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PEERJ
Volume 5, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PEERJ INC
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.3898
Keywords
Temperature; Atlantic salmon; Fertility; Gene expression; Reproduction; Gonadotropin releasing hormone
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- Australian Fisheries Research & Development Corporation [2008/217]
- Australian Seafood Cooperative Research Centre [2008/762, 2010/719]
- Salmon Enterprises of Tasmania Pty. Ltd.
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Tasmanian Atlantic salmon (S. salar) broodstock can experience temperatures above 20 degrees C, which impairs reproductive development and inhibits ovulation. The present study investigated the prolonged use of gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue (GnRHa) during vitellogenesis as a means of maintaining endocrine function and promoting egg quality at elevated temperature in maiden and repeat spawning S. salar. GnRHa-treatment during vitellogenesis did not compensate for the negative effects of thermal challenge on the timing of ovulation, egg size, egg fertility or embryo survival in any fish maintained at 22 degrees C relative to 14 degrees C. The lack of effectiveness was reflected by the endocrine data, as plasma follicle stimulating hormone and luteinising hormone levels were not different between treated and untreated groups at 22 degrees C. Furthermore, plasma testosterone and E2 levels were unchanged in GnRHa-treated fish at 22 degrees C, and plasma levels were generally lower in both groups maintained at 22 degrees C relative to 14 degrees C. Transcription of vitellogenin, and zona pellucida B and C was not enhanced in GnRHa-treated fish relative to untreated fish at 22 degrees C, presumably due to observed suppression of plasma E2. These results indicate that thermal impairment of reproduction is likely to occur on multiple levels, and is difficult to overcome via hormonal manipulation.
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