Application of ovaprim on varying sizes of male Heterobranchus bidorsalis to hand strip for milt

Autor: Yisa, TA, Lamai, SL, Tsadu, SM, Kolo, RJ, Ibrahim, A
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of Aquatic Sciences; Vol 29, No 1 (2014); 73-82
ISSN: 0189-8779
Popis: Matured African catfish (Heterobranchus bidorsalis), size ranging from 500-1600g total body weight (TBW) were procured from private fish farm to Federal University of Technology, (F.U.T.) Minna indoor fish hatchery, maintained for 2 weeks and fed with 40 % crude protein commercial diet. The male breeders were hand stripped after application of (Ovaprim Overdose Inducement (OOI) at 1 ml, 1.25 ml and 1.5 ml to obtain milt to fertilize eggs. Mean fecundity was (402473±479.575a). The hatchlings bred from Conventional Method (CM) and OOI were maintained for 12 weeks to determine survival and mortality rates. Percentage hatching and volume of milt extracted differed significantly (P
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