AIM To develop a method for conducting pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) on Flavobacterium columnare, to use PFGE to characterize F. columnare channel catfish isolates, and to determine whether variation in pathogenic potential exists in F. columnare isolates from channel catfish. METHODS AND RESULTS On the basis of PFGE-derived profiles, similarity dendrograms constructed for more than...

Dimethoate, a broad spectrum OP insecticide is a potential toxic pollutant, adversely affecting the fauna of aquatic ecosystem. The aim of present study was to assess the acute toxicity of dimethoate on fingerlings of common carp, Cyprinus carpio. The fingerlings were exposed to dimethoate to determine LC values for 24, 48, 72 and 96 h and to study the behavioural alterations. The mortality dat...

Cage culture plays an important role in achieving higher output and generating more export earnings in Malaysia. However, the cost of fingerlings, feed and labour have increased substantially for cage culture in the coastal areas in Peninsular Malaysia. This paper uses farm level data gathered from Manjung, Perak and Kota Tinggi, Johor to investigate the technical efficiency of brackish water f...

Landfill monitoring is necessary to avoid adverse environmental impacts. Toxicity tests are now incorporated into landfill hazard assessment. Toxicity of leachate in a lagoon draining the AbaEku landfill, Ibadan, Nigeria was investigated using bioassays. 96hr bioassays were carried out using arthropods (Insecta larvae of Chironomus sp.; Culex pipiens); amphibians (tadpoles of Bufo regularis); a...

Agrichemicals have been extensively used on crop field to control unwanted invasive weed species. The impact of agrichemicals on aquatic vertebrate species has been a matter of increasing concern to researchers and environmentalist. The present study aimed to evaluate the acute effects of sublethal concentrations (10% of the LC50-96h) of an atrazine based herbicide on several immune system para...

This study aimed to develop a suitable feeding program for the Asian sea bass, lates calcarifer fingerlings under supersaline condition by testing different feeding rates (FR) and feeding frequencies (FF). Three feeding rates namely; 1%, 2% and 4% and three feeding frequencies 1X, 2X and 4X were used in the study. Results showed that growth after 60 days parameters gave the highest values with ...

In the present investigation histopathological lesions in the selected tissues such as gills, kidney and eye of the fingerlings of Cirrhinus mrigala exposed to a sublethal concentration of mercury, i.e. 240 μg/l from static bioassay have been studied. The primary gill lamellae showed degeneration in the middle and distal region. In distal region, spherical structure showing complete degeneratio...

An eight week feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the potential of Gliricidia maculata leaf meal as dietary protein source in the diet of Cirrhinus mrigala fingerlings. Four experimental diets were formulated to contain 20%, 30%, 40% and 50% G. maculata leaf meal (Diets 1 – 4) to partially replace other protein ingredients in the C. mrigala diet. The diet containing 0% leaf meal served as t...

The present research focused on determining the lipid status of salmon fingerlings (0+) in early development after dispersal form groups of spawning nests in biotopes of different hydrological conditions. The revealed qualitative and quantitative differences in the levels of phospholipids and fatty acids among two generations of Atlantic salmon fingerlings (0+) living in different biotopes of t...

The aim of this study was to evaluate dietary dosages of Lyngbya majuscula on the immune response and disease resistance against infections due to the opportunistic pathogen Aeromonas hydrophilia, in fish fingerlings. Cyanobacteria, Lyngbya majuscula was incorporated into the diets of fish, Mugil cephalus (Mangrove snapper) fingerlings. Every 20 days, different biochemical, haematological and i...