Aims: The present study aimed to determine the growth indices of the Nile Tilapia, detected levels of Cu, Pb, Zn, and Cr in muscles of Tilapia and expected the potential adverse human health risks according to USEPA methodologies. Study Design: The design of the study depended on...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i430016
Thermal changes in water cause many metabolic changes that manifest themselves in physiological fish adaptations. The analysis of hematologic and biochemical blood parameters provides important information on environmental influences on the health status of fish. The hematocrit (...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i430015
Global technological advancement has resulted in the gradual replacement of traditional bulk size compounds with nano-sized ones with diverse useful characteristics. This study is focused on the toxicological assessment of three nano-metallic oxides (SiO2, Al2O3 and CuO) in compa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i330013
Tropical coastal zones have rich marine ecosystems; however, they have been enduring severe environmental hazards, particularly from anthropogenic activity and the effects of climate change. Seagrass ecosystem is one of the most productive yet undervalued marine ecosystems. The r...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i330011
Four experimental diets were formulated to contain Citrullus lanatus, Moringa oleifera seed meal, Citrullus lanatus and Moringa oleifera seed meals as partial replacement for fishmeal (Treatment 2, 3 and 4 respectively) and Treatment 1 as control, which included fishmeal and soy...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i330010
Although sea cucumber Holothuria scabra has always been part of the traditional exploitation of the benthos of Mahout Bay in the Arabian Sea, the foreign demand for the product and its high price have put increased pressure on the resource leading rapidly to overfishing. Aquacult...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i330009
Sexual dimorphism of E. calabaricus is presented based on the examination of external morphology of the fish. Females had very pointed anal fins which joined the caudal fin smoothly with fewer than 10 spikes. Males had broader anal fin clearly separated from the caudal fin with b...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i328689
The effect of different inclusion levels of wonderful kola (Buchholzia coriacea) seed meal (BSM) on growth performance and survival rate of Oreochromis niloticus fry was investigated. Five days old mixed sex of O. niloticus (0.1– 0.2 g weight and 0.45 mm length) were subjected to...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i226489
Studies were carried out to determine relationships between morphometric and dimorphic variables of freshwater crab, Potamon ebonyicum. Parameter measurements were taken from side to side (left and right); and from tip to the extremity of characteristic features, to ensure that v...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i226130
The present study was conducted to know the present status of use of commercial aqua drugs and chemicals and their impact on fish health management in Jamalpur sadar upazila (sub-district). A questionnaire survey was conducted for a period of seven months from December 2013 to Ju...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2018/v2i226126