this experiment was designed to evaluate the effect of dietary caspian kilka fish oil on breast meat fatty acid (fa) profile and as well as sensory acceptability of breast meat. fish oil supplementation was added to provide four graded levels (0, 1, 2, and 3% fish oil) in place of vegetable oil for supporting 3% oil in the diet during the period of breeding. these four diets were allocated to o...

The insects Vespa orientalis L. and Vespula germanica (F.) are social wasps (Hymenoptera Vespinae) that can cause intense damages in apiaries, places where they can find the best combination of proteins from animal origin (bees and larvae) and carbohydrates (nectar and honey). The purpose of the present study was to compare three improvised types of traps (wood-glue, plastic bottle, double cham...

A feeding trial has been conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary nucleotide (NT) on growth performance and stress resistance of fry kutum (Rutilus kutum Kamenskii, 1901). A basal diet supplemented with 0 (control), 0.3, 0.5 and 0.7 g NT kg-1 have been formulated for four experimental diets. After 8 weeks of feeding trial, growth parameters were evaluated and then fish has exposed to osmoti...

OBJECTIVE There is little experimental evidence to show how much positive airway pressure fibrin sealants can actually withstand, and in particular, how this effect changes over time. In the present study, we experimentally evaluated the sealing effect of fibrin glue against alveolar air leakage up to 48 h after application. METHODS Beagles were used (n = 48). Under thoracotomy, approximately...

BACKGROUND Streptococcosis is an important disease of tilapia throughout the world. In Malaysia, streptococcosis outbreak was commonly reported during the 3-month period of high water temperature between April and July. This study describes the duration of protection following single and double booster dose regimes against streptococcosis in tilapia using a feed-based vaccine containing formali...

1. Establishing reliable estimates of consumption is necessary for understanding the physiology, bioenergetics and trophic relationships of organisms. For fish, the inability to measure consumption directly prevents a mechanistic understanding of habitat– foraging relationships. Building upon established models for 137 caesium (Cs) mass balance in fish, we used natural abundances of a stable ge...