Control of reproduction is vital to aquaculture and includes artificial propagation as well as management of unwanted recruitment. Developments in manipulation of the reproductive system provide options to enhance production. Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, spawning was managed by photoperiod and temperature manipulation. A controlled light cycle of 20L:4D and water temperature of 26 ± 2°C...

this study was undertaken to evaluate the effect of hydrolysable tannin (ht) and condensed tannin (ct) on growth performance and body composition of nile tilapia. hydrolysable tannin and ct were included into diets at four levels (0, 5, 15, and 25 g kg-1 diet). the diet with zero tannin level acted as control and the response of fish fed diets containing tannin was compared to that of the contr...

Streptococcal disease and columnaris are common in tilapia aquaculture across the globe. Coinfections also but often overlooked or not reported. In present study, we describe clinical presentation of streptococcosis coinfection diseased Nile ( Oreochromis niloticus ), phenotypic (Lancefield grouping, hemolytic pattern, biochemical characteristics, antibiotic susceptibility) genotypic (multilocu...

There is uncertainty regarding the validity of Myxobolus heterosporus Baker, 1963. The present study revises the taxonomy, using specimens isolated from plasmodia situated in the infected cornea of Oreochromis aureus, O. niloticus or Tilapia zillii inhabiting the River Nile, Egypt. In addition, histological effects of the parasite on the infected tissue were examined. The spores of M. heterospo...

Optimal packaging and storage conditions for fresh tilapia fillets were established by evaluating sensory and microbiological changes, as well as monitoring physicochemical properties. Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) farmed in recirculation aquaculture system was filleted, deskinned, and packaged in air and 50% CO2/50% N2 prior to chilling and superchilling storage at 1°C and -1°C. Sensory...

The Sox transcription factor family is characterized with the presence of a Sry-related high-mobility group (HMG) box and plays important roles in various biological processes in animals, including sex determination and differentiation, and the development of multiple organs. In this study, 27 Sox genes were identified in the genome of the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), and were classifi...

Received 15/4/2009 Accepted 23/1/2010 (004164) 1 Veterinary Toxicology and Toxic Plants Laboratory, Preventive Veterinary Medicine Department, Agrarian Sciences Center, State University of Londrina, Rod. Celso Garcia Cid, s/n, Km 445, Bairro Perobal, CP 6001, CEP 86051-990, Londrina, PR, Brazil, E-mail: [email protected] *Corresponding autor Determination of presence and quantification of cadmium, ...

An experiment was conducted in twelve 200-m2 earthen ponds at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, for 91 days from 11 September to 11 December 1998. The experiment was designed to determine the optimal rate of nitrogen fertilization in cool season, to determine which of the nitrogen fertilization rates evaluated to produce Nile tilapia had the greatest profitability, and to develop a f...

J. Anim. Sci. Vol. 88, E-Suppl. 2/J. Dairy Sci. Vol. 93, E-Suppl. 1/Poult. Sci. Vol. 89, E-Suppl. 1 T135 Comparison of nonlinear functions for describing the growth curve of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus var. chitralada in a commercial production cycle. D. Rodriguez1, C. Ariza-Nieto2, A. Munoz1, and G. Afanador*1,2, 1Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia, 2CORPOICA, Bogota, Co...

Epithelium Ultrastructure of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus Sandra Mariza Monteiro1,*, Elsa Oliveira2, António Fontaínhas-Fernandes1, and Mário Sousa2,3 1Department of Biology and Environment and Center for Research and Technology for Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Apartado 1013, Vila Real 5001-801, Portugal 2Lab Cell Biology, Insti...