Crioconservación de semen de dorada Brycon moorei con dimetilsulfóxido

El objetivo fue evaluar la calidad del semen descongelado de dorada Brycon moorei crioconservado con dimetilsulfóxido (DMSO) a tres porcentajes de inclusión. El semen se obtuvo de nueve machos mantenidos en cautiverio en la Estación Piscícola Repelón (Atlántico, Col), inducidos con extracto pituitario de carpa (4,5 mg/kg). El semen fue diluido en proporción 1:3 con un diluyente compuesto de DMSO a tres porcentajes 5%, 10% y 15%; glucosa al 6% y yema de huevo al 12%; empacado en macrotubos de 2,5 ml, congelados en vapores de nitrógeno y después de tres meses descongelados a 35°C durante 90 s. Semen fresco fue considerando como tratamiento control. En semen descongelado se evaluó movilidad total, tipos de movilidades, progresividad, velocidades y concentración espermática con el programa Sperm Class Analyzer SCA®; adicionalmente en semen fresco se determinó volumen, color y tiempo de activación. El semen fresco presentó movilidad mayor a 80% y tiempo de activación entre 28,5 y 41 s; mientras que, la concentración espermática osciló entre 10188,1 y 14590,2 millones/ml. La movilidad total del semen descongelado fue mayor cuando DMSO se incluyó a 5% (40,1±5,0%) o 10% (43,3±8,7%) (p0,05); pero a 15% registró la menor movilidad (30,6±7,9%) y el mayor porcentaje de espermatozoides inmóviles (69.4±7.9%) (p0,05); lo cual sugiere que inclusiones de DMSO por encima de 10% ocasionan mayores daños al espermatozoide de dorada. Los resultados permiten concluir que DMSO debe ser incluido entre 5 y 10%, junto con glucosa al 6% y yema de huevo al 12% para crioconservar semen de dorada.The aim was assess thawed sperm quality of dorada Brycon moorei, cryopreserved with dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) to three inclusion rate. The sperm was obtained from nine males, kept in captivity in the Repelón Fish Farming Station (Atlántico, Col), were induced with carp pituitary extract (4.5 mg/kg). The semen was diluted with an extender composed of DMSO to three inclusion rates (5%, 10% and 15%); 6% glucose and 12% egg yolk. The sperm was diluted in 1:3, packed in macrotubes of 2.5 mL and freeze with vapors of nitrogen and after three months were thawed at 35°C for 90 s. The fresh sperm was considered as control treatment. The thawed semen was analyzed total motility, types of motility, progressivity, velocities and sperm concentration with the Sperm Class Analyzer SCA® software; further, volume, color and activation time were measured in fresh semen. The fresh sperm showed motility greater than 80% and activation time between 28.5 and 41 s; whereas that sperm concentration ranged between 10188.1 and 14590.2 million/ml. The total motility of thawed sperm was higher when DMSO was included at 5% (40.1±5.0%) or DMSO 10% (43.3±8.7%) (p 0.05); but with 15% DMSO, were registered the low motility (30.6±7.9%) and the highest percentage of immotile sperm (69.4±7.9%) (p0.05); which suggests inclusions of DMSO above 10% cause greater damage to dorada spermatozoa. The results showed that DMSO should be included between 5 and 10%, along with 6% glucose and 12% egg yolk for cryopreservation of dorada sperm

Evaluación de etilenglicol como crioprotector en la crioconservación de semen de bagre blanco (Sorubim cuspicaudus, Pimelodidae)

Se evaluó el semen crioconservado de Sorubim cuspicaudus utilizando etilenglicol (ETG) a tres niveles de inclusión (5, 10, 15 %). Machos (n = 13) en fase de espermiación y hembras (n = 6) en maduración final se indujeron con 0,4 ml de Ovaprim®/Kg, después de 12 a 14 horas post-inducción se colectó el semen en viales Eppendorf de 2 ml de capacidad. Las diferentes soluciones crioprotectoras se prepararon con glucosa 6 % (p/v), leche en polvo descremada 5 % (pv) y agua destilada. El semen fue diluido en proporción 1:3 (semen:diluyente), empacado en macrotubos de 2,5 ml y congelado en vapores de nitrógeno líquido (NL) durante 30 minutos y luego almacenados en termos criogénicos sumergidos directamente en NL (-196 °C). El semen crioconservado fue descongelado en baño serológico a 35 °C durante 90 segundos. La movilidad total, progresividad y velocidad espermática del semen fresco y descongelado se analizó con el software Sperm Class Analizer SCA® (Microptic SL, España). La fertilidad y eclosión se evaluó con 1,0-1,5 g de ovocitos en incubadoras experimentales de flujo ascendente de dos litros de capacidad. Se utilizó un diseño completamente aleatorizado. El semen fresco registró tasa de eclosión de 51,8±21 %, sin observarse diferencia significativa con la obtenida con el semen crioconservado con ETG 5 % (38,6 ± 13,9 %) (p 0,05); mientras que ETG 15 % (9,6 ± 2,9 %) reportó la menor eclosión (p 0,05). Los resultados sugieren que la solución crioprotectora compuesta por ETG 5 %, glucosa 6 % y leche en polvo 5 % es una alternativa viable para la crioconservación de semen de Sorubim cuspicaudus con fecundaciones similares al usar semen fresco.The catfish Sorubim cuspicaudus cryopreservation semen was evaluated using three levels (5, 10, 15 %) of ethylene glycol (ETG). Males (n = 13) undergoing spermiation and in final maturation females (n = 6) were induced with 0.4 ml Ovaprim®/Kg, after 12 and 14 post-induction the semen was collected in 2 ml Eppendorf vials. The different cryoprotectants solutions were prepared with glucose 6 % (w/v) skimmed milk powder 5 % (w/v) and distilled water. The semen was diluted in ratio 1:3 (semen:extender), packed in macrotubes of 2.5 ml and frozen in liquid nitrogen (NL) vapor for 30 minutes, then the macrotubes were stored in cryogenic tanks submerged directly in NL (-196 °C). The sperm were thawed in serological bath to 35 °C for 90 seconds. The total motility, total progressivity and velocities in fresh and thawed semen were analyzed with the Sperm Class Analyzer software SCA® (Microptic SL, Spain). Fertility and hatching rates were assessed with 1.0-1.5 g of oocytes in experimental up flow incubators two liters, a completely randomized design was used. The hatching rate of fresh semen was 51,8±21 %, with no significant differences with semen cryopreserved with ETG 5 % (38.6 ± 13.9 %) (p 0,05), while ETG 15 % (9.6 ± 2.9 %), recorded the lower hatching rate (p 0.05). The results suggest that the cryoprotectant solution composed of ETG 5 %, glucose 6 % and powdered milk 5 % is a viable alternative for semen cryopreservation of the catfish Sorubim cuspicaudu

Cryopreservation of dorada Brycon moorei sperm with dimethyl sulfoxide

The aim was assess thawed sperm quality of dorada Brycon moorei, cryopreserved with dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) to three inclusion rate. The sperm was obtained from nine males, kept in captivity in the Repelón Fish Farming Station (Atlántico, Col), were induced with carp pituitary extract (4.5 mg/kg). The semen was diluted with an extender composed of DMSO to three inclusion rates (5%, 10% and 15%); 6% glucose and 12% egg yolk. The sperm was diluted in 1:3, packed in macrotubes of 2.5 mL and freeze with vapors of nitrogen and after three months were thawed at 35°C for 90 s. The fresh sperm was considered as control treatment. The thawed semen was analyzed total motility, types of motility, progressivity, velocities and sperm concentration with the Sperm Class Analyzer SCA® software; further, volume, color and activation time were measured in fresh semen. The fresh sperm showed motility greater than 80% and activation time between 28.5 and 41 s; whereas that sperm concentration ranged between 10188.1 and 14590.2 million/ml. The total motility of thawed sperm was higher when DMSO was included at 5% (40.1±5.0%) or DMSO 10% (43.3±8.7%) (p> 0.05); but with 15% DMSO, were registered the low motility (30.6±7.9%) and the highest percentage of immotile sperm (69.4±7.9%) (p<0.05); which suggests inclusions of DMSO above 10% cause greater damage to dorada spermatozoa. The results showed that DMSO should be included between 5 and 10%, along with 6% glucose and 12% egg yolk for cryopreservation of dorada sperm

Bicultivo de cachama blanca iPiaractus brachypomus/i y tilapia nilótica iOreochromis niloticus/i en biofloc alimentadas con dietas de origen vegetal

Se evaluó el desempeño productivo de cachama blanca y tilapia nilótica cultivadas enbiofloc y alimentadas con dietas de origen vegetal. Se cultivaron 80 peces/m3 en proporción1:1 (cachama : tilapia), con tres niveles de proteína bruta (PB): 16% (T16),24% (T24) y 32% (T32), en tanques de 1.000 l, con aireación permanente durante120 días. Se estimaron parámetros de crecimiento, rendimiento, calidad de agua, costos de producción y análisis proximal de los flóculos. El oxígeno disuelto se mantuvo con saturación por encima de 100% y los compuestos nitrogenados (NO2 = 0,4-0,5 mg/l,NO3 = 0,4-0,5 mg/l, NH3 = 0,2-0,3 mg/l, TAN = 2,2-2,4 mg/l) no presentaron diferencias entre los tratamientos (P 0,05). Los pesos finales de la cachama (173,5-196,2g) fueron entre dos y cuatro veces los obtenidos por la tilapia (43,0-87,9 g). El mejor rendimiento del bicultivo se obtuvo con la dieta T24 (11,4 ± 1,3 kg/m3), el cual también registró el menor FCA (0,9 ± 0,3). Producir un kilogramo de pescado costó entre COP$3.148 (T24) y COP$4.445 (T32); del cual el alimento representó entre 49,2% (T16)y 63,3% (T32) y la energía, entre 10,3% (T32) y 14,2% (T16) de los costos. El análisis proximal de los flóculos registró niveles de proteína bruta (29-36% PB) adecuados para cachama y tilapia; pero con niveles bajos de lípidos ( 1,0%). El desempeño productivo y los costos de producción permiten sugerir la viabilidad que ofrece el sistema biofloc para la producción de carne de pescado con alimento de 24% PB de origen vegetal.The productive performance of cachama and nile tilapia reared in biofloc and fed diets of vegetal origin was evaluated. In 1000L tanks with permanent aeration, were placed80 fish/m3, in a ratio 1:1 (cachama : tilapia); fish were fed with three levels of crude protein (CP): 16% (T16), 24% (T24) and 32% (T32) for 120 days. Parameters of growth, yield, water quality, production costs and proximal analysis of the flocs were estimated. Dissolved oxygen showed saturation above 100% and nitrogen compounds (NO2 = 0.4-0.5 mg/l, NO3 = 0.4-0.5 mg/l, NH3 = 0.2-0.3 mg/l, TAN = 2.2-2.4 mg/l)showed no statistical difference between treatments (P 0.05). The final weight of the cachama (173.5-196.2 g) were between two and four times those obtained by tilapia(43.0-87.9 g). The tilapia recorded a better daily gain of weight in T24 (0.7 g/day); while the cachama ranged between 1.2-1.3 g/day, with no significant difference between these values (P 0.05). The best bi-culture yield was obtained in T24 diet (11.4 ± 1.3 kg/m3), which also recorded the lowest FCA (0.9 ± 0.3). To produce one kilogram of fish cost between COP$3.148 (T24) and COP$4.445 (T32); of which the food represented between 49.2% (T16) and 63.3% (T32) and energy between 10.3% (T32) and 14.2%(T16) of total costs. Proximal analysis of the flocs recorded crude protein levels suitable(29-36% PB) for cachama and tilapia; but with low lipid levels ( 1.0%). The productive performance and the production costs allow to suggest the viability of the biofloc system for the production of fish meat with 24% CP diet of vegetal origin

Evaluation of Ethylene Glycol as a Cryoprotectant in the Sperm Cryopreservation of Trans-andean Shovelnose Catfish (Sorubim Cuspicaudus, Pimelodidae)

The catfish Sorubim cuspicaudus cryopreservation semen was evaluated using three levels (5, 10, 15%) of ethylene glycol (ETG). Males (n = 13) undergoing spermiation and in final maturation females (n = 6) were induced with 0.4 ml Ovaprim®/Kg, after 12 and 14 post-induction the semen was collected in 2 ml Eppendorf vials. The different cryoprotectants solutions were prepared with glucose 6% (w/v) skimmed milk powder 5% (w/v) and distilled water. The semen was diluted in ratio 1:3 (semen:extender), packed in macrotubes of 2.5 ml and frozen in liquid nitrogen (NL) vapor for 30 minutes, then the macrotubes were stored in cryogenic tanks submerged directly in NL. The sperm were thawed in serological bath to 35 °C for 90 seconds. The total motility, total progressivity and velocities in fresh and thawed semen were analyzed with the Sperm Class Analyzer software (SCA Microptic SL, Spain). Fertility and hatching rates were assessed with 1.0-1.5 g of oocytes in experimental up flow incubators 2 L, a completely randomized design was used. The hatching rate of fresh semen was 51.8 ± 21.0%, with no significant differences with semen cryopreserved with ETG 5% (38.6±13.9%) (p>0.05), while ETG 15% (9.6±2.9%), recorded the lower hatching rate (p<0.05). The results suggest that the cryoprotectant solution composed of ETG 5%, glucose 6% and powdered milk 5% is a viable alternative for semen cryopreservation of the catfish Sorubim cuspicaudus.   EVALUACIÓN DE ETILENGLICOL COMO CRIOPROTECTOR EN LA CRIOCONSERVACIÓN DE SEMEN DE BAGRE BLANCO (Sorubim cuspicaudus, Pimelodidae) Se evaluó el semen crioconservado de Sorubim cuspicaudus utilizando etilenglicol (ETG) a tres niveles de inclusión (5, 10, 15%). Machos (n=13) en fase de espermiación y hembras (n=6) en maduración final se indujeron con 0.4 ml de Ovaprim®/Kg, después de 12 a 14 horas post-inducción se colectó el semen en viales Eppendorf de 2 ml de capacidad. Las diferentes soluciones crioprotectoras se prepararon con glucosa 6% (p/v), leche en polvo descremada 5% (pv) y agua destilada. El semen fue diluido en proporción 1:3 (semen:diluyente), empacado en macrotubos de 2.5 ml y congelado en vapores de nitrógeno líquido (NL) durante 30 minutos y luego almacenados en termos criogénicos sumergidos directamente en NL (-196). El semen crioconservado fue descongelado en baño serológico a 35°C durante 90 segundos. La motilidad total, progresividad y velocidad espermática del semen fresco y descongelado se analizó con el software Sperm Class Analizer (SCA, Microptic SL, España). La fertilidad y eclosión se evaluó con 1.0-1.5 g de ovocitos en incubadoras experimentales de flujo ascendente de 2 l de capacidad. Se utilizó un diseño completamente aleatorizado. El semen fresco registró tasa de eclosión de 51.8±21.0%, sin observarse diferencia significativa con la obtenida con el semen crioconservado con ETG 5% (38.6±13.9%) (p>0.05); mientras que ETG 15% (9.6±2.9%) reportó la menor eclosión (p<0.05). Los resultados sugieren que la solución crioprotectora compuesta por ETG 5%, glucosa 6% y leche en polvo 5% es una alternativa viable para la crioconservación de semen de Sorubim cuspicaudus con fecundaciones similares al usar semen fresco

International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortiu (INICC) report, data summary of 43 countries for 2007-2012. Device-associated module

We report the results of an International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) surveillance study from January 2007-December 2012 in 503 intensive care units (ICUs) in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. During the 6-year study using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) U.S. National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) definitions for device-associated health care–associated infection (DA-HAI), we collected prospective data from 605,310 patients hospitalized in the INICC's ICUs for an aggregate of 3,338,396 days. Although device utilization in the INICC's ICUs was similar to that reported from ICUs in the U.S. in the CDC's NHSN, rates of device-associated nosocomial infection were higher in the ICUs of the INICC hospitals: the pooled rate of central line–associated bloodstream infection in the INICC's ICUs, 4.9 per 1,000 central line days, is nearly 5-fold higher than the 0.9 per 1,000 central line days reported from comparable U.S. ICUs. The overall rate of ventilator-associated pneumonia was also higher (16.8 vs 1.1 per 1,000 ventilator days) as was the rate of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (5.5 vs 1.3 per 1,000 catheter days). Frequencies of resistance of Pseudomonas isolates to amikacin (42.8% vs 10%) and imipenem (42.4% vs 26.1%) and Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates to ceftazidime (71.2% vs 28.8%) and imipenem (19.6% vs 12.8%) were also higher in the INICC's ICUs compared with the ICUs of the CDC's NHSN