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Toxic effects of ammonia on the survival, growth, and oxidative and immune responses in the Pacific abalone, Haliotis discus hannai

  • Park, Hee-Ju (Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Yu, Young-Bin (Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Choi, Jae-Ho (Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Lee, Ju-Hyeong (Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Kang, Ju-Chan (Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, Pukyong National University)
  • Received : 2020.12.23
  • Accepted : 2021.01.29
  • Published : 2021.02.28
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Abstract

The accumulation of ammonia, a consequence of intensive aquaculture activity, can damage cultured animals. We analyzed the survival rates, growth, antioxidant responses, and immune responses of abalones, Haliotis discus hannai (mean shell length 70.2 ± 4.9 mm; mean body weight 36.9 ± 3.6 g), biweekly for four weeks, to determine the accumulated concentrations of ammonia (0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.4, 0.8, and 1.6 mg/L). In our biweekly measurements, a survival rate of ≥ 95% was observed for all concentrations of ammonia. The specific growth rate (SGR) decreased at ≥ 0.8 mg/L (p < 0.05), but the daily increment in shell length (DISL) showed no significant change (p < 0.05). Regarding antioxidant responses, the superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity of the hepatopancreas was increased at ammonia concentrations over 0.8 and 0.2 mg/L (p < 0.05) at two and four weeks, respectively, and the SOD activity of the gills increased at concentrations over 0.4 and 1.6 mg/L (p < 0.05) at four weeks. The catalase (CAT) activity of the hepatopancreas and gills increased at ammonia concentrations > 0.8 mg/L (p < 0.05). Phenoloxidase (PO) activity increased at ammonia concentrations over 0.8 mg/L (p < 0.05), and Lysozyme (LZM) increased at concentrations over 0.8 and 0.4 mg/L (p < 0.05). Overall, our findings indicated that ammonia concentrations over 0.8 mg/L in seawater might damage the SGR, antioxidant responses, and immune responses in H. discus hannai. Our findings suggest the necessity of improvement or reinstallation for abalone aquaculture systems and can be used to assess the toxic effects of ammonia on H. hannai.

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Acknowledgement

This work was supported by a Research Grant of Pukyong National University (2019).

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