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Open AccessImpact of organic and nanoparticle-selenium fortified larval weaning diet on survival, growth, gastrointestinal, and (GPx) activity of European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Larvae
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Open AccessEnhancing Florida red tilapia aquaculture: biofloc optimization improves water quality, pathogen bacterial control, fish health, immune response, and organ histopathology across varied groundwater salinities
Freshwater scarcity poses challenges to aquaculture worldwide, including countries like Egypt. In this study, we investigate the feasibility of integrating underground saline water (USW) with varying salinitie...
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Open AccessA New Investigation to Discriminate Sexes in Alive Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) Using Cyp19a1a and Dmrt1 Gene Expression in Tail Fin Tissues
The Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), a gonochoristic teleost fish with a XX/XY sex-determination system, is an ideal model for investigating gonadal sex differentiation. During gonadal differentiation, the e...
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Open AccessBentonite-supplemented diets improved fish performance ammonia excretion haemato-biochemical analyses immunity antioxidants and histological characteristics of European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax
The purpose of this research was to examine the potential effects of bentonite (BN) supplemented diets on growth, feed utilization, blood biochemistry, and histomorphology of Dicentrarchus labrax. Six treatments ...
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Open AccessA Novel Investigation for Early Sex Determination in Alive Adult European Seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Using cyp19a1a, dmrt1a, and dmrt1b Genes Expression in Tail Fin tissues
This study is the first investigation for using sex-related gene expression in tail fin tissues of seabass as early sex determination without killing the fish. The European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) is gonoc...
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Evaluation of short and long term enrichment of Artemia franciscana with mixed algae or DHA oil emulsion for improving Dicentrarchus labrax larvae aquaculture
Setting up nutritional requirements with high-quality, time-saving marine finfish larvae is a big issue for increasing aquaculture profit. In the current study, we evaluated the nutritional value of two enrich...
