Synchronization of ovulation in cultured northern whitefish (Coregonus peled,Gmelin 1788) using [D‐Arg6Pro9Net]‐sGnRH analogue and its effect on egg quality |
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| Authors: | Viktor William Svinger Jan Kouril |
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| Institution: | University of South Bohemia in ?eské Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, , 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic |
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| Abstract: | Female northern whitefish were treated with salmon D‐Arg6Pro9Net]‐sGnRHa emulsified in Freund′s incomplete adjuvant as a sustained release treatment (sGnRHa‐FIA) or with D‐Arg6Pro9Net]‐sGnRHa dissolved in physiological saline as acute release treatment (sGnRHa‐PS). Females in four experimental groups (A, B, C, D) and one control group (E) were injected intraperitoneally as follows: A and B – sGnRHa‐FIA at doses of 50 and 25 μg kg?1, respectively; C – double injection (DI) of sGnRHa‐PS at 25 μg kg?1 administered 3 days apart; D – single injection (SI) of sGnRHa‐PS at 25 μg kg?1; and E – control group receiving a 1:1 mixture of FIA and physiological saline. All treatments induced and synchronized ovulation. Mean time to ovulation was significantly reduced (P < 0.05) in GnRHa‐treated groups compared with control. Hormone treatments did not affect the relative fecundity. Slight differences were found in ovarian fluid pH between group A and D (P < 0.05). Except for group C, egg size was significantly reduced (P < 0.01) in hormonally synchronized groups compared with the control. Survival to the eyed stage of eggs from females in groups A, B and C was significantly lower (P < 0.01) than in groups D and E. Per cent hatched alevins was lower (P < 0.01) in groups A, B and C than in groups D and E. We conclude that synchronization of ovulation in northern whitefish can be induced by a single acute injection of D‐Arg6Pro9NEt]‐sGnRHa at 25 μg kg?1 BW if given near the natural spawning time determined by water temperature below 2°C. |
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| Keywords: | induced ovulation
Coregonus peled
[D‐Arg6Pro9Net]‐sGnRHa Freund′ s incomplete adjuvant egg quality |
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