Temperature induced biological alterations in the major carp, Rohu (Labeo rohita): assessing potential effects of climate change on aquaculture production

Temperature plays a profound role in organismal growth, immunity, survival, and the entire biological systems of any aquatic species. Suboptimal temperature changes modify different biological traits of fish that adversely affect their life cycle and aquaculture productivity. The freshwater Indian m...

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Main Authors: Mridul, Md. Monirul Islam, Zeehad, Md. Shariar Kabir, Aziz, Dania, Salin, Krishna R., Hurwood, David A., Rahi, Md. Lifat
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier B.V. 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106151/1/106151.pdf
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author Mridul, Md. Monirul Islam
Zeehad, Md. Shariar Kabir
Aziz, Dania
Salin, Krishna R.
Hurwood, David A.
Rahi, Md. Lifat
author_facet Mridul, Md. Monirul Islam
Zeehad, Md. Shariar Kabir
Aziz, Dania
Salin, Krishna R.
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description Temperature plays a profound role in organismal growth, immunity, survival, and the entire biological systems of any aquatic species. Suboptimal temperature changes modify different biological traits of fish that adversely affect their life cycle and aquaculture productivity. The freshwater Indian major carp, Rohu (Labeo rohita), is one of the most important aquaculture species across the Indian Sub-continent, with the optimum temperature range of 28 °C to 32 °C. This study tested the effects of five different temperature levels (28 °C, 30 °C, 32 °C, 33 °C and 34 °C) on selected physiological and biochemical traits, and also on the expression of five targeted genes of L. rohita. Experimental temperatures significantly affected growth performance (mean body weight) (p < 0.05), with the highest growth and survival observed at 30 °C. The lowest level of growth and survival were obtained at 34 °C, possibly due to thermal stress, despite the highest O2 consumption rate and total blood cell counts found at this temperature. A significantly lower growth (P < 0.05) was observed at 28 °C (control) compared to 30 °C. The five target genes including growth hormone (GH) and insulin like growth factor I (IGF-I) as growth regulatory genes, glycerol-3-phosphatase (G-3-P) and Gherlin (as metabolic genes), and heat shock protein 70 (HSP70 as thermal stress response gene), showed variable expression levels with varying temperatures. The growth genes showed the highest expression at 28 °C and 30 °C, whereas the stress response gene showed the highest expression at 34 °C. Results of this study indicate that Rohu can perform well up to 32 °C without any adverse effects, with optimal production performance occurring between 28 °C and 30 °C. This further implies that appropriate measures must be in place to maintain optimum temperature in the aquaculture farms such as physically manipulating the production system to control temperature or through development of temperate tolerant strains in order to avoid potential negative consequences of climate change.
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spelling upm.eprints-1061512025-02-10T04:37:26Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106151/ Temperature induced biological alterations in the major carp, Rohu (Labeo rohita): assessing potential effects of climate change on aquaculture production Mridul, Md. Monirul Islam Zeehad, Md. Shariar Kabir Aziz, Dania Salin, Krishna R. Hurwood, David A. Rahi, Md. Lifat Temperature plays a profound role in organismal growth, immunity, survival, and the entire biological systems of any aquatic species. Suboptimal temperature changes modify different biological traits of fish that adversely affect their life cycle and aquaculture productivity. The freshwater Indian major carp, Rohu (Labeo rohita), is one of the most important aquaculture species across the Indian Sub-continent, with the optimum temperature range of 28 °C to 32 °C. This study tested the effects of five different temperature levels (28 °C, 30 °C, 32 °C, 33 °C and 34 °C) on selected physiological and biochemical traits, and also on the expression of five targeted genes of L. rohita. Experimental temperatures significantly affected growth performance (mean body weight) (p < 0.05), with the highest growth and survival observed at 30 °C. The lowest level of growth and survival were obtained at 34 °C, possibly due to thermal stress, despite the highest O2 consumption rate and total blood cell counts found at this temperature. A significantly lower growth (P < 0.05) was observed at 28 °C (control) compared to 30 °C. The five target genes including growth hormone (GH) and insulin like growth factor I (IGF-I) as growth regulatory genes, glycerol-3-phosphatase (G-3-P) and Gherlin (as metabolic genes), and heat shock protein 70 (HSP70 as thermal stress response gene), showed variable expression levels with varying temperatures. The growth genes showed the highest expression at 28 °C and 30 °C, whereas the stress response gene showed the highest expression at 34 °C. Results of this study indicate that Rohu can perform well up to 32 °C without any adverse effects, with optimal production performance occurring between 28 °C and 30 °C. This further implies that appropriate measures must be in place to maintain optimum temperature in the aquaculture farms such as physically manipulating the production system to control temperature or through development of temperate tolerant strains in order to avoid potential negative consequences of climate change. Elsevier B.V. 2024-04 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_nc_nd_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106151/1/106151.pdf Mridul, Md. Monirul Islam and Zeehad, Md. Shariar Kabir and Aziz, Dania and Salin, Krishna R. and Hurwood, David A. and Rahi, Md. Lifat (2024) Temperature induced biological alterations in the major carp, Rohu (Labeo rohita): assessing potential effects of climate change on aquaculture production. Aquaculture Reports, 35. art. no. 101954. pp. 1-12. ISSN 2352-5134; eISSN: 2352-5134 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S2352513424000425 10.1016/j.aqrep.2024.101954
spellingShingle Mridul, Md. Monirul Islam
Zeehad, Md. Shariar Kabir
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Temperature induced biological alterations in the major carp, Rohu (Labeo rohita): assessing potential effects of climate change on aquaculture production
title Temperature induced biological alterations in the major carp, Rohu (Labeo rohita): assessing potential effects of climate change on aquaculture production
title_full Temperature induced biological alterations in the major carp, Rohu (Labeo rohita): assessing potential effects of climate change on aquaculture production
title_fullStr Temperature induced biological alterations in the major carp, Rohu (Labeo rohita): assessing potential effects of climate change on aquaculture production
title_full_unstemmed Temperature induced biological alterations in the major carp, Rohu (Labeo rohita): assessing potential effects of climate change on aquaculture production
title_short Temperature induced biological alterations in the major carp, Rohu (Labeo rohita): assessing potential effects of climate change on aquaculture production
title_sort temperature induced biological alterations in the major carp rohu labeo rohita assessing potential effects of climate change on aquaculture production
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