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    Abstract - Issue Nov 2017, 38 (6)                                     Back


nstantaneous and historical temperature effects on a-pinene

Impact of rearing temperatures on Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus growth, muscle morphology and gene expression

 

M.P. Brahmane*, B. Sajjanar, N. Kumar, S.S. Pawar, S.K. Bal and K.K. Krishnani

ICAR-National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management, Malegaon, Baramati 413 115, India

*Corresponding Author E-mail: mbrahmane@yahoo.com

 

 

 

Key words

Gene expression

Hypertrophy

MyoD gene

Myostatin gene

Oreochromis mossambicus

 

 

 

Publication Data

Paper received : 28.08.2016???????

Revised received : 09.01.2017????

Re-revised received : 17.04.2017

Accepted : 10.05.2017

 

Abstract

Aim: Oreochromis mossambicus, tilapia is a fast growing fish able to adapt to a range of environmental conditions. The study was conducted with the aim to understand the effect of rearing temperatures on juvenile tilapia growth, muscle cellularity and expression of myoD and myostatin genes.

 

Methodology: Tilapia larvae were reared at 25?C, 30?C and 34?C for 60 days. Fish growth was measured in terms of body weight, white muscle fibre frequency through HE staining and qRT-PCR based expression of myoD and myostatin gene.

 

Results: At 60 day, tilapia juveniles reared at 30?C grew significantly higher than 25?C and 34?C, the frequency distribution of white muscle fibres in diameter class <25 ?m was similar at 25?C and 30?C, but was significantly higher for fish reared at 34?C and of white muscle fibre of diameter 25-50 ?m was significantly higher at 30?C in comparison to 25?C and 34?C. MyoD gene expression was significantly higher at 34?C than 25?C and 30?C. Whereas, myostatin expression was similar at all three rearing temperature. ?

 

Interpretation: The present investigation suggests that rearing temperature affects fish growth, muscle cellularity and gene expression in juvenile tilapia. Increase in water temperature to 30?C is beneficial for achieving maximum body growth and hypertrophic muscle growth in O. mossambicus.

 

 

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