Spawning induction in Kutum Rutilus frisii kutum (Kamenskii, 1901) using carp pituitary extract or GnRH analogue combined with metoclopramide |
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| Authors: | Salar Dorafshan & Fatemeh Paykan Heyrati |
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| Institution: | Department of Fisheries, College of Natural Resources and Marine Sciences, Tarbiat Modarres University, Mazandaran, Iran; Department of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran |
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| Abstract: | Kutum Rutilus frisii kutum (Kamenskii, 1901), Cyprinidae is an endemic fish of the Caspian Sea. Iranian Fisheries Organization (Shilat) produce up to 200 million fry (1–2 g body weight (b.w.)) to restock the Caspian Sea population annually. Some of these fry are produced by spawning induction in broodfish by carp pituitary extract (CPE). The objective of this study was to assay the effectiveness of the gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue (d ‐Ala6, Pro9‐Net GnRH) alone or in combination with metoclopramide (MET), a dopamine antagonist, on the percentage of ovulated females, latency period, ovulation index and fertilization success. The following hormone treatments were tested: single injection of 2 mg kg?1 b.w. of CPE as a positive control, GnRHa alone 20 and 40 μg kg?1 b.w. and combination of GnRHa and MET as follows: 5 μg+2.5 mg, 10 μg+ 5 mg and 20 μg+10 mg kg?1 b.w. Negative control group was injected with 0.7% saline. The percentage of ovulated females, ovulation index and fertilization success were 90%, 71.3±1.24%, 68.4±2.3%, respectively, in the group treated with GnRHa+MET at a dose of 20 μg+10 mg kg?1 b.w. and were significantly higher than those in the positive control (60%, 64.5±0.23%, 69.1±4.5%) (P<0.05). However, the latency period in this group was longer than that in the positive control (P<0.05). Only 20% and 40% fish ovulated in groups that received 20 or 40 μg kg?1 b.w. GnRHa. No fish ovulated in the negative control. |
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| Keywords: | Kutum Rutilus frisii kutum (Kamenskii 1901) spawning carp pituitary extract GnRHa metoclopramide |
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