Properties of fish skin gelatin films incorporated with three essential oils from various sources (basil, plai and lemon) with a gelatin/essential oil ratio of 1:1 (w/w) were determined. Films containing different essential ...

Fish meal is the major source of animal protein in feed for cultured salmonid fish, but its availability is limited and it must eventually be replaced by alternative protein-rich feed ingredients. Zygomycetes (Rhizopus ...

The selection of most appropriate reference gene(s) is a crucial step in studies quantifying gene expression by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). As a need reference gene(s) should be unaffected at transcription level by ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a practical diet containing different carbohydrate levels on growth rate, feed utilization, and thyroid hormones (T3 and T4) of Caspian kutum fingerlings. Fish with an ...

Fish farmers have a tendency of employing high stocking density (HSD) as a means of increasing productivity. However, HSD is a chronic stressor that is likely to lower profitability of fish farming if not implemented ...

The present study was undertaken to determine the effects of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) on histomorphological structure of liver, developmental stages of ovary, serum calcium (Ca2+) level, sperm quality and ...

The Persian Gulf, a semi-enclosed sea in the subtropical northwest of the Indian Ocean, is noted for its unique biodiversity under its extreme ecological conditions. Despite high biodiversity levels, many groups of marine ...

Doublesex-mab 3-related transcription factor 1 (DMRT1) has been identified as the first conserved gene involved in the testicular differentiation of vertebrates. However, the precise role of DMRT1 in spermatogenesis has ...

High-frequency onboard monitoring of a fully dependent small-scale fisher operating in Korinthiakos Gulf during 2008–2009 (for 262 out of 418 fishing days) was taken place. The average annual daily landings and economic ...