ISSN:
1439-0426
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
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Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
Notes:
Various methods have been proposed for the selection of suitable sturgeon broodstock for artificial reproduction. In this study, serum levels of reproductive hormones, namely sturgeon homologues of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), testosterone (T), estradiol (E2) and progestrone (P), were measured by radioimmunoassay (RIA) in 36 mature broodstock before and after injection of pituitary extract, and the results correlated with sex, age and oocyte polarization index (p). Mature males were significantly younger than females, and showed significant differences in serum P and T levels following pituitary extract injection, although not before that. A significant difference was found between LH, E2 and T before and after injection in the female group. There was also a significant difference between serum levels of T and P in the fertile and infertile groups. Stepwise discriminant function analysis was used to discriminate between fertile and infertile groups. The function had 93,8% overall correct classification, i.e. amongst 100 female broodstock fish, almost 94% of them would be correctly allocated to the relevant group. So the proposed model provides a reliable method for selecting suitable broodstock fish.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0426.1999.tb00233.x
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