It was analyzed in this work the influence of photoperiod on time interval from ovulation induction period to extrusion of ovocits in female bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus). It was used 54 females reared from metamorphosis to 9 months of age under three photoperiods: dark time (DL 0:24), 16 hours of daylight (DL 16:8) and 12 hours of daylight (DL 12:12). Ovulation was induced by intramuscular application of two doses of LHRHa with 12 hours of interval between the injections. After 10, […]

The objective of this experiment was estimate sperm concentration of “dourado” (Salminus brasiliensis), “curimba” (Prochilodus lineatus), “jundiá” (Rhamdia quelen), “cascudo-preto” (Rhinelepis aspera) and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by the method of spermatocrit. It was used 19, 58, 51, 43 and 85 brood fish of “dourado”, “curimba”, “jundia”, “cascudo-preto” and Nile tilapia, respectively. Except for the Nile tilapia, the fishes were subjected to the hormonal induction process and then submitted to the semen collection. The measurement techniques of the sperm concentration […]

This paper aimed to evaluate the effect of inclusion of cassava leaf protein concentrate (CLPC) in Nile tilapia diets during sex reversal phase. During the experiment, which lasted for 28 days, 300 tilapia larvae at 7 days of age were distributed into 20 aquarium tanks with 30 L of water capacity in a complete randomized design, with 5 levels of cassava leaf protein concentrate (0; 5; 10; 15; and 20%), each one with four replicates. One aquarium with 15 larvae […]

This work was carried out to evaluate levels of L-glutamine and L-glutamate in diets for Nile tilapia juveniles (0.60 ± 0.1 g). A complete randomized experimental design with four diets and three replicates and 90 fish per experimental unit was used. It was used a control diet with 29% of digestible protein and 2,940 kcal/kg of digestible energy supplemented with L-glutamine and L-glutamate at the proportion of 0, 1, 2 and 3% of diet, during 85 days. It was not […]

It was determined, in this work, the nutritional value of four energetic feeds (corn meal, sorghum, whole rice bran, and ground rice) for surubim juveniles. Apparent digestibility coefficients of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), and gross energy (GE) were evaluated by food replacement methodology in a reference-feeding using 0.1% of chromic oxide as an external marker. It was used 240 fingerlings with an average weight of 30 g distributed in tanks fitted for faeces collection. A complete random design […]

The current study was aimed at investigating the use of different fertilizers – dicalcium phosphate, biosolid and quail feces – as a strategy for water fertilization in Daphnia sp production. It was used twenty-four 100-L tanks of asbestos cement distributed in a completely randomized split-plot design with six replicates, with plots in the three kinds of fertilizers (biosolid, dicalcium phosphate, and quail feces) and a control without fertilization (WF) and subplots at the times of assessment (days 8 and 13). […]

It was evaluated the inclusion of millet perls in rations with 30% of digestible protein and 3,000 kcal/kg of digestible energy for Nile tilapia fingerlings. The experiment was carried out in complete randomized design with five rations (0.00; 7.00; 14.00; 21.00 and 28.00% millet perls inclusion), each one with five replicates. It was used 200 sexual reverted Thai lineage Nile tilapia fingerlings, at 0.92g of initial weight and 35 days of age, distributed in 25 tanks (150 L). Weight gain, […]

The aim of this study was to evaluate the inclusion of an enzimatic complex in diets for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) on performance, carcass chemical composition as well as water quality. The experiment was performed in 62 days. It was used two hundred reverted fingerlings (14.57 ± 1.24 g) distributed in a complete randomized design in 20 500 L-tanks with four treatments and five replicates, considering a box with 10 fish as a experimental unit. The fish were fed diets […]

To evaluate the influence of benzocaine concentration on the induction and recovery from anesthesia in different sized Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), it was developed a random block experiment design in 4 × 4 factorial consisted of four fish lengths (6; 10; 14 and 18 cm total lenght) and four benzocaine concentrations (60; 120; 180 and 240 mg of benzocaine per liter of water). The induction and the recovery from anesthesia were divided in three stages based on the behavior of […]

This experiment was carried out to evaluate the reproductive and zootechnical performance, and lipid deposition in the liver tissue of the Nile tilapia males fed diets containing different levels of digestible energy obtained from inclusion of soybean oil. Four hundred 400 broodfish (300 females and 100 males) were assigned to a completely randomized design composed of five levels of digestible energy (2,700, 2,950, 3,200, 3,450 and 3,700 kcal digestible energy.kg of feed-1) and four replications. The breeding were fed diets […]