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The effect of treating immature, masculinized, Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, with testosterone or [Des-Gly10] D-Ala6-LHRH ethylamide (LHRHa), either alone or in combination, over an 81 day period was evaluated as a method for accelerating maturation. Two sustained-release LHRHa implants were compared: ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (EVAC) and silicone elastomer. Animals primed with testosterone did not express advanced spermatogenesis when compared against control salmon (p > 0.05). However, fish primed with testosterone, followed by sham, LHRHa EVAC, or LHRHa silicone elastomer implants expressed increased (p < 0.05) gonadosomatic index (GSI) when compared with values derived from day 0 of the study. Neither spermatogenesis nor GSI were affected when salmon were treated with LHRHa alone, irrespective of the vehicle employed. In contrast, spermatogenesis was significantly (p < 0.05) advanced in testosterone-treated fish, which were administered LHRHa by EVAC, when compared with groups that received individual treatment only. © Rapid Science Ltd. 1998 |
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