Effect of β-Glucans in Diets on Growth, Survival, Digestive Enzyme Activity, and Immune System and Intestinal Barrier Gene Expression for Tropical Gar (Atractosteus tropicus) Juveniles [PDF]
Fishes, 2018 The application of β-1,3/1,6-glucan derived from yeast at five concentrations (0%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, and 2.0%) in formulated diets was evaluated in juveniles for its effects on the growth, survival, digestive enzymatic activity, and expression of ...
Karen N. Nieves-Rodríguez +9 more
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Regeneration of the caudal fin of the evolutionary ancient tropical gar Atractosteus tropicus [PDF]
BMC ZoologyBackground The tropical gar (Atractosteus tropicus), a member of the Lepisosteidae family, is native to regions extending from southeastern Mexico to southern Costa Rica.
Alberto J. Ríos-Flores +9 more
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Esquemas de alimentación para larvicultura de pejelagarto (Atractosteus tropicus Gill): crecimiento, supervivencia y canibalismo [PDF]
Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, 2019 El diseño de dietas con base en la fisiología digestiva, así como un adecuado esquema de alimentación, per- miten la disminución del canibalismo y el incremento de la supervivencia en la etapa larvaria de peces.
David Julian Palma-Cancino +4 more
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DISEÑO DE MICRODIETAS PARA EL LARVICULTIVO DE PEJELAGARTO Atractosteus tropicus, Gill 1863 [PDF]
Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, 2014 Se evaluaron varios alimentos microparticulados en el crecimiento y supervivencia de larvas de pejelagarto Atractosteus tropicus, donde previamente se estudió el grado de hidrólisis (GH) y la liberación de aminoácidos totales (AALT) de diversos ...
CA Frías-Quintana +2 more
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Larval Development in Tropical Gar (Atractosteus tropicus) Is Dependent on the Embryonic Thermal Regime: Ecological Implications under a Climate Change Context [PDF]
Fishes, 2022 In ectotherm species, environmental temperature plays a key role in development, growth, and survival. Thus, determining how temperature affects fish populations is of utmost importance to accurately predict the risk of climate change over fisheries and ...
Simrith E. Cordova-de la Cruz +7 more
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Improvement of Fish Growth and Metabolism by Oligosaccharide Prebiotic Supplement. [PDF]
Aquac Nutr, 2022 Finfish aquaculture is expected to continue to benefit from significantly improved fish diets, which are the source of energy to support the growth and health of fish. Strategies to enhance the transformation rate of dietary energy and protein to fish growth are greatly desired by fish culturists. Prebiotic compounds can be used as supplements to human,
Xu W, Lutz CG, Taylor CM, Ortega MC.
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Early Mild Stress along with Lipid Improves the Stress Responsiveness of Oscar (Astronotus ocellatus). [PDF]
Aquac Nutr, 2022 Early‐life exposure to mild stressors can assist animals in coping with more stressful events in later life. This study was aimed at investigating how early stress and dietary lipid contents affect growth, hematology, blood biochemistry, immunological responses, antioxidant system, liver enzymes, and stress responses of oscar (Astronotus ocellatus) (6 ...
Esmaeili N +4 more
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Sex-specific differences in transcriptome profiles of brain and muscle tissue of the tropical gar [PDF]
BMC Genomics, 2017 Background The tropical gar (Atractosteus tropicus) is the southernmost species of the seven extant species of gar fishes in the world. In Mexico and Central America, the species is an important food source due to its nutritional quality and low price ...
Kayla M. Cribbin +4 more
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The hepatopancreas microbiome of velvet crab, Necora puber. [PDF]
Environ Microbiol RepWe provide the first description of the hepatopancreas microbiome of the velvet crab, Necora puber, identifying a microbial community dominated by Candidatus hepatoplasma and the presence of a core microbiome. We also investigate the variation explained by our study factors: crab sex, parasite infection status, and two different sampling time points ...
Martin S +8 more
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Evaluación de oligosacáridos de manano (MOS) en dietas balanceadas para juveniles de pejelagarto (Atractosteus tropicus) [PDF]
Hidrobiológica, 2018 Background: Prebiotics are polysaccharides that cannot be digested by the host; however, they generate benefits by stimulating the activity of beneficial microorganisms in the digestive system, which can maximize weight gain, feed conversion, and ...
Peña-Marín, Emyr Saul
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