Publications by authors named "M A Arechiga-Palomera"

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  • * The study aimed to identify and optimize the digestive enzymes across different regions of the fish's digestive tract, including measuring activities like protease, amylase, and lipase at specific temperatures and pH levels.
  • * Findings indicated optimal pH levels for various enzymes (like acid protease at pH 2.0) and suggested the presence of a stomach based on observed acid proteolytic activity, while the hepatopancreas showed low enzyme activity.
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Among the different handling techniques in aquaculture, the use of anesthetics has had a growing interest focused on guaranteeing animal welfare, and reducing possible stress situations during general handling. The aim of this study was to present the use of eugenol and lidocaine with non-invasive anesthesia procedures in Dormitator latifrons, in which the different stages of anesthesia (induction and recovery) were determined. One hundred and twenty healthy fish of average weight of 73.

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