Projects

Improving Great Lakes Aquaculture Production Appropriated (D)   Accession Number: 411561

Improvement in Great Lakes Aquaculture Production Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 407090

Novel Approaches for Improving Perch Growth in Ras Systems Specific Cooperative Agreement (S)   Accession Number: 410750

Publications

Aquaculture in the 21st Century and Beyond - (Abstract)

Shepherd, B.S. 2009. Aquaculture in the 21st Century and Beyond [abstract]. 2009 Wisconsin Renewable Energy Summit, Water Technology, March 25-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Session 18-3.

Seasonal and Sex-Specific mRNA Levels of Key Endocrine Genes in Adult Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) from Lake Erie - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Lynn, S.G., Powell, K.A., Westneat, D.D., Shepherd, B.S. 2009. Seasonal and Sex-Specific mRNA Levels of Key Endocrine Genes in Adult Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) from Lake Erie. Marine Biotechnology. 11:210-222.

Characterization of Genes Involved with Growth and Immunity in the Yellow Perch (Perca Flavescens) - (Abstract)

Shepherd, B.S., Rees, C.B., Binkowski, F.P., Goetz, F.R. 2008. Characterization of genes involved with growth and immunity in the yellow perch (Perca flavescens). Abstract Book of Eighth International Congress on the Biology of Fish. p. 89.

Effects of short term growth hormone treatment on the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) liver and muscle transcriptomes - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Gahr, S.A., Vallejo, R.L., Weber, G.M., Shepherd, B.S., Silverstein, J., Rexroad III, C.E. 2008. Effects of short term growth hormone treatment on the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) liver and muscle transcriptomes. Physiological Genomics. 32:380-9.

Molecular Characterization and Sex-Specific Tissue Expression of Estrogen Receptor Alpha (esr1), Estrogen Receptor Beta-a (esr2a) and Ovarian Aromatase (cyp19a1a) in Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Lynn, S.G., Birge, W.J., Shepherd, B.S. 2008. Molecular Characterization and Sex-Specific Tissue Expression of Estrogen Receptor Alpha (esr1), Estrogen Receptor Beta-a (esr2a) and Ovarian Aromatase (cyp19a1a) in Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part B. 149:126-147.

Development of Genetically-defined Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) Broodstocks for Selective Breeding - (Abstract) - (30-Aug-07)

Developing Genetically Defined Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) Broodstocks - (Abstract) - (18-Jul-07)

Developing Genetically Defined Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) Broodstocks - (Abstract) - (18-Jul-07)

Supplementation of Taurine and Methionine to All-Plant Protein Diets for Rainbow Trout (Omcorhynchus Mykiss). - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Gaylord, T.G., Barrows, F., Teague, A.M., Johansen, K.A., Overturf, K.E., Shepherd, B.S. 2007. Supplementation of taurine and methionine to all-plant protein diets for rainbow trout (Omcorhynchus mykiss). Aquaculture 269:514-525.

Molecular characterization and sex-specific tissue expression of prolactin, somatolactin and insulin-like growth factor-I in yellow perch (Perca flavescens) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Lynn, S.G., Shepherd, B.S. 2007. Molecular characterization and sex-specific tissue expression of prolactin, somatolactin and insulin-like growth factor-I in yellow perch (Perca flavescens). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology (Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology). 147:412-427.

Endocrine and Orexigenic Effects of Growth Hormone Secretogogues in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Shepherd, B.S., Johnson, J.K., Silverstein, J., Parhar, I., Vijayan, M.M., McGuire, A., Weber, G.M. 2006. Endocrine and orexigenic effects of growth hormone secretogogues in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A 146(2007):390-399.

Improving Growth in Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) - (Abstract) - (29-Aug-06)

Supplementation of Taurine and Methionine to All-Plant Protein Diets for Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss). - (Abstract) - (06-Apr-06)

Effects of Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (Rbst) on the Liver and Muscle Transcriptomes of High Growth Rate Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss) - (Abstract)

Gahr, S.A., Weber, G.M., Shepherd, B.S., Silverstein, J., Vallejo, R.L., Coulibaly, I., Rexroad III, C.E. 2005. Effects of Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (rbst) on the Liver and Muscle Transcriptomes of High Growth Rate Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss). Plant and Animal Genome Conference, Jan 2006. Abstract ID P534, pg 260.

Expression of Glucocorticoid Receptor in the Intestine of a Euryhaline Teleost, the Mozambique Tilapia (Oreochromis Mossambicus): Effect of Seawater Exposure and Cortisol Treatment - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Takahashi, H., Sakamoto, T., Hyodo, S., Shepherd, B.S., Grau, E. 2006. Expression of glucocorticoid receptor in the intestine of a euryhaline teleost, the mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus): effect of seawater exposure and cortisol treatment. Life Sciences 78(20): 2329-2335.

Purification, Cdna Cloning and Characterization of Ghrelin in Channel Catfish, Ictalurus Punctatus - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Kaiya, H., Small, B.C., Bilodeau, A.L., Shepherd, B.S., Kojima, M., Hosoda, H., Kangawa, K. 2005. Purification, cdna cloning and characterization of ghrelin in channel catfish, ictalurus punctatus. General and Comparative Endocrinology 143:201-210.

Effects of Endocrine Disrupters on the Expression of Growth Hormone and Prolactin Mrna in the Rainbow Trout Pituitary - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Elango, A., Shepherd, B.S., Chen, T.T. 2006. Effects of endocrine disrupters on the expression of growth hormone and prolactin mrna in the rainbow trout pituitary. General and Comparative Endocrinology 145(2):116-127..

Salinity Acclimation Affects the Somatotropic Axis in Rainbow Trout - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

Shepherd, B.S., Drennon, K., Johnson, J., Nichols, J.W., Playle, R.C., Singer, T.D., Vijayan, M.M. 2004. Salinity acclimation affects the somatotropic axis in rainbow trout. American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative & Comparative Physiology, Vol. 288, P. R1385-1395

The Effects of Gradual Salinity Acclimation on the Somatotropic Axis in Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus Mykiss - (Abstract)

Shepherd, B.S., Drennon, K.D., Johnson, J.K., Nichols, J.W., Playle, R.C., Singer, T.D., Vijayan, M.M. 2005. The effects of gradual salinity acclimation on the somatotropic axis in rainbow trout, oncorhynchus mykiss. Aquaculture America Conference. On CD.

Analysis of Expressed Sequence Tags from the Liver and Brain of Estrogen Treated Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) - (Abstract) - (31-Aug-04)

Endocrine and Orexigenic Effects of Growth Hormone Secretogogues in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss) - (Abstract)

Shepherd, B.S., Johnson, J., Silverstein, J., Weber, G.M. 2004. Endocrine and orexigenic effects of growth hormone secretogogues in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss). International Symposium on Fish Endocrinology.

Control of Growth in Tilapia: Developments and Prospects - (Book/Chapter)

Shepherd, B.S., Weber, G.M., Vijayan, M., Seale, A., Riley, L., Rodriguez, M.F., Richman III, H., Hirano, T., Grau, G. 2006. Control of growth in tilapia: developments and prospects. Tilapias: Culture, Nutrition, and Feeding (3)73-137.

Growth Hormone Release: Interactions Between Ghrelin, Npy, Ghrh and Gnrh Neurons - (Abstract)

Soga, T., Kitahashi, T., Uchida, H., Sato, H., Shepherd, B.S., Parhar, I. 2004. Growth hormone release: interactions between ghrelin, npy, ghrh and gnrh neurons. International Symposium on Fish Endocrinology.

Cloning and Expression Studies for Multiple Endocrine Genes in Yellow Perch Perca Flavescens - (Abstract)

Lynn, S.G., Shepherd, B.S. 2004. Cloning and expression studies for multiple endocrine genes in yellow perch perca flavescens. World Aquaculture Society Meeting.