In vivo measurements of the cardiovascular responses of anoxia-tolerant teleosts to severe prolonged hypoxia are limited. Here, we report the first direct measurements of cardiac output (Q), heart rate (f(H)) and stroke volume during prolonged severe hypoxia (<0.3 mg O(2) l(-1)) in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) that had been acclimated to 6, 10 and 15 degrees C. While routine Q and f(H) valu...

Concentrations of arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) were determined in water samples and five fish organs (gills, liver, kidney, spleen, and muscle) of common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) and common rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus L.) from the Topolnitsa reservoir (Bulgaria) in three seasons (spring, summer, and autumn). This water ecosystem is locate...

A Myxobolus sp., morphologically resembling M. toyamai, M. longisporus, and M. koi, was isolated from the gills of a koi, Cyprinus carpio, that died in an ornamental pond. Large plasmodia were localized within lamellae, causing severe disruption of the normal branchial architecture, sufficient to compromise respiration. Although the case isolate shared several features with the aforementioned s...

Challenge models generating gill lesions typical for columnaris disease were developed for the fry of both Common Carp Cyprinus carpio and Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss by means of an immersion challenge and Flavobacterium columnare field isolates were characterized regarding virulence. Carp inoculated with highly virulent isolates revealed diffuse, whitish discoloration of the gills affect...

Research is ongoing to develop screening and testing programmes for endocrine disrupting effects of new chemicals and in the focus of this development are the fish test species common carp (Cyprinus carpio). In this study we have developed quantitative enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) for VTS in common carp. The working range of the ELISA was 11.25 to 2000 ng mL(-1) (75-25% specific b...

Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) plays an important role in the growth and development of vertebrates. To study polymorphisms of IGF-I, we screened a total of 4555 bp of genomic sequences in four exons and partial introns for the discovery of single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Three SNPs (g.3759T>G, g.7627T>A and g.7722T>C) in intron 2 and a nonsynonymous...

Isogenic carp Cyprinus carpio L. were acclimated to water temperatures of 15, 22 and 29 degrees C for at least 8 weeks. The acclimations consistently resulted in slightly, but significantly, different plasma osmolality, sodium, potassium and chloride concentrations between the groups studied. Plasma total and ionic calcium levels were unaffected, indicating successful adaptation. The apparent c...

The myenteric plexus shows morphologic and quantitative variability in the alimentary canals of different species of animals. We have quantified and analyzed the morphology of the myenteric plexus of ten adult Cyprinus carpio intestinal bulbs, by means of histological cross sections stained with HE and Van Gieson methods, as well as Giemsastained whole mount preparations. The myenteric plexus, ...

Oocyte and ovarian development, growth, and maturation have been described in many gonochoric fish: in the swordfish (Xiphias gladitus) by Arocha (2002), striped bass (Morone saxatilis) by Mylonas et al. (1997), carp (Cyprinus carpio) by Linhart et al. (1995), zebrafish (Brachydanio rerio) by Selman et al. (1993), pipefish (Syngnathus scovelli) by Begovac et al. (1988), red sea bream (Pagrus ma...

Kota Bandung merupakan pemukiman padat penduduk. Terdapat 1 (satu) kelompok penduduk yang memanfaatkan lahan sungai cikatak di Kecamatan Sukajadi untuk budidaya Ikan Mas (cyprinus carpio), tersebut bernama Paguyuban Karamba Barokah. Kondisi saat ini Barokah dalam proses ikan mas mempunyai kesulitan mencari alternatif atau kerangka bisnis meningkatkan kualitas maupun kuantitas produksi mas. Dala...