| Grant number: | 17/21594-7 |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation |
| Start date: | April 01, 2018 |
| End date: | March 31, 2019 |
| Field of knowledge: | Agronomical Sciences - Fishery Resources and Fishery Engineering - Aquaculture |
| Principal Investigator: | Rodrigo Egydio Barreto |
| Grantee: | Maria Luiza Roza e Silva |
| Host Institution: | Instituto de Biociências (IBB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil |
Abstract There is growing consideration over animal welfare in practices involving farmed animals, including aquaculture. Reducing stress is a point to be considered in order to achieve good well-being. In this context, one of the goals is to identify which factors are stressful in the practice of aquaculture, something that has been widely explored. On the other hand, another goal would be to identify how to reduce or relieve stress after this has occurred, something much less explored. It is known that in mammals activities that are moderate exercise reduce stress levels. Thus, we hypothesized that this could be plausible for fish too, especially considering that the neuroendocrine axis associated with stress response is reasonably conserved among vertebrates. In this context, we will evaluate in the present study potential associations between moderate swimming activity and stress response in juveniles of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), thus contributing to the development of potential technologies to manage the stressors inherent to aquaculture practice in this species of fish, which is highly important for Brazilian and worldwide fish farms. (AU) | |
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