scholarly journals The application of [D-Tle6,ProNHEt9]mGnRH (Lecirelin) with the dopaminergic inhibitor metoclopramide to stimulate ovulation in African catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (No. 7) ◽  
pp. 297-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Brzuska ◽  
J. Kouřil ◽  
J. Adamek ◽  
Z. Stupka ◽  
V. Bekh

The results of reproduction were tested in females of the African catfish (Clarias gariepinus Burchell 1822) after stimulation of ovulation with carp pituitary (4 mg/kg body weight) or with Lecirelin (15 μg/kg) and metoclopramide (10 mg/kg). After administering the synthetic substance eggs were obtained from all females while in the group treated with pituitary homogenate 7 out of 8 hypophysed females spawned. The applied spawning agent did not significantly influence the weight of eggs expressed in grams, but in the case of females treated with carp pituitary homogenate a significantly higher weight of eggs expressed as the percentage of body weight of fish was recorded. The applied stimulators of ovulation did not affect any trait reflecting the quality of eggs. Females used as an experimental material belonged to two categories in respect of body weight: lighter females with average body weight of 2.63 ± 0.36 kg and heavier females with average body weight of 3.91 ± 0.48 kg. It was proved that the weight of eggs expressed either in grams or as a percentage of a female’s weight was significantly related to the body weight of a female (P ≤ 0.01 and P ≤ 0.05, respectively), as well as the percentage of fertilised eggs and the percentage of living embryos after 28 hours of incubation (P ≤ 0.05 and P ≤ 0.05, respectively). The interaction between the stimulator of ovulation and the female body weight was significant only for traits reflecting the weight of obtained eggs (P ≤ 0.05 and P ≤ 0.01).  

Author(s):  
Adekunle Ayokanmi Dada ◽  
Gbajuola Gideon Oluwagbohunmi ◽  
Adedapo Adejoke Adeola ◽  
Oke Israel Opeyemi

The dietary effect Tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus) seed powder was examined on the egg and milt quality of African catfish broodstock.45 Female catfish broodstock of average body weight, 475 ± 25.00g and male catfish broodstock of average body weight, 487.09±13.57 g. Five diets with crude protein of 40% were formulated with different inclusion levels of Cyperus esculentus seed powder; 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 g per 100 g of experimental diet (D1, D2 ,D3, D4 and D5). The experiment was carried out for 70 days and fish fed twice daily at 3% body weight. Fish fed experimental diets showed significantly improved growth performance and reproductive indices over the control treatment. Fish fed D3 had the highest weight gain (173.6±10.98) in female catfish while D5 had highest weight gain (215.17±11.62) in male catfish. Fish fed with D4 had the highest percentage fertilization (93.00±3.05) and percentage hatchability (85.00±2.64) in female catfish while in male catfish the highest percentage fertilization (94.00±1.29) and hatchability (79.17±10.09) was from D5. Percentage survival and gonadosomatic index was higher in fish fed D5 in both female and male catfish. Histology of fish fed with Cyperus esculentus diets revealed oocytes formation within the ovaries. Ovary of fish fed D1 showed primary oocytes, with primary yolk accumulation in the ovary of fish fed D2 and there were improvement in the oocytes. Fish fed D3, D4 and D5 showed more matured oocytes and ripe yolk of late maturing stage. There was reduced seminiferous tubular lumen and scanty spermatozoa in D1 and D2 and there was high spermatozoa density in the seminiferous lumen seen in the testicular histology of fish fed diets D3, D4 and D5. This result revealed that dietary inclusion of Cyperus esculentus seed powder enhance growth and improves fertility in Clarias gariepinus which will improve the quantitiy of its seed production.


2011 ◽  
Vol 49 (No. 7) ◽  
pp. 289-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Brzuska

The effects on reproduction of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus Burchell 1822) were investigated in three experiments conducted under controlled conditions, carp pituitary (at the dose of 4 mg/kg body weight) or Ovopel – a preparation that contains a mammalian GnRH analogue D-Ala6,Pro9NEt-mGnRH (1 pellet/kg body weight) and dopamine receptor antagonist metoclopramide (10 mg/kg) being used as ovulation stimulators. The application of Ovopel induced the statistically significantly (P ≤ 0.01) higher weight of eggs per kg female body weight and the statistically significantly (P ≤ 0.05) higher quality of eggs after 24 h incubation in comparison with the effects of hypophysation. No effect of the experiment on the weight or quality of obtained eggs was determined while the interaction between the experiment and the ovulation stimulator was statistically significant (P ≤ 0.05) with respect to the percentage of egg fertilization. Statistically significant (P ≤ 0.05) correlation was found between the percentage of egg fertilization and that of living embryos, the determined correlation coefficient being higher after the application of Ovopel than after the carp pituitary homogenate.  


2018 ◽  
pp. 30-33
Author(s):  
V.V. Bila ◽  
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V.O. Golyanovsky ◽  
V.M. Muravyov ◽  
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...  

The objective: to develop a regional gestational percentiles table of body weight for newborns in Kiev and Kyiv’s oblast. Materials and methods. Data of the body weight of newborns were collected from Kyiv City Perinatal Center from January 2016 by January 2017. The total number included 5244 live births in the period of gestation 40+0–40+6 weeks of gestation. The standard deviation of the body weight, expressed as the percentage of the average body weight of all newborns, as well as the percentil calculator developed by Hadlock et al, supported by the WHO (2008), was used to generate the percentages and curves of the body weight. Materials and methods. A newborn body weight percentile table was constructed, depending on the gestational age. Differences were observed between the current average body weight of newborns for Kyiv and current WHO links. Conclusion. We found a rise in the average body weight of newborns, which we associate with excessive, unbalanced diet and the prescribing of a complex of multivitamins and biologically active substances during pregnancy. This indicates the importance of using this table for differential diagnosis of normal fetal growth from intrauterine growth restriction and small for fetal gestational age within the region of Kyiv and oblast. Key words: delayed fetal growth, percentile table of the city of Kiev, average body weight of newborns, percentile schedule.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Palagan Senopati Sewoyo ◽  
Anak Agung Ayu Mirah Adi ◽  
Ida Bagus Oka Winaya

Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) is one of several examples of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons that come from incomplete combustion of organic materials.BaP compound is used in research to induce fibrosarcoma.In general, patients with cancer will experience a reduction in body weight. This study aims to determine the body weight profile, the time it takes to cause fibrosarcoma, and the mortality rate of male Sprague Dawley rats after injection with BaP. In this study, 18 rats were used with two treatments.Rats in treatment 0 (P0) were not treated, while rats in treatment I (PI) were injected with BaP 0.3% in 0.1 mL oleum olivarumten times given gradually at two-day intervals via subcutaneous. There were six and 12 rats, respectively, P0 and PI. BaP solution is prepared by dissolving in oleum olivarum, mixing, and stirring until homogeneous. The rats were weighed at the beginning of the study and then carried out routinely once a weekfor 19 weeks of research. At the beginning of the study, the average body weight of rats at P0 and PI were 121.43 ± 7.04 g and 131.49 ± 16.31 g, respectively. The mean body weight of the rats at P0 and PI from the first week to the 19th were178.53 ± 29.97 g and 159.20 ± 14.24 g, respectively. The time taken to inducefibrosarcoma was 85.5 ± 17.6 days. The mortality rate in treatment P0 was 0% and PI treatment was 8.33%.From the results of this study, it can be concluded that giving BaP significantly reduces the body weight profile of rats and has a mortality rate of 8.33%.


2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-307
Author(s):  
Ljiljana Samolovac ◽  
Milos Marinkovic ◽  
Maja Petricevic ◽  
Tamara Stamenic ◽  
Ivan Cosic ◽  
...  

The body weight of calves in the earliest period of their life (age from 0 to 7 days) is under the greatest influence of the farm and the season of birth. The farm manifests its influence most often through the conditions of nutrition and housing and the organization of the technological production process, while the influence of the birth season is manifested through microclimatic and nutritional conditions, as well. The most common deficiencies related to the nutrition of newborn calves are related to: inadequate colostrum supply in terms of quality, quantity and time of colostrum intake, which is closely related to the organization of the technological production process on the farm. Dietary deficiencies affect the body weight of calves at birth and at 8 days of age. In a study conducted over a year (4 seasons), the colostrum diet of newborn calves of the HF breed on two farms (A and B) with a tied housing system was analyzed. Calves were fed colostrum on both farms at intervals, usually up to 2 hours, less often up to 4 hours after birth. The colostrum consumed came from the mother, most often, and less often from the other cow, while on one of the farms it was also used frozen. However, the amount of colostrum consumed was deficient, it was 1-2 l on farm A, and 2.5 to 3 l on farm B. The occurence of a deficient diet or other deficiencies in the diet of calves was indicated by the average body weight, measured at birth and at the age of 8 days. On farm A, a lower average body weight of calves (37.95 and 39.68 kg) was recorded than on farm B (40.00 and 41.80 kg) by age categories, respectively. The average body weight of calves was statistically significantly (p <0.01) influenced by the farm and the season of birth, as well as their mutual interaction, but the effect of the farm was more pronounced.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (No. 3) ◽  
pp. 186-191
Author(s):  
Marlena Justyna Baryczka ◽  
Iwona Chwastowska-Siwiecka ◽  
Jacek Kondratowicz

The quality of chilled and frozen African catfish fillets was compared. The experiment was performed on 20 individuals of Clarias gariepinus aged &lt; 1 year, with estimated body weight of 1 kg. A total of 40 right and left fillets were subjected to pre-treatment. Chilled right fillets (20) and left fillets (20) stored for 8 months in the freezer were subjected to quantitative and qualitative laboratory analyses. Chilled African catfish fillets had a lower of moisture content, higher of total protein, fat and crude ash, and higher energy value than frozen samples. Chilled fillets had also higher water-holding capacity, lower cooking loss and higher tenderness.


2013 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Bharat Raj Subba ◽  
Tapan Kumar Ghosh

Oxygen uptake (VO2) through the gills of a hill-stream fish Glyptothorax telchitta from the Saptakoshi river (Nepal) has been studied in relation to different body weights. The oxygen uptake was determined at 24.0±1°C using a cylindrical glass respirometer with continuous water flow system. The aquatic oxygen uptake through the gills increased from 1.048 to 8.115 mlO2 kg-1.h-1 within the body weight range of 3.215 to 31.355 g. A fish of 17.052 g average body weight consumes 4.461 mlO2-1.h-1. The relation between oxygen uptake (VO2) and body weight was determined by performing regression analysis using logarithmic transformation. It has been found that with a unit increase in body weight, the oxygen uptake per unit time (mlO2h-1) increases by a power of 0.930 showing significant positive correlation whereas, the weight specific oxygen uptake decreases by a power of 0.070 showing significant but negative correlation. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njbs.v1i0.7464 Nepalese Journal of Biosciences 1: 11-18 (2011)


2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Errol Rakhmad Noordam ◽  
Swasono R. Tamat ◽  
Syamsudin Syamsudin

Obesity is a health problem in the community because it can cause a risk of degenerative diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure, heart disease, cancer, and atherosclerosis. Unhealthy lifestyles such as lack of physical activity by exercising, a diet high in carbohydrates and fats, can cause fat deposits in the body, especially in the abdomen. The use of chemical drugs such as Orlistat as a weight loss or to help reduce the risk of regaining lost weight, is less effective because it requires a long consumption time and the presence of side effects. Tin leaf content (Ficus carica Linn) is flavonoids, alkaloids, tannins and steroids, tin leaf extract has IC50 150mg/L antioxidant activity. This study was to determine the anti-obesity activity of tin leaf extract in male Sprague-Dawley rats given a high fat diet. 30 Sprague-Dawley rats were classified into 6 groups. The results obtained, in the group dose of 100 mg / kg obtained an average body weight of 381.8 grams, the test group 200 mg / kg obtained an average body weight of 414.5 grams, in the test group 400 mg / kg obtained 387 grams. The conclusion of this study is that the activity of Tin leaf extract (Ficus carica Linn) can be used as an anti-obesity.


Author(s):  
Freddy Pattiselanno ◽  
Anita Oce Athabu ◽  
Daniel Yohanes Seseray

Abstract In Papua, especially in the Arfak Mountains, one of wild animals that commonly used as a non-animal protein source is frogs. Although it has been consumed by local people for generations, there is no representative information on the characteristics of Arfak frog meat. This study aims to determine the body weight and weight of carcass of Arfak frogs (Rana arfaki) comsumed by the Moiley communtiies in the Arfak Mountains. In addition, this study also attempts to reveal the physical quality and processing techniques of consumed Arfak forg meat. We used descriptive method with observation techniques in the field. The results show that an average body weight of Arfak frogs consumed in Mbenti is 2.53 ± 0.81gr, with an average of carcass percentage 46.77% and non-carcass percentage 53.23%.  The physical quality of the meat is, fresh and looks intact, the color of flesh and muscles is white to yellowish white, has a distinctive aroma, and elastic texture as well as strong muscles. The pH value of fresh meat is an average of 7.03. Various meat processing techniques are practiced including fried, stir-fry, grilled and smoked, and pickling/smoked is more preffered bacuse it is easy and the meat can keep longer as a source of food for household animal protein. Keywords: Arfak; Cosnsumption; Meat; Quality; Rana arfaki   Abstrak Di Papua khususnya di Pegunungan Arfak, salah satu jenis satwa yang dimanfaatkan masyarakat sebagai sumber protein hewani non-ternak adalah katak. Meskipun telah dikonsumsi oleh masyarakat lokal secara turun temurun, sampai saat ini belum tersedia informasi yang representatif tentang karakteristik daging katak Arfak. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui bobot badan dan berat karkas katak Arfak (Rana arfaki) yang dikonsumsi masyarakar Moiley di Pegunungan Arfak.  Selain itu juga penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kualitas fisik dan teknik pengolahan daging katak Arfak yang dikonsumsi. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif dengan teknik observasi atau pengamatan langsung di lapangan.  Rataan bobot badan katak Arfak (Rana arfaki) yang dikonsumsi oleh masyarakat di Mbenti yaitu 2,53 ± 0,81gr dengan rataan persentase karkas yaitu 46,77% dan persentase non-karkasnya sebesar 53,23%. Kualitas fisik daging katak Arfak yaitu memiliki karakteristik segar dan tampak utuh, warna daging dan otot putih hingga putih kekuningan, memiliki aroma khas, dengan tekstur elastis serta memiliki otot kuat. Sedangkan nilai pH daging katak Arfak segar yang dikonsumsi oleh masyarakat yaitu rata-rata adalah 7,03.  Teknik pengolahan daging yang dilakukan oleh masyarakat beragam antara lain goreng, tumis, bakar dan asap. Cara asar/asap lebih disenangi karena mudah dilakukan dan dapat memperpanjang masa simpan daging sebagai cadangan sumber pangan protein hewani rumah tangga. Kata kunci: Arfak; Daging; Konsumsi; Kualitas; Rana arfaki


2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S D Mahyana ◽  
Hasnudi ◽  
I Sembiring ◽  
S Umar ◽  
Yunilas

Agriculture waste such as acao pod are abundant. This study aims to determine localsheeps carcass quality after feeding Moiyl fermented cacao pod (Theobroma cacao L) inrations as alternative feed. The research was carried out at Mr. Didit's farm located on BungaRinte street, Medan Tuntungan sub district, Medan in October-December 2018. Theexperiment used was a completely randomized design (CRD) with 5 treatments and 4replications. Using 20 local rams with an average of 12.65 ± 1 kg / head. Treatment consists offorages, and concentrated ingredients such as coconut cake, soybean meal, rice bran, molasses,urea, mineral mix, and Moiyl pod cacao fermented P0 (forage 80% + concentrate 20%), P1(forage 60% + Pod cacao fermentation 20% + Concentrate 20%), P2 (Forage 40% + Pod cacaofermented 40% + Concentrate 20%), P3 (Forage 20% + Pod cacao fermented 60% +Concentrate 20%), P4 (Pod 80% fermented cacao + Concentrate 20%).The results showed that the average cutting weight P0 = 15.70, P1 = 15.98, P2 = 17.55, P3 =16.27, P4 = 14.73, (kg / head). The average body weight is P0 = 9.75, P1 = 10.27, P2 = 10.52,P3 = 10.14, P4 = 9.18, (kg / head). The average carcass weight P0 = 5.36, P1 = 5.61, P2 =5.74, P3 = 5.73, P4 = 5.73 (kg / head). The average carcass percentage P0 = 56.51, P1 = 55.55,P2 = 54.71, P3 = 56.55, P4 = 51.48 (kg / head). The conclusion of this study is MOIYLfermented cacao pod (Theobroma cacao L) can substitute forage as feed for male local sheepand influenced cutting weight, average body weight, average carcass weight and also averagearcass percentage.


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