Journal
AQUACULTURE RESEARCH
Volume 52, Issue 4, Pages 1414-1430Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/are.14996
Keywords
Asian seabass; feminization; gene expression; oestradiol 2; sex reversal
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- Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions, Australian Research Council [LP130100007]
- Australian Research Council [LP130100007] Funding Source: Australian Research Council
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This study found that E-2 delivered through feed is more suitable than EE2 for inducing precocious feminization of barramundi, and it has a dose-dependent feminizing effect.
This study investigated the effect of 17 beta-oestradiol (E-2) and 17 alpha-ethinyloestradiol (EE2) on the feminization of barramundi (Lates calcarifer). Fish were fed pellets containing 10 mg E-2/kg food, 20 mg E-2/kg food, 5 mg EE2/kg food and 10 mg EE2/kg food from 30 to 160 days post hatch (dph), which covers the period of initial male gonad differentiation. The effect of E-2 and EE2 treatment on gonadal morphology and dmrt1 and cyp19a1a gene expression was analysed by histology and RT-qPCR. Orally delivered E-2 and EE2 induced observable changes in gonad morphology. Previtellogenic oocytes (PO) were observed in 33% and 50% of the fish fed with 20 mg E-2/kg at 160 dph and 12 months post hatch (mph), respectively, while PO were not observed in control fish. 10 mg E-2/kg treatment did not induce feminization, but significantly suppressed testicular development. Treatment with EE2 resulted in fibrosis within gonad tissues at a dose-dependent rate. E-2 administration resulted in upregulation of the gene cyp19a1a and downregulation of dmrt1. EE2 significantly suppressed expression of dmrt1 at 160 dph and 12 mph, while cyp19a1a was not significantly different at 160 dph and was significantly downregulated at 12 mph. The result of this study showed that E-2 is a more suitable hormone than EE2 to induce precocious feminization of barramundi, and when delivered through the feed it has a dose-dependent feminizing effect.
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