Between- and within-site variation of density and bending properties of Picea abies structural timber from Norway     

Geir I. Vestøl  Carolin Fischer  Olav Høibø  Audun Øvrum 《Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research》2016,31(8):758-765

This study provides an analysis on the variability of structural timber of Norway spruce (Picea abies) grown in Norway. Density, modulus of elasticity (MOE) and bending strength were measured on 1188 boards from 205 trees, sampled from 14 sites throughout Southern Norway, Eastern Norway and Trøndelag. The area represents the procurement area for the majority of Norwegian sawmills. The variability of the timber properties was analysed in a linear mixed model where the random variance was divided into variance due to site, variance due to trees and within-tree variance. Models describing variance due to site based on site index, altitude and latitude were developed, and combined with data from the Norwegian National Forest Inventory to estimate mean values and variability of the timber properties. The results showed that major parts of the variance due to site are explained by altitude and site index, and for density also by latitude. Major parts of the variance due to site and the variance due to trees in bending strength and MOE were explained by density.  相似文献   

Utilization of H2SO4‐hydrolysed phosphorus from herring bone by‐products in feed for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) 0+ postsmolt          下载免费PDF全文

S. Albrektsen  E.‐J. Lock  G. Bæverfjord  M. Pedersen  A. Krasnov  H. Takle  E. Veiseth‐Kent  R. Ørnsrud  R. Waagbø  E. Ytteborg 《Aquaculture Nutrition》2018,24(1):348-365

The utilization efficiency of phosphorus (P) hydrolysed from herring by‐products in feed for Atlantic salmon 0⁺ postsmolt was studied. Seven diets were produced with a low P level (D1): 5 g soluble P/kg, with P hydrolysed from herring by‐products (D2, D3, D4): 7, 9 and 11 g soluble P/kg, or blue whiting fish bone meal (D5): 9 g soluble P/kg, and with P from NaH₂PO₄ (D6, D7): 9 g soluble P/kg diet. Diet D7 was also added (NH₄)₂SO₄. Fish fed D1 had significantly lower growth compared to D3, D5 and D7, morphological changes in bone consistent with low mineral contents, significantly reduced scale macromineral contents and changes in P markers, that is bone ALP and NaPi in pyloric caeca. The average P retention was 3.6 and 3.2 g P/kg weight gain, respectively, in D2–D7 and in D1. Fish fed D3, D5 and D6 showed similar growth, P digestibility, tissue mineralization, P retention and P excretion. The dietary P requirement in salmon was met between 5.1 and 7.4 g/kg soluble P (DM). This study shows that P hydrolysed from fish bones can be recycled and used as an efficient P source in feed for Atlantic salmon.  相似文献   

Specific Pathogen‐Free Pig Herds also Free from Campylobacter?          下载免费PDF全文

E. M. Kolstoe  T. Iversen  Ø. Østensvik  A. Abdelghani  I. Secic  T. Nesbakken 《Zoonoses and public health》2015,62(2):125-130

As Specific Pathogen‐Free (SPF) pig herds are designed and managed to prevent specific pig diseases, it might be feasible to expand the list of micro‐organisms also including zoonotic pathogens such as Campylobacter coli as this agent has its origin in pigs. In a previous survey, 15 of 16 of SPF herds were found free from human pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica. Accordingly, three nucleus and seven multiplying herds were surveyed for Campylobacter to investigate whether the Norwegian SPF pig pyramid also might be free from this agent. In conclusion, the intervention of Campylobacter at the herd level might be possible as four of 10 SPF herds tested negative in two sets of samples from both autumn 2008 and summer/early autumn 2010. The four negative herds were all located in remote areas several kilometres away from conventional pig farming while the positive SPF farms were all situated in neighbourhoods with conventional pig production. It seems more difficult to control Campylobacter than some specific animal disease agents and another significant zoonotic agent, Y. enterocolitica, in pig herds.  相似文献   

The effect of dietary chitin on growth and nutrient digestibility in farmed Atlantic cod,Atlantic salmon and Atlantic halibut          下载免费PDF全文

Ørjan Karlsen  Heidi Amlund  Arne Berg  Rolf Erik Olsen 《Aquaculture Research》2017,48(1):123-133

The effect of adding 0%, 1%, 2% and 5% chitin from prawn shells in the diets for Atlantic cod, Atlantic halibut and Atlantic salmon on growth was investigated. Nutrient digestibility and feed utilization was investigated in salmon and cod. Atlantic cod grew from 186 ± 29 to 383 ± 78 g (N = 960) over 13 weeks. Dietary chitin had no effect on length, weight, condition, liver size or specific growth rate (SGR). The apparent digestibility (ADC) for protein ranged from 84.7% to 86.5%, lipid between 88.8% and 93.1% and dry matter from 96.1% to 96.6%. Feed utilization varied between 1.08 and 1.11 and was not correlated with dietary chitin content. Atlantic salmon tripled their weight from 199 ± 9 to 615 ± 75 g (N = 480) during the 13 weeks. High inclusions of chitin (>1%) reduced both growth rate and condition. Protein and lipid ADC was negatively correlated with dietary chitin. Feed utilization ranged between 0.86 and 0.90 and was not significantly affected by dietary chitin. Faecal protein increased significantly with increasing dietary chitin, while faecal dry matter and lipid did not. Individually tagged Atlantic halibut grew from 1300 ± 470 to 2061 ± 714 g (N = 70) during 6 months. Individual growth rates varied within each group from being slightly negative to 0.81%·day^?1. Diet had no significant effect on growth rates. Atlantic cod and Atlantic halibut seems unaffected by up to 5% chitin additions in the diet, while chitin >1% of diet negatively affects growth and nutrient utilization in Atlantic salmon.  相似文献   

The effect of food quality on glycogen content,the fatty acid profile and winter mortality in cultivated oyster spat (Ostrea edulis)     

M.B. LØFSTEDT 《Aquaculture Nutrition》2010,16(6):625-636

Winter mortality in hatchery reared oyster spat (Ostrea edulis) that received three different diets during the summer period was investigated. Oysters fed a natural type diet had a winter mortality of 18.3 ± 6.3% while oysters fed cultivated algae (a mixture of Tetraselmis suecica, Isochrysis galbana and Chaetoceros muelleri) had a mortality of 73.0 ± 9.7%. A group of oysters fed a mix between the two diets had a mortality of 54.7 ± 10.6%. Tissue samples were taken at the start of the experiment, after the summer period and after the winter period in order to determine growth and the content of glycogen and fatty acids. The glycogen content decreased for all groups during the winter but the decrease was highest in oysters fed the natural diet. This group also contained the largest variety of fatty acids, but there was no difference in the content of the essential fatty acids EPA, DPA and DHA between the groups. It is concluded that transplantation of spat to the sea in spring and early summer may reduce winter mortality since the feeding period on a more varied natural algal diet is prolonged compared to transplantation of spat later in the season.  相似文献   

Effects of Pseudoloma neurophilia infection on the brain transcriptome in zebrafish (Danio rerio)     

Helene L.E. Midttun  Marco A. Vindas  Paul J Whatmore  Øyvind Øverli  Ida B. Johansen 《Journal of fish diseases》2020,43(8):863-875

Laboratory zebrafish are commonly infected with the intracellular, brain-infecting microsporidian parasite Pseudoloma neurophilia. Chronic P. neurophilia infections induce inflammation in meninges, brain and spinal cord, and have been suggested to affect neural functions since parasite clusters reside inside neurons. However, underlying neural and immunological mechanisms associated with infection have not been explored. Utilizing RNA-sequencing analysis, we found that P. neurophilia infection upregulated 175 and downregulated 45 genes in the zebrafish brain, compared to uninfected controls. Four biological pathways were enriched by the parasite, all of which were associated with immune function. In addition, 14 gene ontology (GO) terms were enriched, eight of which were associated with immune responses and five with circadian rhythm. Surprisingly, no differentially expressed genes or enriched pathways were specific for nervous system function. Upregulated immune-related genes indicate that the host generally show a pro-inflammatory immune response to infection. On the other hand, we found a general downregulation of immune response genes associated with anti-pathogen functions, suggesting an immune evasion strategy by the parasite. The results reported here provide important information on host–parasite interaction and highlight possible pathways for complex effects of parasite infections on zebrafish phenotypes.  相似文献   

Comparing the performance of cereal varieties in organic and non-organic cropping systems in different European countries   总被引：4，自引：4，他引：0  

M. Przystalski  A. Osman  E. M. Thiemt  B. Rolland  L. Ericson  H. Østergård  L. Levy  M. Wolfe  A. Büchse  H.-P. Piepho  P. Krajewski 《Euphytica》2008,163(3):417-433

Top ranking varieties are tested in multiple environments before and after registration in order to assess their value for cultivation and use (VCU testing). Recently, interest has increased in obtaining varieties specifically adapted to organic farming conditions. This raised the question if an independent system of trials may be required for this purpose. To help answering this question, through the exchange network of European cereal researchers SUSVAR (), a number of data sets of agronomic traits from barley, wheat and winter triticale, from trials performed in Denmark, Sweden, The Netherlands, France, Switzerland, UK and Germany, were made available and analysed using an approach based on mixed models involving parameters describing genetic correlation between the two types of experiments, i.e., organic and non-organic (high or low input). Estimated variance components and correlations were used to evaluate response to selection and index selection. The response to index selection was analysed as a function of the fraction of available trials assigned to the organic system. The genetic correlations were interpreted in terms of ranking agreement. We found high genetic correlations between both systems for most traits in all countries. Despite high genetic correlations, the chances of very good agreement in observed rankings were moderate. Combining information from both organic and non-organic systems is shown to be beneficial. Further, ignoring information from non-organic trials when making decisions regarding performance under organic conditions is a sub-optimal strategy.  相似文献   

Effects of early life mass mortality events on fish populations     

Øystein Langangen  Jan Ohlberger  Leif Christian Stige  Rémi Patin  Lucie Buttay  Nils Christian Stenseth  Kotaro Ono  Joël M. Durant 《Fish and Fisheries》2023,24(1):176-186

Mass mortality events are ubiquitous in nature and can be caused by, for example, diseases, extreme weather and human perturbations such as contamination. Despite being prevalent and rising globally, how mass mortality in early life causes population-level effects such as reduced total population biomass, is not fully explored. In particular for fish, mass mortality affecting early life may be dampened by compensatory density-dependent processes. However, due to large variations in year-class strength, potentially caused by density-independent variability in survival, the impact at the population level may be high in certain years. We quantify population-level impacts at two levels of mass mortality (50% and 99% additional mortality) during early life across 40 fish species using age-structured population dynamics models. The findings from these species-specific models are further supported by an analysis of detailed stock-specific models for three of the species. We find that population impacts are highly variable between years and species. Short-lived species that exhibit a low degree of compensatory density dependence and high interannual variation in survival experience the strongest impacts at the population level. These quantitative and general relationships allow predicting the range of potential impacts of mass mortality events on species based on their life history. This is critical considering that the frequency and severity of mass mortality events are increasing worldwide.  相似文献   

Microbial environments in marine larviculture:Impacts of algal growth rates on the bacterial load in six microalgae   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Ingrid Salvesen  Kjell Inge Reitan  Jorunn Skjermo  Gunvor Øie 《Aquaculture International》2000,8(4):275-287

The impacts of varying algal growth rates on the bacterial load in the cultures were studied for six marine microalgae: Skeletonema costatum ,Chaetoceros mülleri (Bacillariophyceae), Nannochloropsis oculata (Eustigmatophyceae), Isochrysis galbana, Pavlova lutheri (Haptophyceae), and Tetraselmis sp. (Prasinophyceae). Samples were taken in batch cultures during early exponential phase and in stationary phase when the growth rate was below 5% of maximum growth rate (µ_max). Except for C. mülleri and N. oculata, the microalgae were thereafter grown semi-continuously at dilution rates of 20% and 60% of µ_max and samples taken during a period of 10 days.Higher bacterial levels were associated with slow-growing microalgae on a per volume basis. Per algal cell, variations in the bacterial load were more related to species. Relatively high bacterial densities (5.7–16.4 CFU algal cell^–1) with large proportions of opportunistic and haemolytic species were associated with the Bacillariophyceae. For the other species, the bacterial density was 0.2–4.3 CFU algal cell^–1. Bacterial levels were in general lower and not affected to the same extent by algal growth conditions in Tetraselmis sp. and P. lutheri. No or very low levels of presumptive Vibrio spp. were observed, except in semi-continuous cultures of P. lutheri. Cultures of Tetraselmis sp. had low levels of opportunistic bacteria at all growth conditions.  相似文献   

Caligus elongatus Nordmann genotypes on wild and farmed fish     

Øines Ø  Heuch PA 《Journal of fish diseases》2007,30(2):81-91

Two mitochondrial genotypes have been described for Caligus elongatus Nordmann in Norway. This article reports on the distribution of C. elongatus mitochondrial cytochrome C oxidase 1 genotypes from wild fish hosts from the SE Norwegian coast. For comparison, lice from areas with fish farming were included in the study. The genotype distribution of 841 lice from wild coastal (n = 535), wild North Sea pelagic (n = 26), farmed (n = 160) and wild hosts in areas of fish farming (n = 89) is presented. The genotype frequencies of C. elongatus on wild coastal hosts varied significantly between spring and autumn. Lice from these fish show a large proportion of genotype 1 lice in March-June every year. Genotype 2 lice were found more frequently in autumn. Genotype 1 was clearly associated with the lumpfish, Cyclopterus lumpus L. The genotype frequency appeared to be different in areas with aquaculture. Caligus elongatus from farmed fish and wild fish caught close to Atlantic salmon fish farms in Norway were predominantly genotype 1 in autumn. Genotypes of C. elongatus on the SE coast of Norway vary according to season and fish species. Factors involved in the encounter between fish and lice are important for the establishment of lice on their hosts.  相似文献