Effect of Dietary Supplementation of Glycerol Monolaurate on Growth Performance, Digestive Enzymes, Serum Immune and Antioxidant Parameters, and Intestinal Morphology in Black Sea Bream.

An eight-week feeding trial was conducted to examine the impact of dietary supplementation with glycerol monolaurate (GML) on juvenile black sea bream. A basal diet was formulated containing 24% fish meal, while five additional diets were prepared, each supplemented with varying levels of GML: GML1 (0.01%), GML2 (0.

The first identification and functional analysis of two drosophila mothers against decapentaplegic protein genes (SpSmad1 and SpSmad2/3) and their involvement in the innate immune response in Scylla paramamosain.

Smad，a member of the TGF-β superfamily，controls cell proliferation，growth and guiding cell differentiation, thus playing a crucial role in diseases. However, the presence as well as specific function of Smad in crabs is still unknown. In this study, two Smads (Smad1 and Smad2/3) were identified for the first time from the mud crab Scylla paramamosain.

Interactive Effect of Dietary Heat-Killed Lactobacillus Plantarum L-137 and Berberine Supplementation on Intestinal Mucosa and Microbiota of Juvenile Black Sea Bream (Acanthopagrus Schlegelii).

To compare the synergistic impact of dietary heat-killed Lactobacillus plantarum and berberine supplementation on intestinal health of juvenile black sea bream, the test fish (5.67 ± 0.05 g) were fed three diets: a basal control diet designated as Con; basal diet supplemented with 400 mg/kg L.

Comparative study on the effects of crystalline L-methionine and methionine hydroxy analogue calcium supplementations in the diet of juvenile Pacific white shrimp ().

An 8-week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of L-methionine and methionine hydroxy analogue calcium (MHA-Ca) supplements in low-fishmeal diet on growth performance, hepatopancreas morphology, protein metabolism, anti-oxidative capacity, and immunity of Pacific white shrimp ( ). Four isonitrogenous and isoenergetic diets were designed: PC (203.3 g/kg fishmeal), NC (100 g/kg fishmeal), MET (100 g/kg fishmeal +3 g/kg L-methionine) and MHA-Ca (100 g/kg fishmeal +3 g/kg MHA-Ca).

Effect of dietary supplementation of lauric acid on growth performance, antioxidative capacity, intestinal development and gut microbiota on black sea bream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii).

A feeding trial of eight weeks was conducted to examine the influence of food supplementation with lauric acid (LA) on Acanthopagrus schlegelii (juvenile black sea bream). A 24 percent fish meal baseline diet was created, while the other two diets were generated with dietary supplementation of graded points of LA at 0.1 percent and 0.

Experimental Studies on the Impact of the Projected Ocean Acidification on Fish Survival, Health, Growth, and Meat Quality; Black Sea Bream (), Physiological and Histological Studies.

Acidification (OA), a global threat to the world's oceans, is projected to significantly grow if CO continues to be emitted into the atmosphere at high levels. This will result in a slight decrease in pH. Since the latter is a logarithmic scale of acidity, the higher acidic seawater is expected to have a tremendous impact on marine living resources in the long-term.

Knowledge of, and Attitudes towards, Live Fish Transport among Aquaculture Industry Stakeholders in China: A Qualitative Study.

China is the largest food fish producer in the world. Chinese consumers normally purchase fish that are still alive to ensure freshness. Therefore, the live transport of fish is important in China's aquaculture, although it carries potential risks for animal welfare.

Dietary berberine regulates lipid metabolism in muscle and liver of black sea bream () fed normal or high-lipid diets.

The present study investigated the influence of berberine (BBR) supplementation in normal and high-lipid (HL) diets on lipid metabolism and accumulation in black sea bream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii). BBR was supplemented at 50 mg/kg to control (Con, 11·1 % crude lipid) and high-lipid (HL, 20·2 % crude lipid) diets and named as ConB and HLB, respectively. After the 8-week feeding trial, fish body length and specific growth rate were significantly reduced by HL diets (P < 0·05).

Molecular characterization of a cDNA encoding Na/K/2Cl cotransporter in the gill of mud crab (Scylla paramamosain) during the molt cycle: Implication of its function in osmoregulation.

Although iono-regulatory processes are critical for survival of crustaceans during the molt cycle, the mechanisms involved are still not clear. The Na/K/2Cl cotransporter (NKCC), a SLC12A family protein that transports Na, K and 2Cl into cells, is essential for cell ionic and osmotic regulation. To better understand the role of NKCC in the molt osmoregulation, we cloned and characterized a NKCC gene from the mud crab, Scylla paramamosain (designated as SpNKCC).

A new species of Nilothauma Kieffer from China, with a key to known species of the genus (Diptera: Chironomidae).

A new species of the genus Nilothauma Kieffer, N. pandum sp. n.