Collectively, the results indicate that this species exhibits notable potential for artificial propagation.  相似文献   

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These studies were conducted to evaluate the efficacy of a live attenuated Edwardsiella ictaluri vaccine against enteric septicemia of catfish. In one study channel catfish fingerlings (72 d of age post hatch) were immersed for 30 min in water containing E. ictaluri RE-33 at dosages of 1 × 106, 1 × 107 and 2 × 107 CFU/ML of water. No mortalities were observed following vaccination. Following exposure to virulent Edwardsiella ictaluri the cumulative mortality of fish vaccinated with dosages of at least 1 × 107 CFU/mL were significantly lower than that of non-vacccinated fish in both laboratory and field challenges. Vaccination with 1 × 106 CFU RE-33mL provided some protection during the laboratory challenge but failed to protect fish under field conditions. In a second study, vaccination of 6 full-sib families of channel catfish at a vaccine dosage of 1 × 107 CFU/mL resulted in a relative percent survival among families ranging from 67.1 to 100%. Significant differences in mortality were found among families and between vaccinated and unvaccinated groups, but there was no family by vaccine interaction. Families with the highest mortality after vaccination were also shown to have the highest mortality without vaccination (r = 0.82; P = 0.04).  相似文献   

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American shad Alosa supidissima broodstock were collected from the Susquehanna River during their spawning migration. Mean volume of expressible milt (± standard deviation) was 2.5 (±1.7) mL/kg body weight; mean spermatozoid count was 66.2 ± 109 (±163 ± 109) spermntozoa/mL; and duration of 50% motility was 36.5 (±10.3) see. Ovarian biopsies indicated the presence of oocytes of various sizes (200–2,000 μm in diameter) and stages of development. Fish were implanted with a delivery system loaded with gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog (GnRHa) and started spawning 2 d after treatment. Fertile eggs were collected daily for the next 9 d, for a total of 50,100 eggs/kg body weight with a mean fertilization success of 62%. Upon cessation of spawning, the ovaries of all females still contained large numbers of oocytes at various stages of development, as at the beginning of the experiment, but with a greater number of atretic oacytes. Our observations show that American shad have an asynchronous ovarian development, and treatment with a GnRHa delivery system is effective in inducing several successive spawns of fertile eggs.  相似文献   

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Quantitative real time PCR, recently developed in molecular biology, is applied in this paper to quantify the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in infected shrimp tissue. The WSSV content in moribund shrimp of all species tested ( Penaeus stylirostris, P. monodon, P. vannamei ) ranged from 2.0 × 104 to 9.0 × 1010 WSSV copies μg–1 of total DNA ( n =26). In whole moribund post-larvae, 4.3 × 109 WSSV copies μg–1 of DNA were detected which is equivalent to 5.7 × 1010 WSSV copies g–1 of post-larvae. The comparison of WSSV content between different tissues showed that muscle and hepatopancreas tissues contained 10 times less virus than gills, pleopods and haemolymph. With inocula of known virus content, bioassays by immersion challenge showed that a minimum of five logs of WSSV copies was necessary to establish disease in the challenged shrimp. In contrast, five logs of WSSV copies injected into shrimp muscle produced a LT-50 of 52 h. This real time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique is sensitive (four copies), specific (negative with DNA from shrimp baculoviruses and parvoviruses), dynamic (seven logs) and easy to perform (96 tests in <4 h).  相似文献   

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Two freezing techniques (straws and pellets), three cryo-protectants (DMSO, glycerol, and DMA) in four concentrations, and several extenders were tested to determine their suitability for cryopreservation of northern pike, Esox iucius, sperm. Activity of aspar-tate aminotransferase (AspAT) and acid phosphatase (AcP) in cryo-preserved milt was determined. Fertilization ability of cryopreserved milt was affected by the freezing technique, by type and concentration of cryoprotectant, as well as by the kind of extender used. These factors also influenced AspAT and AcP activity assayed in cryopreserved sperm. Extender containing 0.6 M sucrose + 15% DMSO + 10% egg yolk was most suitable for cryopreservation of pike sperm in pellet form (90.5% of eyed eggs, as compared to control group, which was 89.1%).  相似文献   

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ABSTRACT: The present study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary vitamin A on reproduction and egg quality in Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus . Broodstock were fed experimental pellets containing two levels of vitamin A [11 × 103 IU/100 g (control diet; CD), 337 × 103 IU/100 g (experimental diet; ED)] for approximately 2 months before spawning and during the spawning period. Two groups of five females (average weight 1.4 kg) and 10 males (average weight 0.7 kg) were randomly allocated to two 30 m3 indoor tanks. Total egg production of the CD group was slightly higher than the ED group. Percentage of buoyant eggs and hatching rate of the ED group were significantly higher than the CD. In other egg quality parameters, such as percentage abnormal larvae and starvation tolerance of larvae, no notable difference was found between these two groups. At the end of the experiment, the skin color of broodstock in the ED group was darker than that of the CD group. Vitamin A content in eggs of the ED group was significantly higher than that of the CD group. However, the difference in vitamin A content in eggs between the ED and CD groups was much smaller than that in the liver of the females between the two groups. These results indicate that feeding broodstock a higher level of vitamin A increases the vitamin A content in eggs but does not affect egg quality in Japanese flounder because excess dietary vitamin A was stored mainly in the broodstocks' liver.  相似文献   

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Adult black sea bass Centropristis striata broodstock ( N =162) were fed three different dietary treatments: two commercially prepared diets with 45% protein and two different lipid levels (12% and 20%) (diets 1 and 2), and a diet of frozen Atlantic silversides Menidia menidia (SS, diet 3). Broodstock were held under controlled photothermal conditions and induced to spawn with an LHRHa pellet (72 μg kg−1 bw). Dietary lipid had pronounced effects on spawning performance and egg quality. Diet 3 (SS) produced a significantly ( P <0.05) higher fertilization success (22.4%) than diets 1 (0.6%) and 2 (4.8%). The hatching success of fertilized eggs was similar in all diets (range=40–58.6%), but only two spawns from diet 1 (12% lipid) yielded viable yolk-sac larvae (YSL). Diet 3 (SS) also produced significantly more YSL per female (21.8 × 103) than the diet 1 (0.3 × 103). Eggs from diet 3 (SS) contained a significantly greater proportion of n-3 series fatty acids, with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) as the largest fraction. Eggs from commercially prepared dietary treatments contained significantly more n-6 fatty acids. The poor spawning performance of fish fed diet 1 (12% lipid) may be related to higher levels of linoleic acid and lower levels of DHA in the diet.  相似文献   

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Abstract— Two bacterial strains, rich in either eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA, 20:5(n-3)] ( Shewanella gel-idimarina ACAM 456) or docosahexaenoic acid [DHA, 22:6(n-3)] ( Colwellia psychroeryrhrus ACAM 605) were tested for their ability to enrich rotifers Erachionus plicatilis in these polyunsaturated fatty acids. Rotifers were exposed for 24 h to each bacterial strain and to a mixture of the two strains. They were then harvested and their fatty acid compositions were analysed and compared to those of rotifers that had been either starved or fed yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae or microalgae Tetraselmis suecica in 2-L glass flasks. Exposure to 1.4 × 109 cells/ml of the EPA-producing bacterium only resulted in rotifer EPA levels increasing from 0.1% to 1.2% of total dry weight (%dw). Similarly, following exposure to 1.0 × 109 cells/mL of the DHA-producing bacterium only, rotifer DHA levels increased from below detection to 0.1% dw. When exposed to a mixture of the two bacterial strains, containing 7.0 × 108 celldml of the EPA producer and 5.0 × 108 cells/mL of the DHA producer, the rotifers'final EPA and DHA levels were 0.5% dw and 0.3% dw respectively. Although feeding strategies need refining, these results show, for the first time, that rotifers can be enriched with DHA from bacteria, and that rotifers can be enriched simultaneously with both DHA and EPA from different bacterial strains.  相似文献   

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Abstract. A natural bath challenge method has been developed for furunculosis using Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., and rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri Richardson. Fish were placed in an enclosed, continuously circulating tank system, supplemented with additional oxygen, the temperature raised gradually (overnight) to 15–16°C, a low dose of Aeromonas salmonicida (strain 184/186) introduced into the tank and the challenge maintained for 14 days. The challenge strain was characterized with respect to possible virulence factors and possessed an A-layer, ability to auto-agglutinate, haemagglutinate, adhere to Atlantic salmon cells and resist destruction by serum. No caseinase activity was detected. LD50 for salmon using this method was 1.8×103 cells per millilitre while trout had an LD50 of 9.5×104 cells per millilitre. Onset of the disease appeared to depend on fish size with larger trout (50 g) taking up to 10 days to show signs of the disease while mortalities in smaller trout (8.5g) commenced on day 1 post-challenge.  相似文献   

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Abstract. The pathogenicity of Renibacterium salmoninarum to carp, Cyprinus carpio L., and rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri Richardson, was investigated. All carp injected with 4·8 × 108 cells/fish, or 4·8 × 107 cells/fish survived for 38 days. R. salmoninarum was isolated from all moribund fish, but not from the kidney of surviving fish, although R. salmoninarum antigen was detected in several of these fish by the dot blot assay. On the other hand, mortality in rainbow trout was 95% in the fish injected with 4·8 × 108 cells/fish, and 15% in those which received 4·8 × 107 cells/fish. R. salmoninarum antigen was detected by the dot blot assay in all surviving rainbow trout. The number of R. salmoninarum cells was immediately decreased by carp or rainbow trout serum, and the serum bactericidal activity of carp was higher than that of rainbow trout. Carp blood leucocytes had higher phagocytic activity than those of rainbow trout.  相似文献   

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Abstract – Factors associated with the spatial and temporal variation of the lower Guadiana basin (southern Iberia) fish community were determined using data from 20 sites sampled during the summer of 1994 (dry year following a period of low discharge, total discharge from 1992 to 1994=1.45×109 m3) and again during the summer of 1996 (wet year following a period of higher discharge, total discharge from January 1995 to August 1996=6.18×109 m3). From the 17 explanatory variables initially considered six were retained for analysis by a forward selection procedure: maximum depth, altitude, channel width, substrate coarseness, SALT (a dummy variable identifying sampling locations belonging to tributaries that discharge to the brackish Guadiana) and YEAR (a dummy variable identifying the sampling year). Further, we partitioned the total variability in the Guadiana fish community into that accounted uniquely by selected environmental variables (34.9%), uniquely by sampling year (4.1%), by both sampling year and environmental variables (0.3%), and unexplained (60.7%). NOTE  相似文献   

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Fish sperm collected by stripping males is frequently contaminated by urine. In this study, carp milt mixed with urine (0.5–7.5% of volume) was studied in order to evaluate the changes of some motility parameters (percentage of motile spermatozoa, velocity and beat frequency) and the ATP content of spermatozoa. In the absence of urine contamination, spermatozoa had an ATP content in the range of 8–9 nmol/108 spermatozoa, an initial velocity of 100–160 μm s−1 and a flagellar beat frequency around 30–50 Hz, 10 s after a 1/2000 dilution in an activating medium (45 mM NaCl, 5 mM KCl, 30 mM Tris–HCl, pH 8.0, osmolality <160 mosM kg−1). In contrast, when milt was contaminated with 7.5% of urine for 1 h, the ATP content was 4–5 nmol/108 spermatozoa and most spermatozoa had low initial velocity (30–100 μm s−1) and flagellar beat frequency (10–30 Hz). It appears that the low osmolality of urine was responsible for the degradation in the quality of carp spermatozoa by an early activation in the collecting tube which induced an early reduction of the intracellular ATP store. From a practical point of view, milt contamination by urine during stripping can be avoided by first pressing the abdomen before sampling and then collecting the remaining urine by means of a catheter introduced into the urinary bladder.  相似文献   

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