Potential applications of biological filtration media in changing water properties and subsequent effects on common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in recirculating aquaculture systems     

Sadam Mohamad Hassan  Ahmed Ramadhan Muhaimeed  Hazem Sabri Abedalhammed  Najlaa Salah Madlul  Tan Tiek Aun 《Aquaculture Research》2021,52(1):345-355

This work aims to develop a suitable aquaculture system to solve issues pertaining to water quality in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) thereby improving fish growth performance and their feed conversion ratio (FCR). It is known that the efficiency of nutrient decomposition depends on the amount and species of bacteria present in the filter, and these can in turn be regulated by the pH. Our study shows that the significant increase in pH from 7.45 to 7.51 and 7.47 is achieved after the water was filtered through sawdust and wood wool respectively. At the same time, nitrite concentrations were found to have significantly decreased from 0.06 ppm in the control to 0.01 ppm in the sawdust treatment. Changes in the physical–chemical properties of treated water affect the biological properties of the organisms. It was found that the average final body weight for fish in the wood wool treatment 30.96 g and fish in the sawdust treatment 31.44 g was significantly higher compared to that for the fish in the control treatment 28.42 g. The use of sponge, wood wool or sawdust resulted in significantly lower FCR and therefore better fish productivity in RAS. At the same time, the red blood cell count, plasma urea, plasma creatinine, plasma albumin, and GOT and GPT were significantly higher in fish in the plastic, sponge, wood wool or sawdust treatment compared to the control treatment. In summary, this study demonstrates the benefits of using sponge, wood, wool and sawdust as biofilter media for aquaculture.  相似文献   

Goat uterine epithelial cells are susceptible to infection with Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus (CAEV) in vivo     

Ali Al Ahmad MZ  Dubreil L  Chatagnon G  Khayli Z  Theret M  Martignat L  Chebloune Y  Fieni F 《Veterinary research》2012,43(1):5

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to determine, using immunofluorescence and in situ hybridization, whether CAEV is capable of infecting goat uterine epithelial cells in vivo. Five CAEV seropositive goats confirmed as infected using double nested polymerase chain reaction (dnPCR) on leucocytes and on vaginal secretions were used as CAEV positive goats. Five CAEV-free goats were used as controls. Samples from the uterine horn were prepared for dnPCR, in situ hybridization, and immunofluorescence. The results from dnPCR confirmed the presence of CAEV proviral DNA in the uterine horn samples of infected goats whereas no CAEV proviral DNA was detected in samples taken from the uninfected control goats. The in situ hybridization probe was complementary to part of the CAEV gag gene and confirmed the presence of CAEV nucleic acids in uterine samples. The positively staining cells were seen concentrated in the mucosa of the lamina propria of uterine sections. Finally, laser confocal analysis of double p28/cytokeratin immunolabelled transverse sections of CAEV infected goat uterus, demonstrated that the virus was localized in glandular and epithelial cells. This study clearly demonstrates that goat uterine epithelial cells are susceptible to CAEV infection in vivo. This finding could help to further our understanding of the epidemiology of CAEV, and in particular the possibility of vertical transmission.  相似文献   

Molecular and serological prevalence of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle from central region of Syria     

Terkawi MA  Alhasan H  Huyen NX  Sabagh A  Awier K  Cao S  Goo YK  Aboge G  Yokoyama N  Nishikawa Y  Kalb-Allouz AK  Tabbaa D  Igarashi I  Xuan X 《Veterinary parasitology》2012,187(1-2):307-311

A total of 207 bovine blood samples were collected from clinically healthy cattle bred in central region of Syria and examined by Giemsa-stained blood smears, nested PCR, ELISA, and IFAT to determine the molecular and serological prevalence of Babesia bovis and B. bigemina. All samples were negative to Babesia spp. by microscopic examination of blood smears. On the other hand, the overall prevalence of B. bovis and B. bigemina was 9.18% and 15.46% by nPCR, 15.46% and 18.84% by ELISA, and 18.36% and 21.74% by IFAT, respectively. Mixed infections were detected in a total of 5 samples (2.4%) by nPCR, 16 (7.73%) by ELISA and 27 (13.04%) by IFAT. Statistically significant differences in the prevalence of the two infections were observed on the basis of age and location. These data provide valuable information regarding the occurrence and epidemiology of B. bovis and B. bigemina infections in Syrian cattle, which can be employed in developing rational strategies for disease control and management.  相似文献   

Bioavailability,fractionation of pb and Zn in the rhizosphere of sunflower in chelators-amended contaminated soil     

Mohamad Rahmanian  Ali Reza Hosseinpur  Nastaran Manouchehri  Wim Cornelis 《Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science》2019,65(7):957-967

Assisted phytoremediation procedures have been widely employed as soil removal instrument of heavy metals from contaminated soils. Rhizosphere processes have a major impact on pb and Zn availability and its fractions in soils. The present study evaluates the effects of EDTA, citric acid (CA) and poultry manure extract (PME) on bioavailability and fractionation of pb, Zn in both the rhizosphere of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) and bulk soil. EDTA and CA were added to soils at the rates of 0, 0.5 and 1 mmol kg^?1 soil and PME at 0, 0.5 and 1 g kg^?1 soil as factorial in a completely randomized pattern with three replicates in greenhouse condition. Results showed that chelator application had a significant impact (p < 0.05) on pb, Zn extraction by different extractants and its fractions in soils. The order of concentrations of pb, Zn present in different fractions in soil treated by chelators was: oxides-bounded fraction > residual fraction > OM-bounded fraction > carbonate-bounded fraction > exchangeable fraction. Biochemical soil characteristics in the sunflower rhizosphere change resulting from its roots contributing to pb, Zn decline in mobile soil fractions, and change in soil pb, Zn fractions that are generally regarded as more stable.  相似文献   

Mastitis: how to get out of the dark ages     

Esslemont D  Kossaibati M 《Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)》2002,164(2):85-86

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Molecular phenotyping of malignant canine mammary tumours: Detection of high-risk group and its relationship with clinicomolecular characteristics     

Mohamad Zamani-Ahmadmahmudi  Maziar Jajarmi  Saeedeh Talebipour 《Veterinary and comparative oncology》2023,21(1):73-81

Canine mammary gland tumours (CMTs) constitute the most common cancer in female dogs and comprise approximately 50% of all canine cancers. With the advent of high-throughput technologies such as microarray and next-generation sequencing, the molecular phenotyping (classification) of various cancers has been extensively developed. The present study used a canine RNA-sequencing dataset, namely GSE119810, to classify 113 malignant CMTs and 64 matched normal samples via an unsupervised hierarchical algorithm with a view to evaluating the association between the resulting subtypes (clusters) (n = 4) and clinical and molecular characteristics. Finally, a molecular classifier was developed, and it detected 1 high-risk molecular subtype in the training dataset (GSE119810) and 2 independent validation datasets (GSE20718 and GSE22516). Our results revealed four molecular subtypes (C2–C5) in malignant CMTs. Furthermore, the normal samples constituted a distinct group in the clustering analysis. Marked significant associations were observed between the molecular subtypes (especially C5) and clinical/molecular features, including positive lymphatic invasion, high tumour grades, histopathology diagnoses, short survival and high TP53 mutation rates (ps <.05). The high-risk subtype (C5) was further characterized through the development of a cell cycle-based gene signature, which comprised 37 proliferation-related genes according to the support vector machine algorithm. This signature identified the high-risk group in both training and validation datasets (ps <.001). In the validation analysis, our potential classifier robustly predicted patients with positive lymphatic invasion, metastases and short survival.  相似文献   

Optimization of Enzymatic Protein Hydrolysis from Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) Frame Using Alcalase®     

Mat Amin Amiza  Jasmin Mohamad  Rosly Hasan 《Journal Of Aquatic Food Product Technology》2013,22(3):303-312

The combined effects of hydrolysis time, temperature, pH, and ratio of enzyme to substrate on the degree of hydrolysis (DH) of cobia frame were determined using Response Surface Methodology. The effects of these factors were employed using a three-level factors face-centered central composite design. The proximate compositions of cobia frame and cobia hydrolysate powder were determined as well. The generated model equation gave a quadratic fit with experimental data. It is suggested that hydrolysis conditions for obtaining the optimum DH using Alcalase® were: temperature of 58°C, hydrolysis time of 134 min, pH of substrate at 9.4, and an enzyme concentration of 8.3%. Proximate analyses revealed that cobia frame contained 47.0% protein, 27.6% fat, and 24.8% ash; whereas cobia frame hydrolysate powder contained 88.8% protein, 0.58% fat, and 5.05% ash. The high protein content indicated that cobia frame hydrolysate is a potential ingredient for food and feed.  相似文献   

Flame retardancy,Thermal and mechanical properties of Kenaf fiber reinforced Unsaturated polyester/Phenolic composite     

M. M. Marliana  Azman Hassan  M. Y. Nor Yuziah  H. P. S. Abdul Khalil  I. M. Inuwa  M. I. Syakir  M. K. Mohamad Haafiz 《Fibers and Polymers》2016,17(6):902-909

Unsaturated polyester (UP) resin has been blended with phenolic resin (PF) resole type at various ratios to obtain a homogeneous blend with improved flame resistance compared to its parent polymers. The polymer blend was reinforced with 20 wt% kenaf using hand lay out technique. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) was used to characterize changes in the chemical structure of the synthesized composites. The thermal properties of the composites were investigated using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The thermal stability of UP/PF kenaf composites co-varies with the PF content, as shown by the degradation temperature at 50 % weight loss. The char yield of the composites increases linearly with PF content as shown by the TGA results. The flammability properties of the composites were determined using the limiting oxygen index (LOI) and UL-94 fire tests. The LOI increased with the PF content while the composites exhibit improved flame retardancy as demonstrated by UL-94 test. The mechanical and morphological properties of the composites were determined by tensile test and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively. The tensile strength and the Young’s modulus of the blend/composites slightly decreased with increasing PF content albeit higher than PF/kenaf fiber composites.  相似文献   

Changes in leaf water use after removal of leaf lower surface hairs on <Emphasis Type="Italic">Mallotus macrostachyus</Emphasis> (Euphorbiaceae) in a tropical secondary forest in Malaysia     

Tanaka Kenzo  Reiji Yoneda  Mohamad Alias Azani  Nik Muhamad Majid 《Journal of Forest Research》2008,13(2):137-142

Leaf hairs may assist in maintaining high leaf water use efficiency in tropical secondary forest tree species. We compared leaf temperature, transpiration, photosynthesis and water use efficiency between hairy and depilated leaves in Mallotus macrostachyus (Euphorbiaceae), to determine the role of leaf hair in leaf water use efficiency (WUE) in tropical degraded secondary forest in Malaysia. Measurements were made on five mature individuals growing in sun-exposed conditions and five in shaded conditions. The hair dry weight per unit leaf area was significantly greater in sun leaves than in shade leaves. The transpiration rate (Tr_max) of depilated leaves in sun-exposed conditions was slightly higher than in hairy leaves in both morning and afternoon measurements. In contrast, Tr_max in the shade leaves was almost identical in hairy and depilated leaves. Leaf stomatal conductance (g _s) in the morning showed almost the same value among leaf types and light conditions. In the afternoon, g _s slightly decreased from the morning values in both sun and shade conditions. In the morning, the leaf water use efficiency (A _max/Tr_max) in both conditions did not differ significantly between hairy and depilated leaves. However, in the afternoon, WUE in the depilated leaves was significantly lower than in hairy leaves in sun-exposed conditions. These observations suggest that leaf hairs in M. macrostachyus contribute to the high leaf water use efficiency in drought conditions, such as high vapor pressure deficit experienced at midday in degraded tropical secondary forests.  相似文献   

Growth performance and feeding utilization of alternative feed for adult horseshoe crabs Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda kept in captivity     

Farah Najihah Razali  Noraznawati Ismail  Ahmad Fisal  Tuan Chilek Tuan Zainazor  Faridah Mohamad  Ahmad Shamsuddin 《Aquaculture Research》2020,51(4):1523-1532

The aquafeed development has been initiated for horseshoe crabs in captivity. However, much of the attentions were to the juveniles for their widely used in research. Until recently, the research had incorporated the adult horseshoe crabs. This study aims to 1) determine the best alternative feeds for adult males of Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda, 2) measure the acceptance rate of feed, and 3) feeding utilization. Three semi‐moist pellets were either developed or purchased: fish (Decapterus russeli) and cockle (Anadara granosa) pellets (A), fish pellets (B) and keropok pellets (C). Natural feeds act as control: cockle, Anadara granosa (D) and fish, D. russeli (E). The horseshoe crabs were fed daily for 5 weeks and were analysed on their feed percentage consumption, body weight changes, feeding rate (FR), absorption efficiency (AE), feeding conversion ratio (FCR) and specific growth rate (SGR). Feed A was consumed the most (56.21%) with the highest FR (1.88%). It was influenced by the pellet's hardness, where horseshoe crabs favoured softer pellets. Body weight changes, FCR and SGR also showed a similar trend of favouring alternative feed over natural feed. Alternative feeds served a better feed than the natural feed and can be an option for future natural feed replacement for adult horseshoe crabs in captivity. Alternative feed served a better diet than the natural feed and Feed B served the best feed among the three alternative feeds with good C. rotundicauda growth performance and the feed itself is cost‐wise.  相似文献