• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.44 no.6
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• pp.644-652
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• 2011

Two consecutive studies were conducted to evaluate the effects of dietary supplementation with fermented garlic powder (FGP) or fermented garlic fluid (FGF) on growth performance, immune responses, and disease resistance of olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus. In experiment I, olive flounder (BW: 65 g) were fed four experimental diets formulated to contain 0%, 0.5%, 1%, and 1.5% FGP (designated as FGP-0, FGP-0.5, FGP-1, and FGP-1.5, respectively). After the 10-weeks feeding trial, feed intake was significantly lower in fish fed the FGP-0.5 and FGP-1.0 diets, as compared to those fed the control diet. Fish fed the FGP-0 and FGP-0.5 diets showed significantly lower survival, as compared to the other treatments. Dietary supplementation with FGP resulted in higher non-specific immune responses than the FGP-0 group. Plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels decreased as dietary FGP level increased. In experiment II, olive flounder (BW: 65 g) were fed four experimental diets for 10 weeks. The diets were prepared with a commercial expanded pellet to have 0%, 0.25%, 0.5%, and 1% FGF (designated as FGF-0, FGF-0.25, FGF-0.5, and FGF-1, respectively) by adsorption. At the end of the second feeding trial, feed intake was significantly lower in fish fed the FGF-0 diet, as compared to other treatments. Fish fed the FGF-0.25 and FGF-0.5 diets exhibited significantly lower cholesterol levels, as compared to other treatments. Lysozyme activity significantly increased with increases in dietary FGF. Cumulative mortality in a challenge test with Streptococcus iniae was significantly lower in the fish groups fed FGF-supplemented diets than in fish fed the control diet. The results of this study indicated that dietary supplementation with FGP or FGF can enhance the non-specific immune responses and disease resistance of olive flounder against S. iniae.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.6 no.3
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• pp.125-129
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• 2003

Effects of synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides (ODNs) containing cytidine-phosphate-guanosine(CpG) motif(s) on nonspecific immune responses of olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) and on protection against lethal infection with Edwardsiella tarda were investigated. Respiratory bunt activities of the head kidney phagocytes in the fish injected either 0.25 or 0.5 ${\mu}g/fish$of ODNs containing CpG motifs (ODN 1826 and ODN 1670) were significantly higher than those injected with an ODN containing a guanosine-phosphate-cytidine (GpC) motif (ODN 1720) or with hanks balanced salt solution (HBSS, control) at 3, 5 and 7 days after injection. The serum lysozyme activities of fish injected with 0.25${\mu}g$ of ODN 1826 were significantly higher than those injected with ODN 1720 or HBSS at 1 and 7 days after injection. At 7 days after injection, the group of fish injected with CpG ODNs showed higher serum lysozyme activities than fish injected with ODN 1720 or control. The group of fish injected 0.25 or 0.5${\mu}g$ of CpG ODNs showed higher survival rates than those treated with GpC ODN and the control group after challenge with Edwardsiella tarda. The present study proved the ability of synthetic CpG ODN to increase nonspecific immune responses and disease resistance in olive flounder.

• Journal of fish pathology
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.283-291
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• 2009

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of a commercial extruded pellet (EP) and raw fish moist pellet (MP) diet on disease prevalence and serum chemistry of olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus grown in two commercial-scale aquaculture farms from July to December in 2008. The contents of serum GOT, GPT and glucose in fish fed EP diet (EP group) were higher than those of fish fed the MP diet (MP group). There were no distinct differences in survival rates and mean detection rates of fish pathogens among fish group fed the experimental diets. However, the mean detection rate of fish pathogens in MP group was higher than that of EP group from July to October which are high water temperature season. The dominant pathogens isolated in EP group were Dactylogyrus sp., E. tarda and red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV). On the other hand, Trichodina sp., Streptococcus spp., viral nervous necrosis virus (VNNV) were dominant in MP group.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.10.1-10.10
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• 2020

Background: Butaphosphan (BTP) has recently been introduced into the Korean aquaculture sector as a stressattenuating agent. In this study, a sensitive chemical analytical method was established for the detection of BTP in the olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) tissues. Methods: Utilizing a method employing liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), detection sensitivity, specificity, and precision were satisfactorily established. Temporal changes in the BTP plasma and muscle concentrations were assessed after a single intramuscular injection of BTP (50 and 150 mg/kg) to the olive flounder maintained at 13 ℃ or 22 ℃. Results: High BTP plasma levels were achieved immediately after the injection, and the drug was rapidly eliminated. Additionally, plasma BTP levels were markedly dependent on the elimination rate, which, in turn, seemed dependent on the water temperature, with the drug elimination half-life and mean residence time significantly shorter at 22 ℃ than 13 ℃. Overall, muscle BTP levels were markedly lower than the plasma levels. Notably, muscle levels were not influenced by water temperatures. Muscle BTP concentrations were used to estimate the necessary withdrawal period for drugs used in food fish, with BTP levels maintained far below the possible hazardous limit. Conclusions: In conclusion, the established LC-MS/MS method can be used for BTP residue detection with high sensitivity and reproducibility.

• Journal of fish pathology
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.183-191
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• 2003

The effect of each dietary supplements (Undaria 5%, Undaria 10%, Obosan 0.5%, Wasabi leaf 2%, Wasabi stem 2%) on the water temperature fluctuation in juvenile olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) was investigated. The response to stress was assessed in terms of effects on haematological and immunological, and resistance against Edwardsiella tarda infection. Plasma glucose and cortisol levels were significantly lower in 5% undaria and 2% wasabi leaf supplement groups than the controls after the first change of water temperature (P<0.05). The plasma lysozyme activities and the survival rates from E. tarda infection were significantly higher in the 5% undaria supplement groups than the control (P<0.05). These results suggest that the 5% undaria supplement seems to be contributable to the increased disease resistance on olive flounder.

• Journal of fish pathology
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.95-101
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• 2012

The residue levels of sulfadimethoxine (SDM) was studied after oral administration to cultured olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus at $20{\pm}1.0^{\circ}C$. The concentrations of SDM in the plasma and liver were determined by HPLC-UV detector after a single dosage of 400 mg/kg body weight. The average recoveries of SDM in spiked samples between 2~50 ppm were 92.24~93.62% for plasma and 88.34~91.90% for liver. Limit of detection for SDM was 0.05 ppm by using this method. Samples were taken at 1 h, 6 h, 12 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 168 h, 240 h, 336 h and 480 h post-dose. The peak plasma and liver concentrations of SDM, which attained at 1 h post-dose, was $402.64{\pm}59.66{\mu}g/ml$ and $238.18{\pm}54{\mu}g/g$, respectively. Thereafter, it's elimination from both tissues was considerably faster following process of time. Their concentrations of SDM were not measurable at 480 h post-dose. Based on this results, dosage and withdrawal times for SDM could be used when it is prescribed with SDM in olive flounder.

• Journal of fish pathology
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.61-69
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• 2024

In this study, bacterial disease monitoring was conducted from July to November 2022 for three representative bacterial species (Streptococcus parauberis, Vibrio spp. and Edwardsiella piscicida) to investigate the occurrence of bacterial diseases in farmed olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) on Jeju. Over a period of five months, 3,146 olive flounders were tested. The average length and weight of the olive flounder that were sampled for the disease were found to be 32.1 cm and 357.9 g, respectively. Bacteria were detected in 1,228 olive flounders, of which 24.6% were identified as Vibrio spp.. S. parauberis and E. piscicida were identified in 6.3% and 3.2% respectively, and 3% were unknown strains that could not be identified. Also, 41 (1.3%) olive flounders were found to have both S. parauberis and Vibrio spp. and 23 (0.7%) olive flounders were found to have both E. piscicida and Vibrio spp.. In particular, S. parauberis, Vibrio spp. (V. scophthalmi) and E. piscicida were detected simultaneously in one olive flounder. In fish infected with E. piscicida, the most obvious external signs were hernias and ascites.

• Journal of fish pathology
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• v.20 no.2
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• pp.179-187
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• 2007

Hydrolysis compound of cactus of opuntia genus, Opuntia ficus-indica var. saboten Makino, has predominant anti-bacterial, anti-fungal effects. In this study, we wont to know a preventive effects of bacterial disease on cultured flounder using the compound (MBT-01108), and physical and physiological responses of those fishes were examined additionally. The MBT-01108 shown any side effect on physical, hematological and histological conditions of fishes. Immunologically, CL (chemiluminescense) response were appeared at MBT-01108 (0.1%) feeding group for 4 weeks. The results of comparative livability at a experimental infection with E.tarda and S.iniae were 82.5% and 13.5% at 4 weeks MBT (0.1%) feeding group.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.48 no.5
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• pp.719-724
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• 2015

In this study aiming at the cultured olive flounders in Jeju island of Korea, has performed a total of 216 cases of pathogen tests for the olive flounders which seemingly had the symptom of emaciation in 24 farms on the suspicion of its occurrence from June 2010 to December 2013 and intended to get the basic information about the pathogen. According to the survey results of the emaciation infection status of 24 farms in Jeju over the period of this survey, it was confirmed that 18 (75%) of 24 farms in Jeju are positive in the emaciation infection. Among them, as for the rate of infection per year, it was observed that they are 38% in 2010, 48% in 2011, 50% in 2012 and 60% in 2013, and over the period of this survey the infection rate in accordance with the temperature of water has observed a variety of incidence rates from the summer to the winter season. In addition, according to the results of emaciation infection status for each size, the equivalent showed a detection rate, 54% in 11-20 cm, 43.9% in 21-30 cm and 25.4% in over 31 cm. This result accounts for an important portion among the diseases of farmed olive flounders in Jeju, is considered to be one of the diseases which cause troubles in the farms for olive flounders on land and it is thought that it can be utilized as basic data in order to estimate emaciation which may occur in the similar size of the cultured olive flounders in Jeju island.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.243-249
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• 2022

Bacillus SW1-1 is a probiotic isolated from shrimp intestines. We investigated the effects of Bacillus SW1-1 coated diets on the growth, feed utilization, innate immunity, hematological parameters and resistance to Edwardsiella tarda in olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus). A commercial diet was used as the control (AP0) and two other diets were prepared by coating 0.25% (AP25) or 0.50% (AP50) probiotic powder which contains 1.0 × 10⁷ CFU/g Bacillus SW1-1. Four replicate groups of olive flounder (153 ± 2 g) were fed one of the diets for 12 weeks. Growth performance and feed utilization of the fish were not significantly affected by the dietary Bacillus SW1-1. After the challenge with E. tarda, AP50 group showed significantly higher survival than AP0 and AP25 groups. Innate immunity and anti-oxidant capacity of the fish were not significantly affected after the feeding trial. However, after the E. tarda challenge, the innate immune parameters (immunoglobulin, lysozyme and anti-protease) were significantly improved in fish fed AP25 and AP50 diets compared to those in fish fed AP0 diet. After the challenge test, significantly lower glucose level was observed in AP50 group compared to AP0 group. These results indicate that dietary supplementation of Bacillus SW1-1 could increase the disease resistance of olive flounder against E. tarda infection. The optimum coating levels of Bacillus SW1-1 needs to be further elucidated.