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Showing 4 results for Dorafshan
A. Alipoor, S. Dorafshan , A. Ghasemi , Volume 22, Issue 1 (4-2013)
Abstract
Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss is the most important cold water farmed fish in Iran. Several cultivated stocks have been imported to Iran and some fish farms have focuesd on the culture and breeding of these stocks all around the country. In this study, the genetic structure of Spanish and American stocks of rainbow trout was investigated using 4 pairs of microsatellite markers and 30 specimens of fish from each stock. Allele sizes at OMY77, OMY325, OMM1329 and OMM1332 loci were in the range of 102-178, 100-150, 122-198, 172-204 bps respectively. Average number of observed alleles in American and Spanish stocks was 11 and 11.5, respectively. Average number of effective alleles in Spanish and American stock was 8.65 and 8.03, respectively. The mean of observed heterozygosity for American and Spanish stocks were calculated as 0.59 and 0.63, respectively. The mean of expected heterozygosity for both stocks was very similar (around 0.86). The results showed a significant deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium at seven out of eight loci × stock. AMOVA test showed low (7%) genetic diversity between stocks, while the most (93%) genetic diversity was observed within stocks. Genetic identity and genetic distance between stocks were 0.831 and 0.186, respectively. Fixation index FST was calculated based on allelic frequency between two stocks was 0.012 with no significant difference between 2 stocks. The results of this study showed that while there was considerable genetic diversity within Spanish and American stocks, two stocks were very similar and showed very insignificant genetic differentiation based on 4 microsatellite studied loci.
M. Orojali, F. Paykan Heyrati, S. Alar Dorafshan, N. Mahboobi Soofiani, Volume 22, Issue 4 (1-2014)
Abstract
The sub-lethal effects of water-born Cadmium (Cd) on histopathological changes of gill
tissues were investigated on Sterlet, Acipenser ruthenus. In this research, 60 fish (41.69 ± 0.95
g and 23.98 ± 0.14 cm) were randomly distributed in 4 experimental groups, each with 3
replicates. The fish were exposed to different concentrations of Cd for 21 days under semistatic
experimental condition as: 0, 16, 32 and 64 μg/L Cd. At the end of the experiment, the
gill tissues were fixed in Bouin's solution for histopathological studies. Qualitative and
quantitative changes of the gill tissues were analyzed. Several qualitative changes including
hyperplasia, hypertrophy of epithelial cells and epithelial edema as well as necrosis, rings and
fusion of gill filaments and secondary lamellae were observed in all treated fish including
control group. Quantitative analysis based on organ index (Iorg) showed significant increase in
histopathological changes in the gill tissues coincided by elevation of Cd concentration in the
water. However, there was no significant differences in the organ index between control and
16Cd group.The results of this study demonstrate severe histopathological changes in the gill
tissues after exposing to sub-lethal concentration of water-born Cd under experimental
condition. The results of this study might be used as a guildline for evaluation of
histopahological changes being induced by heavy metals in natural or cultivated environment
for sturgeon fish.
S. Dorafshan , N. Shojaee , N. Mirghaffari , Volume 24, Issue 2 (7-2015)
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate two heavy metals (Cd and Cr) concentrations in different tissues including muscle, gill, kidney and intestine of Zayandehrood chub, Petroleuciscus esfahani in different stations along the Zayandehrood River. For this purpose, 80 specimens of the fish were collected from 4 different stations including Cheshmeh-dimeh, Khersoonak, Chamgordan and Pol-e-Safaiyeh (each 20 fish) in autumn 2011. The metals were extracted using dry digestion method and measured by Atomic Absorption.The results showed that the concentration of heavy metals increased significantly from up to downstream of the River, with the highest level was observed in Chamgordan station (p<0.05). The highest concentrations of Cd (22.7±0.55) and Cr (50.69±22.78) µg/g dry weight (DW) were measured in the kidney of the fish collected from Pol-e-Safaiyeh and Chamgordan stations respectively (p<0.05). While, the lowest level of Cd (0.8±0.11) and Cr (1.30±0.19) µg/gDW were determined in the muscle of the fish from Cheshmeh-dimeh station located at upstream. The metals concentrations in the muscle were increased significantly from upstream to the downstream (p<0.05). In general, in all studied stations, the highest levels of Cd and Cr were observed in the kidney while, the lowest levels were measured in the muscle. By comparison between the results obtained from this study to the international standards defined by WHO or FAO, it was cleared that the concentrations of both metals in Zayandehrood chub (even at the lowest levels in the muscle) were much higher than permitted levels. The results of this study could show inappropriate environmental conditions of the Zayandehrood River, even in the upstream stations
F. Peykanheraty, M. Khalaji , M. Zangeneh , N. Mahbobi Sofyani , S. Dorafshan , Volume 25, Issue 2 (7-2016)
Abstract
Aquatic environments received huge amount of pollutants such as heavy metals, hydrocarbons, pesticides and organic materials every day. In this study, the effect of dissolved cadmium chloride on liver and gill in Chondrostoma regium was investigated. For this purpose, one hundred fishes were caught by sein net from one of the branches of Zayandeh Roud and transferred to the laboratory. The experiments consist of four treatments including: control group (without cadmium), 0.5, 2.5 and 7.5 µg/l cadmium concentrations. For histopathological studies liver and gill were performed at the end of experiment the samples were fixed in 10% formalin.The highest rate of cadmium concentration was observed in gill at 7.5 µg/l of cadmium equivalent. Hyperplasia, clubbing and fusion were the main gill histopathological changes. Congestion, nuclear psychosis and necrosis were the main liver histopathological signs. Intensity of gill and liver damages showed increased trend in a dose dependent manner.
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