Enhancement of growth of tilapia Oreochromis niloticus in iso-osmotic medium
- 1 June 1997
- journal article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Journal of Applied Ichthyology
- Vol. 13 (2) , 67-71
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0426.1997.tb00103.x
Abstract
Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) kept in 15 ppt sea water (roughly iso‐osmotic salinity) had higher growth rates than fish kept in 0 ppt (freshwater) or 30 ppt seawater, but circulating level of growth hormone was highest in fish exhibiting the poorest growth rate (30 ppt seawater). Serum thyroxine concentration was highest in 15 ppt seawater. Intestinal trypsin may play a role in promoting growth in iso‐osmotic salinity since its activity was highest in fish cultured in 15 ppt seawater. The results indicate that changes in the digestive power, coupled with changes in thyroxine secretion, may account for the variations in growth rate in tilapia reared under different salinities.Keywords
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