The effect of replacing fish meal (FM) with meat and bone meal (MBM) in diets for juvenile Pseudobagrus ussuriensis was evaluated in a 90‐day feeding trial. Six isonitrogenous (crude protein, 430 g/kg) and isolipidic (crude lipid, 74 g/kg) diets were formulated to contain MBM to replace FM at 0 (S0), 200 (S20), 400 (S40), 600 (S60), 800 (S80) and 1000 g/kg (S100), respectively. The results showed that there was no significant difference in weight gain (WG) among fish fed S0, S20 and S40 diets. However, a significant reduction in WG occurred when 600, 800 and 1000 g/kg FM protein was replaced by MBM (p <.05). Similar trends were observed in specific growth rate and protein efficiency ratio. Apparent digestibility coefficients (ADC) of protein and dry matter of the diets S80 and S100 were significantly lower than those of the other diets. The ADC of phosphorus significantly reduced with the increase in dietary MBM level. Nitrogen and phosphorus excretion increased with the increasing dietary MBM level. Protease, lipase and amylase activities of the diets S80 and S100 were significantly lower than those of the other diets (p <.05). The results of this study showed that the optimum dietary MBM replacement level was 34.3% according to broken‐line model based on WG against dietary MBM replacement level. 相似文献
This study aimed to investigate the effects of key lime juice (KL) in combination with vacuum packaging (VP) or air storage (SB) on the quality changes of white shrimp stored at 2 ± 1ºC. The quality was assessed using microbiological analysis, color measurement, pH, and total volatile base nitrogen (TVBN). Treatment with KL exhibited inhibitory activity on the growth of spoilage microflora. KL in combination with VP revealed a lower bacterial count in the range of 4.37–4.91 log CFU gˉ1 on day 12 of storage as compared to other treatments. VP + KL and VP samples could inhibit melanosis. In addition, lower TVBN content was obtained in VP + KL (5.33 mg N/100 g), followed by VP (6.03 mg N/100 g) samples on day 12 of storage (p < 0.05). VP in combination with KL had the lowest loss of quality changes for the white shrimp. Therefore, VP + KL could be used as an alternative preservative method to extend the shelf life for white shrimp. 相似文献
AbstractMaize (Zea mays L.) plays an important role in the global food security, but its production is threatened by climate change, especially drought stress. Potassium (K) and zinc (Zn) are considered useful to mitigate the negative consequences of drought stress in plants. Therefore, the objective of this two-year study was to identify the best combination of K and Zn application to improve the water relations, photosynthetic pigments, yield, irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE) and grain quality of maize sown under mild and severe drought stress conditions. The consisted of three drought stress levels viz. 1) well-watered as control (WW), 2) mild drought (MD) with 25?mm of potential soil moisture deficit (PSMD), 3) severe drought (SD) with 50?mm of PSMD and six K-Zn treatments: i.e. 125, 100 and 150?kg ha?1 K with 0 and 12?kg ha?1 Zn. The results indicated that K-Zn application improved the water relations and chlorophyll contents, biological yield and grain quality, irrespective of water stress treatment. The combined application of K-Zn under mild drought stress produced statistically same biological yield and grain quality as under well-irrigated without K-Zn fertilization and also produced compratively higher IWUE, biological yield and grain quality under sverer drought stress. Hence, the application of K at 150?kg ha?1 in combination with Zn at 12?kg ha?1 might be useful to improve the maize production and grain quality under drought stress. As IWUE was low in WW conditions, therefore, irrigation scheduling must be re-evaluated for optimum water use efficiency. 相似文献
The effects of anthropogenic noise have garnered significant attention in marine ecosystems, but comparatively less is known about its impacts on freshwater ecosystems. For fish that provide parental care, the effects of acoustic disturbance could have fitness-level consequences if nest tending behavior is altered. This study explored the effects of motorboat noise on the parental behavior of nesting male smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu; Lacépède, 1802), an important freshwater game fish in North America that provides sole paternal care to offspring. Specifically, we evaluated how boat noise proximity to a bass nest (ranging from 4.5 to 90 m) influenced paternal care behaviors. A total of 73 fish were exposed to a 3-min motorboat playback designed to simulate a boat sound that typically occurs in areas near littoral nesting sites. The fish were video recorded, and their behaviors were analyzed before, during, and after exposure to the playback. Residency time was the only behavioral metric to be adversely affected by noise playbacks but only when in close proximity to the speaker. Our results suggest that boat noise may have an impact on bass reproductive fitness in specific contexts where combustion motors are used near shore during the nesting period. The largely null findings may indicate a resilience to boat noise and/or habituation to the noise. In addition, boats displace water and create waves that represent another form of disturbance that could be experienced by fish but was not simulated here. Future research should integrate behavioral and physiological responses to boat noise and other aspects of boat disturbance to better understand the fitness impacts of boating activity on freshwater fish.
Journal of Soils and Sediments - This research was undertaken (I) to evaluate the status of phosphorus fractions in paddy soils in response to different tillage management practices under different... 相似文献
Journal of Soils and Sediments - Tannery waste–contaminated soil has a high amount of several toxic chemicals and heavy metals including chromium (Cr), which makes it unsuitable for... 相似文献
Journal of Soils and Sediments - The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of combined use of chemical fertilizers with wheat straw and swine manure on rice yield and phosphorus... 相似文献
Journal of Soils and Sediments - Fertilization is a vital approach to increase the crop yield by enhancing soil fertility, but some of the fertilizer sources such as pig manure contain... 相似文献
ABSTRACTHigh global production of medium-density fiberboard (MDF) in recent years could generate an equal quantity of waste MDF at the end of its service life, requiring recycling of waste MDF instead of landfilling or incineration. This study investigated effects of the addition of recycled fiber (RF) obtained from surface laminated MDFs with three different materials to the properties of three-layer recycled MDF (rMDF). Three types of surface laminates such as low-pressure laminate, polyethylene terephthalate, and polyester coating were hammer milled, and then went through a patent-pending fiber recovery system to obtain the resultant RFs that were added to the core layer of rMDF. These RFs at three contents (10, 20, and 30%) were blended with 12% of urea-formaldehyde (UF) resin prior to hot-pressing. Statistical analysis showed that the best internal bonding strength, modulus of rupture, and modulus of elasticity of rMDF panels were obtained for LPL-rMDF with a 20% RF content. Thickness swelling, water absorption, and formaldehyde emission of rMDF were reduced by increasing the RF content. These findings suggest that a minimum RF content of 20% can be replaced with virgin fibers for the rMDF manufacture, indicating the feasibility of recycling waste laminated MDF into three-layer rMDF. 相似文献
Scanner technology is emerging as a cost‐effective and robust imaging alternative to camera‐based systems in many applications. However, scanner technology is changing so fast that image quality can vary from model to model. It is critical that images scanned with different scanners be brought to a common basis for processing and measurement through a calibration process that eliminates scanner‐to‐scanner variability. The focus of this research was to investigate scanner‐to‐scanner variability and develop color correction or mapping functions to allow for machineindependent grain inspection. Various makes and models of scanners were compared for optical and color characteristics. Three different color correction methods wereevaluated: grayscale (GS) transformation, redgreen‐blue (RGB) transformation, and histogram matching. All three models of color correction worked within satisfactory tolerance for a multicolor Q60 chart. However, for grain samples of a limited color range, the histogram matching approach performed better than GS and RGB transformations for scanner calibration. The color‐corrected test images matched the reference images within 3 grey values. Differences between the three models of color correction are discussed. 相似文献