scholarly journals Candidate Species for Florida Aquaculture: Hybrid Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis x Morone chrysops

EDIS ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cortney L. Ohs ◽  
Christian L. Miller ◽  
R. LeRoy Creswell
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Striped Bass ◽  
Morone Saxatilis ◽  
Forest Resources ◽  
Hybrid Striped Bass ◽  
White Bass ◽  
Morone Chrysops ◽  
Sunshine Bass ◽  
Candidate Species ◽  
Aquatic Sciences

FA155, a 9-page illustrated fact sheet by Cortney L. Ohs, Christian L. Miller, and R. LeRoy Creswell, describes these crosses between striped bass and white bass, commonly called sunshine bass and palmetto bass — geographical distribution and habitat, phases of production, pond, cage, and tank production, feeding, water quality, and marketing. Includes references. Published by the UF School of Forest Resources and Conservation Program for Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, December 2008. FA155/FA155: Candidate Species for Florida Aquaculture: Hybrid Striped Bass, Morone saxatilis x Morone chrysops (ufl.edu)

scholarly journals Regulation of endocrine and paracrine sources of Igfs and Gh receptor during compensatory growth in hybrid striped bass (Morone chrysops×Morone saxatilis)

2008 ◽  
Vol 199 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew E Picha ◽  
Marc J Turano ◽  
Christian K Tipsmark ◽  
Russell J Borski
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Striped Bass ◽  
Compensatory Growth ◽  
Morone Saxatilis ◽  
Type I ◽  
Hybrid Striped Bass ◽  
Morone Chrysops ◽  
Gh Receptor ◽  
Catabolic State

Compensatory growth (CG) is a period of growth acceleration that exceeds normal rates after animals are alleviated of certain growth-stunting conditions. In hybrid striped bass (HSB, Morone chrysops×Morone saxatilis), 3 weeks of complete feed restriction results in a catabolic state that, when relieved, renders a subsequent phase of CG. The catabolic state was characterized by depressed levels of hepatic Type I and II GH receptor (ghr1, ghr2) and igf1 mRNA, along with considerable decreases in plasma Igf1. The state of catabolism also resulted in significant declines in hepatic igf2 mRNA and in circulating 40 kDa Igf-binding protein (Igfbp). Skeletal muscle expression of ghr2 mRNA was significantly increased. Upon realimentation, specific growth rates (SGRs) were significantly higher than sized-matched controls, indicating a period of CG. Hepatic ghr1, ghr2, igf1 and igf2 mRNA levels along with plasma Igf1 and 40 kDa Igfbp increased rapidly during realimentation. Plasma Igf1 and total hepatic igf2 mRNA were significantly correlated to SGR throughout the study. Skeletal muscle igf1 mRNA also increased tenfold during CG. These data suggest that endocrine and paracrine/autocrine components of the GH–Igf axis, namely igf1, igf2, and ghr1 and ghr2, may be involved in CG responses in HSB, with several of the gene expression variables exceeding normal levels during CG. We also demonstrate that normalization of hepatic mRNA as a function of total liver production, rather than as a fraction of total RNA, may be a more biologically appropriate method of quantifying hepatic gene expression when using real-time PCR.

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