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Ovopel and carp pituitary extract for the reproductive induction of Colossoma macropomum males

Journal

THERIOGENOLOGY
Volume 98, Issue -, Pages 57-61

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.04.047

Keywords

Aquaculture; Induced reproduction; Rheophilic fish; Semen characteristics; Tambaqui

Funding

  1. Foundation for Research Support of the State of Mato Grosso (FAPEMAT)

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The objective of this study was to evaluate Ovopel and carp pituitary extract (CPE) in the reproductive induction of Colossoma macropomum males. Nine treatments were tested in triplicate, totaling 27 experimental units. C. macropomum breeders were subjected to the following treatments: 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, and 0.7 Ovopel pellet/kg; 2.5 mg CPE/kg (traditional protocol); and a control treatment (no hormone). Breeders under hormone treatment produced a larger (P < 0.05) semen volume (2.4 0.7 to 4.2 +/- 0.3 mL) compared with the control (0.9 +/- 0.4 mL). Sperm concentration did not differ significantly among treatments (7.2 x 10(9) +/- 1.7 to 10.8 x 10(9) +/- 2.6 spermatozoa/mL). Total sperm count was higher (P < 0.05) after treatment with 03, 0.4, and 0.6 Ovopel pellet/kg (41.6 +/- 9.3 to 423 +/- 10.5 x 10(9) spermatozoa) than the other Ovopel treatments (20.0 +/- 2.4 to 26.9 +/- 8.2 x 10(9) spermatozoa) and control (6.6 +/- 1.1 x 10(9) spermatozoa), but did not differ significantly from CPE (33.7 +/- 3.2 x 10(9) spermatozoa). Sperm motility was higher (P < 0.05) in the CPE treated, and 0.2, 0.3, and 0.7 Ovopel pellet/kg (88.3 +/- 2.9 to 90.0 +/- 5.0) breeders when compared with the other treatments (70.0 +/- 10.0 to 78.3 +/- 5.8), except for the 0.4 pellet/kg (81.7 +/- 2.9) treatment, which did not differ significantly from any of the treatments. The motility period of the spermatozoa did not differ significantly among treatments (93.5 +/- 15.7 to 120.0 +/- 7.6 s). For the sperm morphological analysis, occurrence of normal spermatozoa was similar across the treatments, with three sperm abnormalities (short tail, bent tail, and detached head) differing (P < 0.05) among the treatments. Ovopel efficiently induced reproduction of C. macropomum breeders, with treatment using 0.3 and 0.4 Ovopel pellet/kg and CPE providing the best semen characteristics. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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