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Martini A, Calì M, Capoccioni F, Martinoli M, Pulcini D, Buttazzoni L, Moranduzzo T, Pirlo G. Corrigendum to "Environmental performance and shell formation-related carbon flows for mussel farming systems" [Sci. Total Environ. 831 (2022) 154891]. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154891. Sci Total Environ 2024; 914:169928. [PMID: 38233296 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.169928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Arianna Martini
- CREA Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Antonio Lombardo 11, 26900 Lodi, LO, Italy; CREA Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31, 00015 Monterotondo, RM, Italy.
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- CREA Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31, 00015 Monterotondo, RM, Italy
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- CREA Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31, 00015 Monterotondo, RM, Italy
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- CREA Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31, 00015 Monterotondo, RM, Italy
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- CREA Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31, 00015 Monterotondo, RM, Italy
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- CREA Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31, 00015 Monterotondo, RM, Italy
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- CREA Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Antonio Lombardo 11, 26900 Lodi, LO, Italy
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Pulcini D, Mattioli S, Angelucci E, Chenggang W, Cartoni Mancinelli A, Napolitano R, Sirri F, Piscitelli R, Mugnai C, Castellini C. Shape and fractures of carina sterni in chicken genotypes with different egg deposition rates reared indoor or free-range. Sci Rep 2023; 13:22495. [PMID: 38110659 PMCID: PMC10728074 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-49909-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/20/2023] Open
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Commercial laying hens have high frequency of damage to the keel bone (KB), which causes negative effects on health and welfare. KB damage may consist in fractures (KBF) and deviations (KBD). The aim of the present study was to compare the KB shape, by means of Geometric Morphometric, and the occurrence of fractures in different chicken genotypes reared either free-range (FR) or in enriched cages. Moreover, the relationship between KB shape, genotype and rearing system was analysed. Sixty birds/genotype (2 Italian local breeds, Bionda Piemontese and Robusta Maculata, their crossbreeds with Sasso and Lohmann Brown) were used. All the hens fed the same commercial feed throughout the trial. Body weight, egg production, feed intake and mortality were recorded from 25 to 66 weeks of age. Ca intake (IN) and output (OUT) were estimated and Ca OUT/IN was calculated. FR affected the occurrence of KB deviations but not the shape, whereas the fractures were mainly affected by genotype. Local breeds had a lower prevalence of KBF with similar level of KBD but with different shapes. Crossbreeds seemed to be a suitable compromise between egg deposition rate and occurrence of KB damages.
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- Domitilla Pulcini
- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Animal Production and Aquaculture, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, 06100, Perugia, Italy.
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, 06100, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, 06100, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, 06100, Perugia, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Animal Production and Aquaculture, 00015, Monterotondo, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, 40064, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, 40064, Ozzano dell'Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Sciences, University of Turin, 10095, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of Perugia, 06100, Perugia, Italy
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Pulcini D, Pulido-Rodríguez LF, de Medeiros ACL, Faccenda F, Martini A, Martinoli M, Tonachella N, Secci G, Parisi G. Effect of different stunning methods on rigor mortis, shape, energetic status and physical characteristics of Salmo carpio fillets. J Sci Food Agric 2023; 103:2037-2046. [PMID: 36399051 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2022] [Revised: 10/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Consumer interest in safeguarding animal welfare and increased demand for fresh aquatic products support the need to understand the effects of stunning methods used in aquaculture on the biochemical process affecting fish fillet quality. The present paper aimed at comparing electrical stunning (ES) and cold shock (ICE) in Salmo carpio, an Italian endemic under-investigated species. Rigor mortis evolution, fillet adenosine 5'-triphosphate (ATP), shape, colour, pH and water holding capacity were assessed by integrating chemical and image analyses. RESULTS Seventy-two fish (24 fish per treatment) were stunned by ES, ICE or anaesthesia (AN, used as control), then percussively slaughtered. ES and ICE hastened rigor mortis onset and resolution (21 and 28 h post mortem) compared to AN. This was confirmed by the faster ATP degradation in ES and ICE. Fillet shape features varied during rigor mortis, according to the stunning method, with the perimeter showing irreversible variation in ES and ICE groups. Initial circularity was recovered only in AN, while ICE and ES fillets showed significantly different values, between 0 and 192 h. CONCLUSION ES is a promising stunning technique for S. carpio, but parameters should be optimized, because of the adverse effect on muscle activity which caused a fast pH drop, and the presence of blood spots in the fillets. Further studies are needed to understand whether fillet shape changes can interfere with filleting or fillet processing and consumer appreciation. © 2022 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Domitilla Pulcini
- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca Zootecnia e Acquacoltura, Monterotondo, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali (DAGRI), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali (DAGRI), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Fondazione Edmund Mach, Centro di Trasferimento Tecnologico, San Michele all'Adige, Trento, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca Zootecnia e Acquacoltura, Monterotondo, Roma, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca Zootecnia e Acquacoltura, Monterotondo, Roma, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l'Analisi dell'Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca Zootecnia e Acquacoltura, Monterotondo, Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali (DAGRI), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agrarie, Alimentari, Ambientali e Forestali (DAGRI), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Martini A, Calì M, Capoccioni F, Martinoli M, Pulcini D, Buttazzoni L, Moranduzzo T, Pirlo G. Environmental performance and shell formation-related carbon flows for mussel farming systems. Sci Total Environ 2022; 831:154891. [PMID: 35364169 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2021] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This study examined the environmental performance of mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) farming in the view of reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, through the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology. The LCA has been integrated with the evaluation of the carbon sequestration potential of the biocalcification process. Three case studies of mussel farming sited along the coastal area in the north Adriatic Sea, Italy, were analyzed. Two of them concerned mussels that do not require a depuration process (area Class A), and one inspected mussel production in the rearing area of Class B, which imposes a depuration phase after harvesting. This study examined all the relevant flows of materials and energy across the systems and explored the potential role of mussel biocalcification in stocking seawater carbon into the shells. Global Warming (GW) -related emissions amounted to 0.07-0.12 kg CO2 eq for Class_A case studies and to 0.53 kg CO2 eq for Class_B case study. Through biogenic calcification, 0.19-0.20 kg CO2 kg-1 mussel is fixed in the shells, and 0.12 kg CO2 kg-1 mussel is released. These flows resulted in a net sequestration of about 0.08 kg CO2 kg-1 mussel. This study confirmed the good environmental performance of the mussel production in the farming systems analyzed. When considering greenhouse gasses emissions, the extent to which the seawater carbon fixed in the shell as calcium carbonate can be considered a carbon sink was discussed and substantiated by locally collected environmental data.
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- Arianna Martini
- CREA Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Antonio Lombardo 11, 26900 Lodi, LO, Italy; CREA Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31, 00015 Monterotondo, RM, Italy.
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- CREA Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31, 00015 Monterotondo, RM, Italy
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- CREA Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31, 00015 Monterotondo, RM, Italy
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- CREA Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31, 00015 Monterotondo, RM, Italy
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- CREA Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31, 00015 Monterotondo, RM, Italy
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- CREA Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Salaria 31, 00015 Monterotondo, RM, Italy
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- CREA Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Research Centre for Animal Production and Aquaculture, Via Antonio Lombardo 11, 26900 Lodi, LO, Italy
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Toscano BJ, Pulcini D, Costa-Pereira R, Newsome WB, Griffen BD. Polymorphism promotes edge utilization by marsh crabs. Oecologia 2022; 198:1031-1042. [DOI: 10.1007/s00442-022-05147-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Pulcini D, Capoccioni F, Franceschini S, Martinoli M, Tibaldi E. Skin Pigmentation in Gilthead Seabream ( Sparus aurata L.) Fed Conventional and Novel Protein Sources in Diets Deprived of Fish Meal. Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:ani10112138. [PMID: 33213093 PMCID: PMC7698575 DOI: 10.3390/ani10112138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 11/09/2020] [Accepted: 11/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Intensive farming of carnivorous fish species relies on the use of feeds, where fish meals have represented, for a long while, ideal sources of protein to ensure optimal growth, health and quality to cultured fish. Due to the gap between the demand for these commodities by the growing aquaculture industry and the unsustainability of further exploitation of the alieutic resources, their levels of inclusion in fish feeds have been mostly replaced by terrestrial plant protein-rich derivatives and conventional animal processed proteins. Recently, novel ingredients (i.e., insects and microalgae) have been proposed to this end. While the impact of different alternative proteins on fish growth and health has been studied, limited information exists on the effects of such dietary changes on quality traits of cultured fish such as skin pigmentation. The present study was aimed at assessing the pattern of yellow pigmentation of the skin in gilthead seabream fed various alternative protein sources (vegetable ingredients, insects, poultry by-product meal, red swamp crayfish and marine microalgae) included in different proportions in fishmeal-free diets, in order to evaluate new feed formulations on the basis of their coloring capacity, as intense skin coloration have been associated with high-quality of farmed fish products. Abstract The pattern of yellowish pigmentation of the skin was assessed in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) fed for 12 weeks iso-proteic (45%) and iso-lipidic (20%) diets deprived of fish meal and containing either a blend of vegetable protein-rich ingredients or where graded levels of the vegetable protein blend were replaced by insect (Hermetia illucens—10%, 20% or 40%) pupae meal, poultry by-product meal (20%, 30% or 40%), red swamp crayfish meal (10%) and marine microalgae (Tisochrysis lutea and Tetraselmis suecica—10%) dried biomass. Digital images of fish fed diets differing in protein sources were analyzed by means of an automatic and non-invasive image analysis tool, in order to determine the number of yellow pixels and their dispersion on the frontal and lateral sides of the fish. The relationship between the total carotenoid concentration in the diet and the number of yellow pixels was investigated. Test diets differently affected gilthead seabream skin pigmentation both in the forefront and the operculum, due to their carotenoid content. The highest yellow pixels’ number was observed with the diet containing microalgae. Fish fed poultry by-product meal were characterized by the lowest yellow pixels’ number, diets containing insect meal had an intermediate coloring capacity. The vegetable control, the microalgae mix diet and the crayfish diet had significantly higher values of yellow pixels at both inspected skin sites.
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- Domitilla Pulcini
- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca di Zootecnia e Acquacoltura, Via Salaria 31, Monterotondo, 00015 Rome, Italy; (D.P.); (M.M.)
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca di Zootecnia e Acquacoltura, Via Salaria 31, Monterotondo, 00015 Rome, Italy; (D.P.); (M.M.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-06-90090263
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- Laboratory of Experimental Ecology and Aquaculture, Department of Biology, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy;
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca di Zootecnia e Acquacoltura, Via Salaria 31, Monterotondo, 00015 Rome, Italy; (D.P.); (M.M.)
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agroalimentari, Ambientali e Animali, Università di Udine, Via delle Scienze 206, 33100 Udine, Italy;
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Pulcini D, Franceschini S, Buttazzoni L, Giannetti C, Capoccioni F. Consumer Preferences for Farmed Seafood: An Italian Case Study. Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/10498850.2020.1749201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Domitilla Pulcini
- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca di Zootecnia e Acquacoltura, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Laboratory of Experimental Ecology and Aquaculture, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca di Zootecnia e Acquacoltura, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Laboratory of Experimental Ecology and Aquaculture, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy
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- Consiglio per la Ricerca in Agricoltura e l’Analisi dell’Economia Agraria, Centro di Ricerca di Zootecnia e Acquacoltura, Rome, Italy
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Pulcini D, Cataudella S, Boglione C, Russo T, Wheeler PA, Prestinicola L, Thorgaard GH. Testing the relationship between domestication and developmental instability in rainbow trout,Oncorhynchus mykiss(Teleostei, Salmonidae). Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/bij.12432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Domitilla Pulcini
- Biology Department; ‘Tor Vergata’ University of Rome; Via della Ricerca Scientifica snc 00133 Rome Italy
- Council for Research in Agriculture - Animal Production Centre; Via Salaria 31 00016 Monterotondo Italy
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- Biology Department; ‘Tor Vergata’ University of Rome; Via della Ricerca Scientifica snc 00133 Rome Italy
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- Biology Department; ‘Tor Vergata’ University of Rome; Via della Ricerca Scientifica snc 00133 Rome Italy
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- Biology Department; ‘Tor Vergata’ University of Rome; Via della Ricerca Scientifica snc 00133 Rome Italy
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- School of Biological Sciences and Center for Reproductive Biology; Washington State University; Pullman WA USA
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- Biology Department; ‘Tor Vergata’ University of Rome; Via della Ricerca Scientifica snc 00133 Rome Italy
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- School of Biological Sciences and Center for Reproductive Biology; Washington State University; Pullman WA USA
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Boglione C, Pulcini D, Scardi M, Palamara E, Russo T, Cataudella S. Skeletal anomaly monitoring in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss, Walbaum 1792) reared under different conditions. PLoS One 2014; 9:e96983. [PMID: 24809347 PMCID: PMC4014595 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Accepted: 04/15/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The incidence of skeletal anomalies could be used as an indicator of the “quality” of rearing conditions as these anomalies are thought to result from the inability of homeostatic mechanisms to compensate for environmentally-induced stress and/or altered genetic factors. Identification of rearing conditions that lower the rate of anomalies can be an important step toward profitable aquaculture as malformed market-size fish have to be discarded, thus reducing fish farmers’ profits. In this study, the occurrence of skeletal anomalies in adult rainbow trout grown under intensive and organic conditions was monitored. As organic aquaculture animal production is in its early stages, organic broodstock is not available in sufficient quantities. Non-organic juveniles could, therefore, be used for on-growing purposes in organic aquaculture production cycle. Thus, the adult fish analysed in this study experienced intensive conditions during juvenile rearing. Significant differences in the pattern of anomalies were detected between organically and intensively-ongrown specimens, although the occurrence of severe, commercially important anomalies, affecting 2–12.5% of individuals, was comparable in the two systems. Thus, organic aquaculture needs to be improved in order to significantly reduce the incidence of severe anomalies in rainbow trout.
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- Clara Boglione
- Laboratory of Experimental Ecology and Aquaculture, Department of Biology, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Experimental Ecology and Aquaculture, Department of Biology, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Rome, Italy; Council for Research in Agriculture - Animal Production Centre, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Experimental Ecology and Aquaculture, Department of Biology, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Experimental Ecology and Aquaculture, Department of Biology, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Experimental Ecology and Aquaculture, Department of Biology, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Experimental Ecology and Aquaculture, Department of Biology, "Tor Vergata" University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Pulcini D, Wheeler PA, Cataudella S, Russo T, Thorgaard GH. Domestication shapes morphology in rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss. J Fish Biol 2013; 82:390-407. [PMID: 23398058 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In this study, clonal lines from North American resident and migratory populations of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss adapted to different geographical conditions and with different domestication histories were characterized morphologically. Lines reared in a common-garden experiment were characterized for external shape and meristic values, searching for a general pattern of morphological variation due to exposure to captive conditions. A sharp distinction was identified between wild and captive lines. The body profile was deeper in captive lines, with longer dorsal and anal fins and shorter and deeper caudal peduncles. Highly significant differences were also identified in meristic values among the lines but no consistent relation between meristic values and domestication status was detected. This morphological characterization will facilitate the selection of lines with divergent phenotypes for subsequent quantitative trait loci analysis, aimed at identifying genome regions linked with morphological adaptive response to captive conditions.
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- D Pulcini
- Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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Russo T, Pulcini D, Costantini D, Pedreschi D, Palamara E, Boglione C, Cataudella S, Scardi M, Mariani S. “Right” or “wrong”? insights into the ecology of sidedness in european flounder, Platichthys flesus. J Morphol 2011; 273:337-46. [DOI: 10.1002/jmor.11027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2010] [Revised: 07/11/2011] [Accepted: 07/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Abate M, Pulcini D, Di Iorio A, Schiavone C. Viscosupplementation with intra-articular hyaluronic acid for treatment of osteoarthritis in the elderly. Curr Pharm Des 2010; 16:631-40. [PMID: 20388073 DOI: 10.2174/138161210790883859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2009] [Accepted: 10/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is very disabling condition in the elderly. The current therapeutic approaches (analgesics, NSAIDs, COX-2 inhibitors, steroids) do not delay the OA progression or reverse joint damage. Moreover, they may cause relevant systemic side effects. Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a physiologic component of the synovial fluid and is reduced in OA joints. Therefore, intra-articular injection of HA, due to its viscoelastic properties and protective effect on articular cartilage and soft tissue surfaces of joints, can restore the normal articular homoeostasis. These effects are evident when HA is properly administered into the articular space; therefore, the use of "image-guided" infiltration techniques is mandatory. Viscosupplementation (VS), with different HA preparations (Low and High molecular weight), can be considered when the patient has not found pain relief from other therapies or is intolerant to analgesics or NSAIDs. A 3-5 doses regimen is usually recommended with 1 week interval between each injection. Several studies have shown the efficacy of HA for the treatment of knee OA, with positive effects on pain, articular function (Western Ontario and Mc Master Universities Osteoarthritis Index [WOMAC], Lequesne Index [LI], Range of Motion [ROM]), subjective global assessment and reduction in NSAIDs consumption. In general, the benefit is evident within 3 months and persists in the following 6-12 months. Encouraging but inconclusive results have also been observed for the treatment of shoulder, carpo-metacarpal, hip and ankle OA. However there is the need of better designed studies to prove the effectiveness of these medications, in order to rule out a placebo effect. The therapy is well tolerated with absence of systemic side effects and only with limited local discomfort.
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- M Abate
- Department of Clinical Sciences and Bioimaging, Institute of Advanced Biomedical Technologies (ITAB), University G. d' Annunzio, Chieti-Pescara, Italy.
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Hayden B, Pulcini D, Kelly-Quinn M, O'Grady M, Caffrey J, McGrath A, Mariani S. Hybridisation between two cyprinid fishes in a novel habitat: genetics, morphology and life-history traits. BMC Evol Biol 2010; 10:169. [PMID: 20529364 PMCID: PMC2896959 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-10-169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2009] [Accepted: 06/08/2010] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The potential role hybridisation in adaptive radiation and the evolution of new lineages has received much recent attention. Hybridisation between roach (Rutilus rutilus L.) and bream (Abramis brama L.) is well documented throughout Europe, however hybrids in Ireland occur at an unprecedented frequency, often exceeding that of both parental species. Utilising an integrated approach, which incorporates geometric morphometrics, life history and molecular genetic analyses we identify the levels and processes of hybridisation present, while also determining the direction of hybridisation, through the analysis of mitochondrial DNA. RESULTS The presence of F2 hybrids was found to be unlikely from the studied populations, although significant levels of backcrossing, involving both parental taxa was observed in some lakes. Hybridisation represents a viable conduit for introgression of genes between roach and bream. The vast majority of hybrids in all populations studied exhibited bream mitochondrial DNA, indicating that bream are maternal in the majority of crosses. CONCLUSIONS The success of roach x bream hybrids in Ireland is not due to a successful self reproducing lineage. The potential causes of widespread hybridisation between both species, along with the considerations regarding the role of hybridisation in evolution and conservation, are also discussed.
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- Brian Hayden
- UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Laboratory of Experimental Ecology and Aquaculture, Department of Biology, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Via della Ricerca Scientifica s.n.c, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Central Fisheries Board, Swords Business Campus, Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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- Central Fisheries Board, Swords Business Campus, Swords, Co. Dublin, Ireland
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- UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Russo T, Pulcini D, Bruner E, Cataudella S. Shape and size variation: Growth and development of the dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatusLowe, 1834). J Morphol 2009; 270:83-96. [PMID: 18798248 DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Tommaso Russo
- Laboratory of Experimental Ecology and Aquaculture, Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Via della Ricerca Scientifica, 00133 Rome, Italy.
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Pulcini D, Costa C, Aguzzi J, Cataudella S. Light and shape: A contribution to demonstrate morphological differences in diurnal and nocturnal teleosts. J Morphol 2008; 269:375-85. [DOI: 10.1002/jmor.10598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Pulcini D, Stiuso P, Miele L, Della Pietra G, Colonna G. The molecular localization of non-tryptophan chromophores in calf lens crystallins. Biochim Biophys Acta 1989; 995:64-9. [PMID: 2923916 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4838(89)90234-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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A single-step separation of calf lens gamma-crystallin into six protein components is described. UV absorption spectra, characterized by the presence of high absorbance in the 240-250 nm and 310-360 nm spectral regions as well as by fluorescence emission above 400 nm, are shown by six components. alpha-, beta and beta S crystallins have been compared with the gamma-fraction for the presence of non-tryptophan fluorescence. The chromophores responsible for this non-tryptophan fluorescence were found to be associated with gamma-crystallin components only. The spectral features of one selected gamma-crystallin component (characterized by an isoelectric point of 7.68) have been examined. Results seem to suggest the presence of oxidative products of tryptophan. Implications of these findings for the expression of human and bovine genes are also considered.
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- D Pulcini
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Naples, Italy
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Stiuso P, Pulcini D, Ragone R, Miele L, Della Pietra G, Colonna G. Presence of nontryptophan fluorophores specifically bound to gamma 2-crystallin. Arch Biochem Biophys 1988; 266:61-71. [PMID: 3178231 DOI: 10.1016/0003-9861(88)90236-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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alpha-, beta-, and gamma-crystallins have been purified from nonpathological lenses of calves. The pure proteins have been examined for nontryptophan fluorescence and fluorescent compounds have been found specifically bound to gamma 2-crystallin. The protein has been unfolded by 6 M guanidine hydrochloride (Gdn-HCl) and a separation of the fluorescent compounds has been obtained by gel chromatography in the presence of 6 M Gdn-HCl. The spectroscopic features (absorbance, fluorescence) of the protein returned to normal following removal of the chromophores. The low-molecular-weight separated fluorescent compounds have been fractionated and extracted from the Gdn-HCl solution by ethyl acetate. TLC chromatography has shown the presence of kynurenine, 3-OH-kynurenine, and free tryptophan. These data suggest that direct involvement of the intrinsic protein tryptophans in the photochemical processes leading to formation of fluorescent compounds has to be excluded. Free tryptophan and intrinsic metabolic factors are probably more relevant in determining the cataractous insult.
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- P Stiuso
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Naples, Italy
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Sica V, Pulcini D, Masi C, Pagnotta R, Biondi I, Masucci MT. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Binding Macromolecules. Identification, Characterization and Temperature Activation of a 4.5 S Binding Nucleoprotein. Tumori 1985; 71:407-18. [PMID: 4060244 DOI: 10.1177/030089168507100501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A macromolecule binding3H-methyIcholanthrene (3H-MCA) and3H-benzo(a)pyrene (3H-BaP) and sedimenting in the 4-5 S region of sucrose gradient (4.5 S) was identified in rat liver cytosol. The binding was displaced by 100-fold molar excess unlabeled ligands whereas 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-dibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) was ineffective. The dissociation constant for both polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was of the order of 10−3M or lower. Both3H-MCA and3H-BaP bound to 4.5 S in a non covalent manner, since 92 % of the bound radioactivity was extractable with ethyl ether. Furthermore the binding was stronghly reduced by urea 8 M and by guanidine. HCl 4 M (99 and 70 % respectively). Thin layer chromatography of the ehtyl ether-solubilized radioactivity showed a peak comigrating with PAHs used as standards. When chromatographed on Sephadex G-200, 4.5 S was eluted as a sharp peak with an apparent molecular weight of 50-60,000 daltons. Enzyme treatment of liver cytosol showed that the 4.5 S binding sites were destroyed by micrococcal nuclease (92 % of inhibition). Papain and phosphodiesterase I and II reduced the binding to 50 %, whereas DNase I, DNase II, RNase, phospholipase A2andC and trypsin were ineffective. These data suggest that the PAHs binding macromolecule of rat liver cytosol is a protein associated with a polynucleotide. The binding of both PAHs was enhanced by increasing the incubation temperature, the maximum being reached after 20-30 min at 37 °C. After 2.5 min at 65 °C, binding sites were completely destroyed. The same temperature-induced « activation » was obtained also by prewarming the cytosol at 37 °C in the absence of ligands.
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