摄食对鲇鱼幼鱼力竭性运动后过量耗氧的影响

为了检验鲇鱼(Silurus asotus Linnaeus)幼鱼力竭性运动(Exhaustive exercise)后过量耗氧(EPOC)是否受到摄食的影响,以阐明其在两种功能状态下的功率配置模式,在(25.0±1.0)℃条件下,分别测定了对照组(摄食前)、摄食组[摄食12 h,摄食水平为(8.74±0.40)%]、摄食代谢恢复组[摄食60 h,摄食水平为(8.84±0.25)%]鲇幼鱼力竭性运动后EPOC及力竭性运动后恢复过程中呼吸频率(Vf)的变化。研究结果显示:对照组、摄食组、摄食代谢恢复组力竭性运动前耗氧率(MO2)显著差异(P<0.05),而Vf差异不显著;力竭性运动后MO2和Vf均立即达到峰值,随后逐渐恢复到稳定状态;摄食组的耗氧率峰值(MO2peak)[(222.47±10.14)mgO2/(kg.h)]显著大于对照组[(180.53±6.79)mgO2/(kg.h)]和摄食代谢恢复组[(181.65±10.94)mgO2/(kg.h)](P<0.05),但三个组之间Vf无显著变化;摄食组的EPOC总量[(42.49±10.13)mgO2]显著小于对照组[(66.58±6.40)mgO2]和摄食代谢恢复组[(53.46±5.80)mgO2](P<0.05)。以上结果表明:(1)无论是摄食还是运动任一生理功能均不能诱导出鲇鱼幼鱼的最大的MO2;(2)当摄食和运动两种生理功能同时存在时,鲇鱼无氧运动能力减弱,同时力竭性运动后的恢复过程加快,可能与消化导致的内环境碱化减缓了运动后的内环境酸化有关。     

鲇鱼力竭性运动后的过量耗氧及其体重的影响

过量耗氧(EPOC)是衡量动物无氧代谢能力的重要生理指标,本研究在25℃条件下对不同体重组鲇鱼Silurus asotus Linnaeus(<30g、30-50g、50-100g和>100g)力竭性运动后EPOC进行了测定,旨在揭示不同体重鱼类在EPOC方面的适应机制.实验结果显示:鲇鱼力竭性运动后耗氧率(VO2)峰值立即出现(2min), 随后逐渐恢复到稳定状态水平.本研究根据实验数据统计分析结果,提出了力竭运动后鲇鱼 VO2恢复过程的数学模型(VO2=a be-ct),并对其中参数的生物学意义进行阐述.通过对各体重组过量耗氧参数(a、b和 c)的分析比较,发现鲇鱼体重的增加使有氧代谢能力降低,无氧代谢的能力却有较大提高.     

追赶和空气曝露时间对瓦氏黄颡鱼耗氧率的影响

在20℃水温条件下,对不同时间追赶(0、0.5、2.5和5min)和空气曝露(0、2.5、5、10和20min)前和恢复过程中瓦氏黄颡鱼(Pelteobag vachelli)的耗氧率进行了测定。发现经过追赶和空气曝露处理后,瓦氏黄颡鱼耗氧率立即显著上升(P<0.05),然后逐渐恢复到处理前水平。瓦氏黄颡鱼对追赶的反应远大于空气曝露。仅仅0.5min的追赶就能够诱导出瓦氏黄颡鱼的最大耗氧率(146.66mgO2/h),2.5min追赶能诱导最大过量耗氧(39.01mgO2);5min空气曝露处理能诱导最大耗氧率(113.52mgO2/h),10min处理能诱导最大过量耗氧(23.01mgO2)。     

力竭性运动锻炼和饥饿对南方鲇运动后过量耗氧的影响

为了检验力竭性运动锻炼和饥饿是否对南方鲇Silurus meridonalis Chen维持能量消耗和无氧代谢能力产生影响,在25℃条件下测定了维持日粮(1.5%body mass per day)和饥饿条件下南方鲇15d力竭性锻炼(5min chasing)和随后5d恢复过程静止代谢率(VO2rest)和运动后过量耗氧(Excess post-exercise VO2,EPOC)的变化.另外两组非锻炼组分别作为摄食和饥饿对照组.实验过程中摄食和饥饿对照组VO2rest显著下降(P＜0.05),而摄食和饥饿对照组经过15d的锻炼显著上升(P＜0.05).经过5d的恢复2锻炼组VO2rest显著下降与对照组无显著差异.摄食和饥饿对照组力竭运动后代谢率峰值(VO2peak)在实验过程中显著下降(P＜0.05),而摄食和饥饿锻炼组经过15d没有显著变化.锻炼取消后2锻炼组VO2peak显著下降至对照组水平.各锻炼组和对照组间过量耗氧均无显著差异.实验提示:(1)锻炼导致VO2rest和VO2peak显著提高,但影响可塑性大,5d恢复期后影响消失;(2)锻炼导致力竭运动后代谢恢复速率加快,5d恢复期后锻炼影响依然存在;(3)对饥饿和摄食组,锻炼的生理影响相似,但饥饿组VO2rest对锻炼更为敏感.     

摄食对南方鲇耗氧和氨氮排泄的影响

采用流水式呼吸仪,在水温27.0±0.5℃条件下同时测定了南方鲇(Silurus meridionalisChen)摄食前后的耗氧率和排氨率。实验结果表明:摄食前标准耗氧率和标准排氨率分别为116.4±6.4mgO2/kg/h和6.9±1.4mgNH4 /kg/h。摄食后耗氧率和排氨率均呈现迅速上升,到达最大值后再缓慢下降,然后恢复到静止水平的变化趋势:最大值分别为358.8±11.4mgO2/kg/h和76.1±2.5mgNH4 /kg/h;最大值出现时间分别为10.8±1.4h和10.1±0.9h;摄食后耗氧率和排氨率发生改变的持续时间分别为36.0±2.3h和37.2±2.8h;耗氧总增量和排氨总增量分别为88.3±2.7mgO2和23.1±1.7mgNH4 。实验结果显示,鱼类排氨率在摄食后的变化过程与其耗氧率的特殊动力作用(SDA)具有类似的特征,表明二者在能量代谢机制上相互关联;南方鲇的SDA总耗能的79.4%由蛋白质分解代谢所提供。     

双向急性变温对南方鲇幼鱼静止耗氧率和临界游泳速度的影响

为了考查鱼类对温度变化的功能适应和生理反应特征,以不同驯化温度(10、20和30℃,驯化两周)为对照,进行双向急性变温处理(20℃→10℃和20℃→30℃),分别在不同时间(0.5、1、2、4、8和24h)对南方鲇(Silurus meridionalis Chen)幼鱼静止耗氧率(Resting oxygen consumption rate,VO2)进行测定并在处理后及时测定实验鱼的临界游泳速度(Critical swimming speed,Ucrit)。研究发现:不同驯化温度下实验鱼的Ucrit随驯化温度升高呈显著增加的变化趋势,相对临界游泳速度(Relative critical swimming speed,Ur)分别为1.83、2.87和3.37 BL/s(Body length per second)(P<0.05);双向急性变温两组的Ur分别与驯化组均无显著差异(P>0.05);Ur与温度的关系表达为:Ur=0.8114T+1.0976(n=37,R2=0.973,P<0.05)。VO2也随驯化温度升高呈显著增加的变化特征,分别为14.91、28.34和44.98 mg O2/kg·h(P<0.05)。双向急性变温对VO2的影响十分显著。急性升温组的静止耗氧率呈现先上升后下降并趋稳定的变化规律,其静止耗氧率的Q10值的峰值(3.1)出现在升温后的0.5h,是对照组的1.96倍;而急性降温组的静止耗氧率则急剧连续下降至相对稳定水平,其Q10值的峰值(4.8)出现在降温后的1.0h,是对照组的2.5倍。研究表明:在相同的变温幅度下,双向急性变温对南方鲇幼鱼均存在明显的生理胁迫;不同温度变化方向的代谢反应特征却不尽相同,急性降温对南方鲇幼鱼造成的生理胁迫可能大于急性升温;当环境温度发生骤然变化时,实验鱼的运动生理功能具有较好的温度适应能力。研究提示,迅速降温后水流刺激可能会终止鱼类的"冷休克",引起整体的代谢水平的重新调节,以满足运动的能量需求并提高生存适合度。     

饥饿对鲤幼鱼内脏器官指数和力竭运动后代谢特征的影响

为了考察不同饥饿时间对鲤幼鱼内脏器官指数和力竭运动后代谢特征的影响,在(25±0.5)℃条件下,将35尾实验鱼[体质量(21.34±0.42)g,体长(9.39±0.08) cm]随机平均分成5组,即:对照组(S0)、1周(S1)、2周(S2)、4周(S4)和8周(S8)饥饿组,相应时间的饥饿处理后测定各实验组鱼体内脏...     

盐度与体重对台湾罗非鱼耗氧率的影响

在盐度为淡水、7、14、2 1、2 8和 35的条件下 ,测定了 3个体重组 (1.5 7～ 4.87g ,7.0 7～ 18.2 3g和31.5 0～ 5 2 .41g)的台湾红罗非鱼的耗氧率 ,方差分析表明 ,盐度对台湾红罗非鱼的耗氧率有极显著的影响(P <0 .0 1) .体重范围为 1.5 7～ 18.2 4g时 ,盐度 7实验组的耗氧率最高 ,分别为 0 .41mgO2 ·g-1·h-1(1.5 7～ 4.78g)和 0 .34mgO2 ·g-1·h-1(7.0 7～ 18.2 3g) ,体重范围为 31.5 0～ 5 2 .41g时 ,耗氧率最高值出现在盐度 35组 ,为 0 .30mgO2 ·g-1·h-1.耗氧率最低值也因体重范围的不同而出现在不同的盐度 ,体重范围为1.5 7～ 4.78g时 ,盐度 14组的耗氧率最低 ,为 0 .2 8mgO2 ·g-1·h-1,体重范围在 7.0 7～ 5 2 .41g时 ,耗氧率的最低值均出现在盐度 2 1组 ,其中体重范围 7.0 7～ 18.2 3g的最低值为 0 .2 2mgO2 ·g-1·h ,而体重范围31 5 0～ 5 2 .41g的最低耗氧率为 0 .13mgO2 ·g-1·h-1.协方差分析表明 ,盐度和体重对台湾红罗非鱼的耗氧率存在极显著的交互作用 (P <0 .0 1) .     

力竭追赶训练对两种鲤科鱼类呼吸循环系统参数和力竭运动后代谢特征的影响

为了考察力竭追赶训练对中华倒刺鲃(Spinibarbus sinensis)和岩原鲤(Procypris rabaudi)幼鱼呼吸循环系统和力竭运动后代谢特征的影响, 在(25±0.5)℃条件下, 将2种实验鱼各60尾 [体重分别为(28.36±0.08) g和(19.53±0.13) g]随机等分成对照组和训练组, 训练组进行1次/d共21d的力竭追赶训练。随后测定各组实验鱼的心脏和鳃指数、血液指标以及力竭运动后过量耗氧(Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption, EPOC)。结果发现: 2种鱼心脏指数、鳃指数、血红蛋白含量和红细胞数目在各自对照组和训练组之间都没有显著性差异; 岩原鲤对照组的鳃指数显著低于中华倒刺鲃对照组(P<0.05), 但心脏指数、血红蛋白含量和红细胞数目与中华倒刺鲃对照组无显著性差异。中华倒刺鲃训练组的运动前代谢率、运动代谢峰值、峰值比率、代谢恢复速率与其对照组没有显著差异, 但运动后恢复时间和过量耗氧显著大于对照组(P<0.05); 岩原鲤训练组的运动前代谢率显著低于其对照组(P<0.05), 但运动代谢峰值、峰值比率、运动后恢复时间、过量耗氧、代谢恢复速率与其对照组没有显著性差异。岩原鲤对照组的运动前代谢率、运动代谢峰值、过量耗氧和代谢恢复速率分别显著低于中华倒刺鲃对照组(P<0.05), 但峰值比率和运动后恢复时间与中华倒刺鲃对照组无显著性差异。研究表明: (1)力竭追赶训练对中华倒刺鲃和岩原鲤幼鱼的呼吸和循环系统参数没有产生显著性影响; (2)力竭追赶训练显著提高了中华倒刺鲃幼鱼的无氧代谢能力; (3)中华倒刺鲃幼鱼力竭运动前后代谢率显著高于岩原鲤幼鱼, 这可能与其较为活跃的习性有关。     

卵形鲳鲹幼鱼耗氧率和排氨率的初步研究

运用封闭流水式实验方法对不同体重和放养密度的卵形鲳鲹(Trachinoms ovatus)幼鱼耗氧率和排氨率进行了初步的研究。结果表明,卵形鲳鲹幼鱼的耗氧率随着鱼体重的增加而逐渐下降,排氨率总体上也呈降低的趋势,体重对卵形鲳鲹耗氧率、排氨率的影响均达到显著水平(P0.05);光照对卵形鲳鲹幼鱼的耗氧率和排氨率影响非常显著(P0.01),幼鱼在遮光条件下的耗氧率和排氨率分别比在自然光照条件下要低25.18%～40.76%和16.28%～40.28%;随着放养密度的增加,卵形鲳鲹幼鱼的耗氧率逐渐降低,排氨率随着密度的增加呈先上升后下降的趋势,放养密度对卵形鲳鲹耗氧率、排氨率的影响均达到显著水平(P0.05)。卵形鲳鲹的耗氧率和排氨率具有明显的昼夜变化,白天的耗氧率和排氨率均高于夜间值,耗氧率的低谷值为高峰值的69.68%,排氨率的低谷值为高峰值的30.91%。卵形鲳鲹幼鱼的窒息点溶解氧含量为(0.991±0.058)mg/L。     

兰州鲇与鲇消化系统的形态学及组织学比较研究

为探究黄河濒危鱼类兰州鲇（Silurus lanzhouensis）消化系统的形态学和组织学结构特点,以鲇（Silurus asotus）为对照,对兰州鲇消化系统形态学和组织学进行了深入研究。结果表明:（1）兰州鲇与鲇的消化道和消化腺形态相似,具有肉食性鱼类的特征。兰州鲇消化道较短,有发达的“U”型胃,胃内皱褶明显,无幽门盲囊,肠道短且粗,可分为前肠、中肠和后肠三部分,前肠粗大,后肠较细。两种鲇属鱼类都有独立致密的肝脏和胰脏。（2）兰州鲇的比肠长显著大于鲇（P < 0.05）,比胃重、比肝胰脏重显著低于鲇（P < 0.05）,但二者的比肠重无显著性差异（P>0.05）。（3）兰州鲇胃的皱襞幅度小于鲇,且环肌层比兰州鲇薄。兰州鲇与鲇前肠的肠黏膜均形成了大量皱襞,肠黏膜、褶皱粗大,但鲇的褶皱分支较细密。兰州鲇与鲇的后肠与前肠相比,肠腔变小,褶皱数量明显减少,高度降低。黏膜层分布有杯状细胞和柱状细胞。兰州鲇与鲇的肝脏肝小叶间缺少结缔组织,分界不明显,而兰州鲇肝细胞的密度大于鲇。综上所述,兰州鲇与鲇的消化系统相似,均符合肉食性鱼类消化系统特征,结合消化生理等研究结果,表明兰州鲇的消化能力弱于鲇,这可能是在自然情况下兰州鲇的分布区域及适应性不及鲇的原因之一。     

The effects of acute phosphate supplementation in subjects of different aerobic fitness levels

Six trained cyclists (high-fitness group) and six untrained individuals (low-fitness group), performed a 20-min cycle ergometer exercise test at 70% of maximum oxygen consumption ( followed by a 30-min rest period and then an incremental ride to exhaustion on two occasions, 1 week apart. Ninety minutes prior to exercise subjects consumed a drink containing either 22.2 g dibasic calcium phosphate (DCP; treatment) or calcium carbonate (placebo). Blood was drawn prior to drink ingestion, during submaximal exercise, during recovery and at exhaustion for determination of blood 2,3-DPG, blood ATP, plasma lactate, plasma phosphate, haemoglobin and haematocrit. Throughout exercise, cardiorespiratory variables [oxygen uptake ( minute ventilation, ( ), respiratory exchange ratio, heart rate and oxygen pulse] were monitored, and ratings of perceived exertion obtained. Although there was a trend for the low-fitness group to have a higher plasma phosphate concentration prior to treatment ingestion, no treatment effects on plasma phosphate were noted at any sample time in either group. 2,3-DPG, oxygen pulse, time to exhaustion and were significantly higher in the high-fitness group; however, no differences in these variables were observed as a result of phosphate ingestion. Plasma lactate was significantly lower in the high-fitness group during the submaximal exercise and the recovery period, but again phosphate ingestion had no effect. These results suggest that acute DCP supplementation is not effective as an ergogenic aid and that aerobic fitness level does not affect the response to phosphate supplementation.     

Is peak postprandial oxygen consumption positively related to growth rate and resting oxygen consumption in a sedentary catfish Silurus meridionalis?

The resting oxygen consumption     , postprandial and post-exercise peak oxygen consumption     of 137 juvenile southern catfish Silurus meridionalis , weighing 18·5 ± 0·8 g (mean ± s . d .), were measured at 25° C to determine whether     is positively related to postprandial and post-exercise     in sedentary S. meridionalis . In addition, postprandial metabolic response [ i.e. the specific dynamic action (SDA)] after a satiating meal and the growth performance as a consequence of a 3 week feeding-growth trail were measured in 40 S. meridionalis , weighing 14·3 ± 0·2 g, at 25° C to determine whether postprandial     is positively related to growth rate. Postprandial     was positively correlated with     , while post-exercise     was not. Both postprandial     and post-exercise     were positively correlated with factorial and absolute scope. There was no significant correlation between the growth rate and postprandial     in S. meridionalis . It suggested that as a sit-and-wait forager with low     , low post-exercise     and high postprandial     , the expenditure of energy for maintenance in S. meridionalis may be more closely related to digestive processes than locomotor activities.     

Roles of lactate and catecholamines in the energetics of brief locomotion in an ectothermic vertebrate

We have investigated the magnitude and duration of excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) in a lizard following a single bout of vigorous exercise of 5-60 s, common activity durations for many ectothermic vertebrates. Desert iguanas (Dipsosaurus dorsalis) were run for 5 s, 15 s, 30 s, or 60 s. Oxygen consumption (VO2) increased from 0.16 ml O2 g(-1) h(-1) at rest to 1.3-1.6 ml O2 g(-1) h(-1) during 5-60 s of running. EPOC duration increased with activity duration, ranging from 35-63 min. EPOC volume, the excess oxygen consumed post-exercise, doubled from 0.13 ml O2 g(-1) following 5 s of activity to 0.25 ml O2 g(-1) after 60 s. EPOC represented 91-98% of the total metabolic expense of the activity. EPOC durations were always shorter than the period required for lactate removal, illustrating that these two processes are not causally related. Alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptor blockade by phentolamine and propranolol had no effect on resting VO2 but depressed excess post-exercise oxygen consumption volumes 2540%. The extent of catechol stimulation post-exercise may be motivation or stimulus dependent. The data indicate that metabolic elevations post-exercise represent the majority of activity costs in lizards. The study suggests that EPOC of ectothermic vertebrates is sensitive to exercise duration and catecholamine release post-activity, even when activity periods are less than 60 s in duration.     

Results of the oxygen Fick method in a closed blood circulation model including “total arteriovenous diffusive shunt of oxygen”

It is considered that arteriovenous diffusive shunts of oxygen may cause inaccuracy of the oxygen Fick method as where is the pulmonary oxygen uptake, is the cardiac output, and CaO₂ and CvO₂ are the arterial and venous oxygen contents, respectively. A simple circulation model, including the whole circulation with nine well-mixed compartments (C1, ... C9), is constructed: the is assigned as constant as 6000 ml min⁻¹; the blood portions of 60 ml move at an interval of 600 ms. C1 and C2 compartments, each having 60 ml volume, represent the blood of pulmonary microcirculation, C3 represents the arterial blood with a volume of 1500 ml, C4, ..., C8, each also having a volume of 60 ml, represent the blood of peripheral microcirculation, whereas C9 represents the venous blood with a volume of 3000 ml. The pulmonary oxygen uptake , related to C1 and C2, the oxygen release , related to C4,...,C8, as well as a “total arteriovenous diffusive shunt of oxygen” , from the arterial blood (C3) to the venous blood (C9), are calculated simultaneously. The alveolar gas has a constant oxygen partial pressure, and the pulmonary diffusion capacity is also constant; similar to modeling the pulmonry, oxygen diffusion, constant partial oxygen pressures for all peripheral tissues as well as constant diffusion capacities for all peripheral oxygen diffusion are also assigned. The diffusion capacities for the (between C3 and C9) are arbitrarily assigned. The Fick method gives incorrect results depending on the total arteriovenous diffusive shunt of oxygen . But the mechanism determining the magnitude of remains unclear.     

The effects of a glycogen loading regimen on acid-base status and blood lactate concentration before and after a fixed period of high intensity exercise in man

Six healthy male subjects exercised after an overnight fast for a fixed 3 min period at a workload equivalent to 100% of their maximal oxygen uptake ( ) on 3 separate occasions. The first test took place after subjects had consumed a mixed diet (43±3% carbohydrate (CHO), 41±5% fat and 16±3% protein) for 3 days, and was followed 2 h later by prolonged cycling to exhaustion at 77±3% to deplete muscle glycogen stores. Following this, subjects consumed a low CHO diet (4±1% CHO, 63±5% fat and 33±6% protein) for the remainder of the day and for the subsequent 2 days; on the morning of the next day a second high intensity test took place. Finally subjects followed a 3 day high CHO diet (73±7% CHO, 17±6% fat and 10±1% protein) before their last test. Acid-base status and selected metabolites were measured on arterialised-venous blood at rest prior to exercise and at intervals for 15 min following exercise. Prior to exercise, plasma pH and blood lactate concentration were higher (p<0.05) after the high CHO diet when compared with the low CHO diet. Pre-exercise plasma bicarbonate, blood PCO₂ and blood base excess were all higher after the high (p<0.001,p<0.01,p<0.01 respectively) and normal (p<0.05,p<0.05,p<0.05 respectively) CHO diets when compared with the low CHO diet. During the post-exercise period there were no differences in plasma pH or blood base excess between the three experimental situations; plasma bicarbonate was higher (p<0.05) at 2 min post-exercise after the high CHO diet when compared with the low CHO diet; blood PCO₂ was higher throughout the post-exercise period after the high CHO diet when compared with the low CHO diet and at 2 min post-exercise was higher after the normal CHO diet than after the low CHO diet (p<0.5). The post-exercise blood lactate concentration after the high CHO diet was at all times higher than the corresponding values recorded after the normal CHO diet and until 15 min post-exercise was significantly higher than the values recorded after the low CHO diet. The present experiment further substantiates the view that a pattern of dietary and exercise manipulation can significantly influence the acid-base status of the blood and by doing so may influence high intensity exercise performance.     

兰州鲇与鲇、黄河鲤肌肉品质比较研究

为深入探究兰州鲇(Silurus lanzhouensis)肌肉品质特性, 对黄河中兰州鲇、鲇(Silurus asotus)和黄河鲤(Cyrinus carpio)肌肉品质指标进行了测定。结果表明: 兰州鲇肌肉的pH、滴水损失、熟肉率、胶原蛋白、肌原纤维耐折力、黏附性、内聚性、胶黏性、咀嚼性、弹性和回复性等指标与鲇差异不显著(P>0.05), 失水率、肌纤维直径和硬度在二者间差异显著(P<0.05); 兰州鲇肌肉的pH、肌纤维直径、硬度、黏附性、回复性、胶黏性和咀嚼性与黄河鲤差异不显著(P>0.05), 肌肉滴水损失、熟肉率、失水率、胶原蛋白、肌原纤维耐折力、内聚性和弹性在二者间差异显著(P<0.05)。相关性分析表明, 兰州鲇肌肉咀嚼性与硬度呈极正相关, 其关系式为: y=0.3651x+25.339(R=0.97); 回复性与内聚性呈极正相关, 其关系式为: y=0.6279x-0.0929(R=0.91); 胶黏性与硬度呈极正相关, 其关系式为: y=2.4104x-41.155(R=0.97)。对兰州鲇7个质构指标进行了主成分分析, 提取出3个主成分, 累计方差贡献率为96.08%, 其中硬度是影响兰州鲇质构特性的主要因素。黄河中兰州鲇和鲇作为鲇属鱼类中形态十分相似的两个物种, 在肌肉品质特性上既有很大的相似性, 又有一定的不同, 这可能与这两种鱼种质特性的异同有关。     

Effect of starvation and re‐feeding on growth performance and content of plasma lipids,glucose and insulin in cultured juvenile Persian sturgeon (Acipenser persicus Borodin, 1897)

The effect of starvation and subsequent re‐feeding to satiation on compensatory growth performance, insulin and blood serum values were investigated in juvenile Persian sturgeon (Acipencer persicus) with an average weight 108.04 ± 0.28 g (mean ± SEM) and in the same rearing condition over an 8‐week period. Sturgeons were allocated to one of five feeding treatments: controls (C, continuous feeding), W1 (1 week starvation), W2 (2 weeks starvation), W3 (3 weeks starvation) and W4 (4 weeks starvation), followed by a single 4 weeks of re‐feeding to satiation. Changes in growth performance and blood serum indices were examined at the end of weeks 4 and 8. Body weight, specific growth rate (SGR), condition factor (CF) and weight gain were determined to have significantly decreased during starvation. Fish starved for 1 week reached the same weight as the control fish after re‐feeding for 4 weeks, indicating that complete compensatory growth occurred. Although the specific growth rate in W2, W3 and W4 fish was greater than that in the control fish after re‐feeding, W2, W3 and W4 fish did not reach the same body weight as control fish at the end of re‐feeding period, and showed partial compensation only. Blood plasma, glucose and insulin concentrations did not change significantly during starvation and re‐feeding (P > 0.05). This suggests that sturgeon are able to maintain glycaemia during starvation, probably due to their non‐carbohydrate dietary source. Plasma total lipid and triglyceride levels increased in starvation treatments, whereas the increases were significant only in W3 treatment (P < 0.05). After a 4‐week re‐feeding period, their levels decreased in comparison to the starvation periods. Increases in plasma total lipid and triglyceride levels appear to be due to their roles as preferred nutrients for mobilization in Persian sturgeon and the magnitude and duration of compensatory growth depended on the length of food deprivation.     

Effect of feeding and fasting on excess post-exercise oxygen consumption in juvenile southern catfish (Silurus meridionalis Chen)

The impact of feeding (fed to satiation, 13.85% body mass) on excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC, chasing for 2.5 min) was investigated in juvenile southern catfish (Silurus meridionalis Chen) (38.62-57.55 g) at 25. Cutlets of freshly killed loach species without viscera, head and tail were used as the test meal, and oxygen consumption (VO(2)) was adjusted to a standard body mass of 1 kg using a mass exponent of 0.75. Resting VO(2) increased significantly above fasting levels (49.89 versus 148.25 mg O(2) h(-)(1)) in 12 h postprandial catfish. VO(2) and ventilation frequency (V(f)) both increased immediately after exhaustive exercise and slowly returned to pre-exercise values in all experimental groups. The times taken for post-exercise VO(2) to return to the pre-exercise value were 20, 25 and 30 min in 12 h, 60 h and 120 h postprandial catfish, respectively. Peak VO(2) levels were 257.36+/-6.06, 219.32+/-6.32 and 200.91+/-5.50 mg O(2) h(-1) in 12 h, 60 h and 120 h postprandial catfish and EPOC values were 13.85+/-4.50, 27.24+/-3.15 and 41.91+/-3.02 mg O(2) in 12 h, 60 h and 120 h postprandial southern catfish, respectively. There were significant differences in both EPOC and peak VO(2) during the post-exercise recovery process among three experimental groups (p<0.05). These results showed that: (1) neither digestive nor exhaustive exercise could elicit maximal VO(2) in southern catfish, (2) both the digestive process and exercise (also the post-exercise recovery process) were curtailed under postprandial exercise, (3) the change of V(f) was smaller than that of VO(2) during the exhaustive exercise recovery process, (4) for a similar increment in VO(2), the change in V(f) was larger during the post-exercise process than during the digestive process.