Effect of feeding frequency on the growth of common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) fry

A laboratory-feeding trail was conducted for 45 days with fry of common carp Cyprinus carpio L. (0.45±0.03g) in aquaria in a static indoor fish rearing system. The fry were fed on a pelleted diet containing 33% crude protein having fishmeal as major protein source. The fish fry in five treatments A, B, C, D, and E, each with two replicates were fed on 5% daily ration divided into different feeding frequencies of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 times a day respectively in order to observe the growth performance. Each replicate contained 15 fry having total initial weight of 6.87±0.31g. At the end of the feeding trial, significantly different and higher (p<0.05) growth response was observed in treatment C having a feeding frequencies of 4 times a day. Significantly the highest and the lowest percent growth of 334.30 and 218.91% were observed in fish fed on the diet (Treatment C) with 4 times and (Treatment A) 2 times feeding frequencies per day, respectively. Food conversion ratio (FCR) of 1.78 was significantly higher (p

Some new bounds on eigenvalues of the Hadamard product and the Fan product of matrices

Let A and B be nonsingular M-matrices. A lower bound on the minimum eigenvalue q(B circle A(-1)) for the Hadamard product of A(-1) and B, and a lower bound on the minimum eigenvalue q(A star B) for the Fan product of A and B are given. In addition, an upper bound on the spectral radius rho(A circle B) of nonnegative matrices A and B is also obtained. These bounds improve several existing results in some cases and the estimating formulas are easier to calculate for they are only depending on the entries of matrices A and B. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Temporal behaviour of marine landing in Karnataka 2. Seasonal patterns

Seasonal patterns of 21 fisheries in Karnataka (after isolation from time-series components) are presented. Depending on the pattern of seasonal fluctuation in landings, 19 fisheries have been grouped into five patterns, A, B, C, D and E. Ribbon fishes and 'other clupeids' did not exhibit any significant seasonal pattern. Pattern A with highest landings in the 4th quarter (October to December), followed by the 1, 2 and 3 quarters, is the most common in 10 species/groups (comprising 78% of the total landings). Harmonic analysis has been carried out using the seasonal indices.

Occurrence of enterotoxigenic staphylococci in frozen fishery products

Sixty six samples of frozen fishery products consisting of frozen crab meat, frozen prawns, frozen cuttlefish and frozen mussel collected from nine cold stores situated in and around Cochin city were examined for coagulase positive staphylococci. Forty eight samples (72.72%) revealed the presence of coagulase positive staphylococci, which were then tested for enterotoxigenity, employing cellophane-over-agar method for toxin production and optimum-sensitivity-plate (OSP) method for toxin detection. Seventy seven out of one hundred and two (75.49%) coagulase positive staphylococcal isolates from the above products produced enterotoxins A, B, C, D and E either singly or in combinations. Enterotoxin A and D were detected more often than others. The occurrence of enterotoxigenic staphylococci in frozen fishery product is reported for the first time in this country.

利用夏季自然发情的云南黄牛进行奶牛胚胎移植效果研究

利用夏季自然发情的云南黄牛为受体,开展了奶牛体内冷冻胚胎移植.留用的114头受体牛中,本地黄牛59头,年龄在3～10岁,均为经产牛,最终移植27头,西杂牛56头(其中2岁以下的青年牛26头),移植29头(青年牛11头),两个品种受体利用率分别为45.8%和51.8%;移植后妊娠率分别为59.3%和55.2%;解冻的63枚胚胎移植给了56头受体牛,A级胚胎单独移植和B、C级胚胎搭配移植最终妊娠结果分别是58.5%(24/41)和53.3%(8/15);发情后第6 d和第7 d移植妊娠率分别为56%和58.1%.结果表明,1～10岁的西杂牛和3～10岁体型较大的本地黄牛均可作为受体移植奶牛胚胎;利用自然发情的云南黄牛做受体移植效果较为理想,是一种经济、方便、适合云南广大农村推广的技术途径;A级胚胎单独移植和B、C级搭配移植可获得较为理想的妊娠结果;处于发情后第6 d和第7 d的云南黄牛都可以作为桑囊期奶牛胚胎的移植受体.

利用荷斯坦奶牛性控冻精生产性控胚胎试验报告

利用荷斯坦奶牛性控冻精生产性控胚胎的试验.选用澳大利亚进口荷斯坦奶牛为供体,按常规方法进行超数排卵,以国产荷斯坦奶牛性控冻精进行人工授精生产性控胚胎.试验共超排供体牛7头,获胚胎6枚及未受精卵33枚,胚胎中可用的B级和C级胚各1枚,退化胚4枚;移植受体牛2头均未受孕,试验表明性控冻精的质量尤其是有效精子可能是生产性控胚胎的决定因素.

杜泊羊冷冻胚胎移植的影响因素

下载PDF阅读器为进一步提高杜泊羊的冻胚移植成功率,于春秋两季同期处理湖羊和小尾寒羊受体共997只(次),同期发情782只(次),发情率达78.4%,其中湖羊春秋两季平均发情率为84.6%,显著高于小尾寒羊(73.9%)(P＜0.01),秋季两品种平均发情率83.3%,显著高于春季75.8%(P＜0.01);对431只发情受体羊进行移植,总妊娠率为58.5%(252/431),产羔率为58.0%(250/431).其中湖羊为受体的春秋两季平均妊娠率62.5%,高于小尾寒羊(54.7%);秋季两品种的平均妊娠率为64.8%,显著高于春季(52.5%).囊胚移植后的平均妊娠率为61.5%,显著高于桑椹胚(41.5%),其中A级囊胚为67.4%,显著高于B级囊胚(P＜0.05)和所有桑椹胚(P＜0.01);B级囊胚显著高于B级桑椹胚(P＜0.05),B级囊胚与A级桑椹胚间及A、B级桑椹胚间均无显著差异;C级囊胚和桑椹胚均未见妊娠.此外,受体羊卵巢黄体发育状况及移植技术熟练程度对妊娠率也有显著影响.

Molecular identification of symbiotic dinoflagellates (Zooxanthellae) of dominant reef-building corals off Kish Island

Scleractinian coral species harbour communities of photosynthetic taxa of the genus Symbiodinium. As many as eight genetic clades (A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H) of Symbiodinium have been discovered using molecular biology. These clades may differ from each other in their physiology, and thus influence the ecological distribution and resilience of their host corals to environmental stresses. Corals of the Persian Gulf are normally subject to extreme environmental conditions including high salinity and seasonal variation in temperature. This study is the first to use molecular techniques to identify the Symbiodinium of the Iranian coral reefs to the level of phylogenetic clades. Samples of eight coral species were collected at two different depths from the eastern part of Kish Island in the northern Persian Gulf. Partial 28S nuclear ribosomal (nr) DNA of Symbiodinium (D1/D2 domains) were amplified by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). PCR products were analyzed using Single Stranded Conformational Polymorphism (SSCP) and phylogenetic analyses of the LSU DNA sequences from a subset of the samples. The results showed that Symbiodinium populations were generally uniform among and within the populations of 8 coral species studied, and there are at least two clades of Symbiodinium from Kish Island. Clade D was detected from 8 of the coral species while clade C90 was found in 2 of species only (one species hosted two clades simultaneously). The dominance of clade D might be explained by high temperatures or the extreme temperature variation, typical of the Persian Gulf.

牛卵泡卵母细胞体外成熟的研究

研究了卵泡大小、卵泡液和卵丘细胞对牛卵泡卵母细胞体外成熟的影响。结果表明:直径2～6 mm 卵泡中的卵母细胞成熟 率(7211 %) 最高,与直径小于2 mm(5814 %) 、6～8 mm(5614 %) 及大于8 mm(3510 %) 卵泡中的卵母细胞组差异显著;成熟培养基 中添加10 %的新鲜牛卵泡液(bFF) 对牛卵母细胞的体外成熟有促进作用,但高浓度的bFF(20 %、30 %) 则抑制牛卵母细胞的体外成 熟;卵丘- 卵母细胞复合体的质量影响卵母细胞的体外成熟,A、B、C 三级卵母细胞成熟率分别为8611 %、6613 %、3516 % ,卵裂率分 别为4218 %、3119 %、1015 % ,差异均显著( P < 0105) 。

Histoarchitecture, seasonal variation and reproductive function of the neuroendocrine organ, brain of freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium gangeticum

Histoarchitecture, seasonal variation and reproductive function of the neuroendocrine structure, brain of freshwater prawn Macrobrachium gangeticum were studied. Three types of NSCs - 'B', 'C' and 'D' were found to be concentrated in four groups in brain. These cells showed larger diameters and higher activity during breeding season. In case of females, the 'C' cells were more active during vitellogenic period. Brain extracts were found to induce gonadal maturation of both males and females.

水牛胚胎移植技术研究试验报告

选用摩拉杂交水牛一代为供体,进行超数排卵,用摩拉水牛冻精进行人工授精生产水牛胚胎。试验共超排供体牛7头,非手术法冲胚5头,获胚胎7枚及未受精卵13枚,胚胎中可用的A级胚2枚,B和C级胚各1枚,退化胚3枚;移植受体牛4头。

倒刺鲃属鱼类的系统发育及其动物地理学研究(英文)

倒刺鲃属（Spinibarbus）鱼类隶属于鲤科的鲃亚科,共有5个有效种。应用分支系统学原理和方法,对该属鱼类的系统发育和地理分化进行了研究。在进行性状分析时,以四须鲃属（Barbodes）作为倒刺鲃属的外类群,理由是它们的系统发育关系较近,而且四须鲃属较原始。分析结果表明,倒刺鲃属鱼类共有3个共同离征,表明该属鱼类为一个单源群。在19个外部形态和内部骨骼特征的基础上,构建了倒刺鲃属鱼类的系统发育分支图。姐妹群A（S.hollandi）和 B-E（S.sinensis+S.denticulatus+S.yunnanensis+S.polyepis）代表了倒刺鲃属内的第一次谱系分化。第二次谱系分化发生于姐妹群B（S.sinensis）和C-E（S.dentlculalus+S.yunnanensis+S.polylepis）之间;姐妹群B分布于长江水系,而姐妹群C-E则分布于珠江水系以南,包括海南岛;基于谱系分化和姐妹群的地理分布,推测此次谱系分化可能是由于云贵高原的抬升及同时发生的水系分流所致。第三次谱系分化则发生于姐妹群C（S.denticulalus）和D-E（S.yunnanensis+S.polyle...

On-going generation of multiple forms of HIV-1 intersubtype recombinants in the Yunnan Province of China

Objectives: To investigate the molecular epidemiology of HIV in China's Yunnan Province, where the initial HIV-1 outbreak among injecting drug users (IDU) occurred in 1989, and to analyse the genesis and interrelationship of the epidemic with that in surrounding areas. Design: A molecular epidemiological investigation was conducted among IDU in three prefectures in Yunnan Province, including Wenshan (east), Honghe (southeast) and Dehong (west). Methods: Thirty-nine specimens were collected from consenting IDU in 2000-2001. The nucleotide sequences of 2.6 kb gag-RT and 340 base pair (bp) env (C2/V3) regions were determined. Phylogenetic tree and recombination breakpoint analyses were performed. Results: The circulating recombinant form (CRF), CRF08_BC, predominated in east Yunnan near Guangxi Province (89% in Wenshan and 81% in Honghe), whereas it was not detected in Dehong(0/14) in the west. In contrast, 71% (10/14) of the Dehong isolates were unique recombinant forms (URF), mostly between subtypes B' (Thailand variant of subtype B) and C, with distinct profiles of recombination breakpoints. The subtype B' accounts for the remaining 29% (4/14) of Dehong isolates. Interestingly, two Honghe isolates (2/16) shared some of the precise B'/C recombination breakpoints with CRF07_BC. Conclusion: New recombinant strains are arising continually in west Yunnan near the Myanmar border. Some appeared to be secondary recombinants derived from CRF07_BC that had further recombined with other strains. The uneven distribution of subtypes, CRF and URF, suggests the presence of independent transmission networks and clusters among IDU in Yunnan. (C) 2002 Lippincott Williams Wilkins.

The efficiency of compensation grouting in sands

Physical model experiments on compensation grouting in sands were performed in two different setups (Cambridge and Delft). The effect of water-cement (w/c) ratio, bentonite content (b.c.) and injection rate on compensation efficiency was investigated. Results show a considerable drop in compensation efficiency resulted from reducing the soil density. Injection in dense sand (R.D. = 93%) resulted in efficiencies between 40-90%, whereas injection in medium-dense sand (R.D. = 60-75%) yielded in reduced efficiencies between 10-40%. When the w/c ratio increased from 0.5 to 1.5 for a given density (R.D. = 93%) and the b.c. of 4%, the compensation efficiency value decreased. Typical efficiencies were between 60% and 40-50% for w/c ratios of 0.5 and 1.5, respectively. The values of compensation and grout efficiencies were almost equal, suggesting that pressure filtration happens mainly during injection. Increasing the b.c. improved the compensation efficiency. When a higher b.c. of 12% to 14% was used, typical compensation efficiencies in dense sand were 78 and 90% for w/c ratios of 1.5 and 1.8 respectively. © 2012 Taylor & Francis Group.