background: the northern pike esox lucius is a fresh water species belonging to the esocidae family. it is a carnivorous fish which mostly feeds on invertebrates and fishes. the morphology of its intestine is very useful for understanding the fish’s digestive physiology, diagnosing some intestinal diseases and formulating suitable feeds. objectives: this study was designed to determine the anat...

BY J. A. VAN DER VELDEN-, J. A. GROOT, G. FLIK, P. POLAK AND Z. I. KOLAR Department of Radiochemistry, Interfaculty Reactor Institute, Delft University of Technology, Mekelweg 15, 2629 JB Delft, The Netherlands, Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Science, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Department of Experimental Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Amsterdam, ...

The pituitary hormone prolactin is a pleiotropic endocrine factor that plays a major role in the regulation of ion balance in fish, with demonstrated actions mainly in the gills and kidney. The role of prolactin in intestinal ion transport remains little studied. In marine fish, which have high drinking rates, epithelial bicarbonate secretion in the intestine produces luminal carbonate aggregat...

Feed ingredients and additives significantly affect the mucosal health of fish. A 3 × 2 factorial experiment was conducted to investigate Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) fed three basal feeds (namely, BG1, BG5 BG2; marine-, plant-, soybean meal-based feeds, respectively) or with (+) without (÷) probiotics, Lactobacillus fermentum plantarum. Six diets were fish distributed into 12 tanks (approxima...

Soyabean meal (SBM)-induced enteritis in the distal intestine of the teleost Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and other salmonids may be considered a model for diet-related mucosal disorders in other animals and man. The role of the intestinal microbiota in its pathogenesis was explored. Compared to diets containing fishmeal (FM) as the sole protein source, responses to extracted SBM or the pre...

This study aimed to analyze the cold stress effects (in terms of hematology, energy reserves, and oxidative stress) in Piaractus mesopotamicus (pacú) their mitigation by a Pyropia columbina red seaweed-supplemented diet. For this purpose, juvenile fish were fed with control (CD) or diet (RD) for 60 days, then, animals exposed low temperature (14 °C) (24 24 h. The shock generated an increase hem...

With a view to test how the branchial and intestinal tissues of fish, the two sites of metal acquisition, utilize the water-borne ferric [Fe(III)] iron and whether the accumulation of this form of iron influences cellular Na/K gradient in these tissues, the gills and intestines of climbing perch adapted to freshwater (FW) and acclimated to dilute seawater (20 ppt; SW) were analyzed for ouabain-...

Background: Determination of digestive enzymes activity would provide critical information in the design of appropriate diet. Sobaity, Sparidentex hasta is found in the Persian Gulf and  cultured in countries adjacent to it. OBJECTIVES: This study investigated proteolytic, amylase and lipase activities in the intestine of Sparidentex hasta captured from the  Persian Gulf. METHODS: 60 immature S...

The effect of an isoenergetic replacement of dietary fat by starch, on chyme characteristics and water fluxes in the gastro intestinal tract (GIT) was assessed. Adult African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) were fed a starch (SD) or fat (FD) diet and groups of fish were dissected at 2, 5 and 8 h after the consumption of a single meal. Chyme was collected quantitatively and was analysed for osmolal...