Enhancement of growth of tilapia Oreochromis niloticus in iso-osmotic medium

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 67-71

  Woo, N Y S ^a   Ng, T B ^a   Leung, T C ^a   Chow, C Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 0002970248     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.1997.tb00103.x     Document Type: Article

References (49)

1. Al-Ghemlas, K.; Khamis, M. K. H., 1980: Growth and survival of Tilapia aureu cultured under different salinities. Kuwait Inst. Sci. Res. Ann. Res. Rep., pp. 80-82.
2. Alliot, E.; Pastoureadu, A.; Thebault, H., 1983: Influence de la temperature et de la salinite sur la croissance et la composition corporelle D'Alevins de Dicentrarchus labrax. Aquaculture, 31, 181-194.
3. Ayson, F. G.; Kaneko, T.; Tagawa, M.; Hasegawa, S.; Grau, E. G.; Nishioka, R. S.; King, D. S.; Bern, H. A.; Hirano, T., 1993: Effects of acclimation to hypertonic environment on plasma and pituitary levels of two prolactins and growth hormone in two species of tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus and Oreochromis niloticus. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 89, 138-148.
4. Bolton, J. P.; Collie, N. L.; Kawauchi, H.; Hirano, T., 1987: Osmoregulatory actions of growth hormone in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri). J. Endocrinol. 112, 63-68.
5. Canagaratnam, P., 1966: Growth of Tilapia mossambica Peters in different salinities. Bull. Fish. Res. Stat. Ceylon. 19, 47-50.
6. Chervinski, J., 1961a: Laboratory experiments on the growth of Tilapia nilotica in various saline conditions. Bamidgeh, 13, 8-14.
7. Chervinski, J., 1961b: Study on the growth of Tilapia galilaea (Artedi) in various saline concentrations. Bamidgeh, 13, 71-74.
8. Chervinski, J.; Yashouv, A., 1971: Preliminary experiments on the growth of Tilapia aurea Steindachner (Pisces, Cichlidae) in seawater ponds. Bamidgeh, 23, 125-129.
9. Courtois, L. A., 1976: Respiratory responses of Gillichthys mirabilis to changes in temperature, dissolved oxygen and salinity. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 53 A, 7-10.
10. DeSilva, S. S.; Perera, M. K., 1985: Effects of dietary protein on growth, food conversion and protein use in young Tilapia nilotica at four salinities. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 114, 584-589.
11. Donaldson, E. M.; Fagerlund, U. H. M.; Higgs, D. A.; McBride, J. R., 1979: Hormonal enhancement of growth. In: W. S. Hoar & D. J. Randall (Eds) Fish Physiology. Vol. 8. Academic Press, New York: 455-597.
12. Fang, L. S., 1982: Influence of salinity acclimation on routine metabolic rate pattern in different salinities of the percoid fish, Girella nigricans. Bull. Inst. Zool. Acad. Sinica. 21, 21-26.
13. Fang, L. S.; Chiou, S. F., 1989: Effect of salinity on the activities of digestive proteases from the tilapia fish, Oreochromis niloticus in different culture environments. Comp. Biochem. Physiol., 93 A, 439-443.
14. Farmer, G. J.; Beamish, F. W. H., 1969: Oxygen consumption of Tilapia nilotica in relation to swimming speed and salinity. J. Fish. Res. Bd. Can., 26, 2807-2821.
15. Farmer, S.W.; Papkoff, H.; Hayashida, T.; Bewley, T. A.; Bern, H. A.; Li, C. H., 1976: Purification and properties of teleost growth hormone. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 30, 91-100.
16. Febry, R.; Lutz, P., 1987: Energy partitioning in fish: the activity-related cost of osmo-regulation in euryhaline cichlid. J. Exp. Biol. 128, 63-85.
17. Frame, D. W., 1973: Biology of young winter flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus (Walbaum): metabolism under simulated estuarine conditions. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 102, 423-430.
18. Helms, L.M.; Grau, E. G.; Shimoda, S. K.; Nishioka, R. S.; Bern, H. A., 1987: Studies on the regulation of growth hormone release from the proximal pars distalis of male tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) in vitro. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 65, 48-55.
19. Howerton, R. D.; Okimoto, D. K.; Grau, E. G., 1992: The effect of orally administered 17α-methyltestosterone and triiodothyronine on growth and proximate body composition of seawater-adapted tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus). Aquacult. Fish. Manage. 23, 123-128.
20. Job, S. V., 1969: The respiratory metabolism of Tilapia mossambica (Teleostei). I. The effect of size, temperature and salinity. Mar. Biol. 2, 121-126.
21. Kuwaye, T. T.; Okimoto, D. K..; Shimoda, S. K; Howerton, R. D.; Lin, H. R.; Pang, P. K. T.; Grau, E. G., 1993: Effect of 17α-methyltestosterone on the growth of the euryhaline tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus, in fresh water and in sea water. Aquaculture, 113, 137-152.
22. Lam, T. J., 1980: Thyroxine enhances larval development and survival in Sarotherodon mossambicus Ruppell. Aquaculture 21, 287-291.
23. Lam, T. J.; Sharma, R., 1985: Effects of salinity and thyroxine on larval survival, growth and development in the carp (Cyprinus carpio). Aquaculture 44, 201-212.
24. Lambert, Y.; Dutil, J. D.; Munro, J., 1994: Effects of intermediate and low salinity conditions on growth rate and food conversion of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 51. 1569-1576.
25. Lotan, R., 1966: Oxygen consumption in the gills of Tilapia aurea (Steindachner) (Pisces, Cichlidae) in various saline conditions. Israel J. Zool., 15, 33-37.
26. MacLeod, M. G., 1977: Effects of salinity on food intake, absorption and conversion in the rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri. Mar. Biol. 43, 93-102.
27. Madsen, S. S., 1990: The role of cortisol and growth hormone in seawater adaptation and development of hypoosmoregulatory mechanisms in sea trout parr (Salmo trutta trutta). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 79, 1-11.
28. McCormick, S. D.; Saunders, R. L.; MacIntyre, A. D., 1989: The effect of salinity and ration level on growth rate and conversion efficiency of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts. Aquaculture 82, 173-180.
29. Nordlie, F. G., 1978: The influence of environmental salinity on respiratory oxygen demand in the euryhaline teleost, Ambassis interrupt. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 59 A, 271-274.
30. Nordlie, F. G.; Leffler, C. W., 1975: Ionic regulation and the energetics of osmoregulation in Mugil cephalus. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 51 A, 125-131.
31. Prunet, P.; Bornancin, M., 1989: Physiology of salinity tolerance in tilapia: an update of basic and applied aspects. Aquat. Living Resour. 2, 91-97.
32. Rao, G. M. M., 1968: Oxygen consumption of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) in relation to activity and salinity. Can. J. Zool. 46, 781-786.
33. Rick, W., 1974: Trypsin. In: H. U. Bergmeyer (Ed.), Methods of Enzymatic Analysis, Vol. 2, Academic Press, New York: 1021-1024.
34. Rick, W.; Stegbauer, H. P., 1974: Alpha-amylase measurement of reducing groups. In: H. U. Bergmeyer (Ed.), Methods of Enzymatic Analysis, Vol. 2, Academic Press, New York: 885-889.
35. Ringø, E., 1991: Hatchery-reared landlocked Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus (L.), from Lake Takvatn reared in fresh and sea water. II. The effect of salinity on digestibility of protein, lipid and individual fatty acids in a capelin roe diet and commercial feed. Aquaculture 93, 135-142.
36. Shivakumar, K.; Jayaraman, J., 1984: Salinity adaptation in fish: effect of thyroxine on mitochondrial status. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 233,728-735.
37. Skadhauge, E.; Lotan, R., 1974: Drinking rate and oxygen consumption in the euryhaline teleost, Aphanius dispar in waters of high salinity. J. Exp.Biol. 60, 547-556.
38. Solorzano, L., 1969: Determination of ammonia in natural waters by the phenolhypochlorite method. Limnol. Oceanogr. 14,799-801.
39. Stickney, R. R., 1986: Tilapia tolerance of saline waters: a review. Prog. Fish-Cult. 48, 161-182.
40. Stickney, R. R., 1993: Tilapia. In: R. R. Stickney (Ed.), Culture of nonsalmonid freshwater fishes, Second Edition, CRC Press, Boca Raton: 81-115.
41. Suresh, A. V.; Lin, C. K., 1992: Tilapia culture in saline waters: a review. Aquaculture 106, 201-226.
42. Trewavas, E., 1983: Tilapine fishes. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca, New York.
43. Varnavsky, V. S.; Sakamoto, T.; Hirano, T., 1992: Stunting of wild coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in seawater: patterns of plasma thyroid hormones, cortisol, and growth hormone. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 49, 458-461.
44. Woo, N. Y. S.; Chiu, S. F., 1994: Effects of nitrite exposure on growth and survival of sea bass Lates calcarifer, fingerlings in various salinities. J. Appl. Aquacult. 4, 45-54.
45. Woo, N. Y. S.; Kelly, S. P., 1995: Effects of salinity and nutritional status on growth and metabolism of Sparus sarba in a closed seawater system. Aquaculture 135, 229-238.
46. Woo, N. Y. S.; Wong, P. K.; Tsang, K. L.; Chiu, H. S. S., 1988: Evaluation of the effectiveness of a biodisc system for the purification of seawater in a re-circulating fish tank: changes in water quality and bacterial flora during operation. In: S. T. Chang, K. Y. Chan, and N. Y. S. Woo (Eds.), Recent Advances in Biotechnology and Applied Biology, The Chinese University Press, Hong Kong: 377-388.
47. Woo, N.Y.S.; Chung, A. S. B.: Ng, T. B., 1991: Influence of oral administration of 3,5,3'-triiodo-L-thyronine on growth, digestion, food conversion and metabolism in the under yearling red sea bream, Chrysophrys major (Temminck & Schlegel). J. Fish Biol. 39, 459-468.
48. Wright, P. A., 1993: Nitrogen excretion and enzyme pathways for ureagenesis in freshwater tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. Physiol. Zool. 66, 881-901.
49. Young, G.; Bjornsson, B. T.; Prunet, P.; Lin, R. J.; Bern, H. A., 1989: Smoltification and seawater adaptation in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch): plasma prolactin, growth hormone, thyroid hormones and cortisol. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 74, 335-345.