Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.14798/73.2.804
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT DOSES OF SYNTHETIC HORMONE LHRH-A2 ON SERUM SEX HORMONES, OVULATION PERCENT AND EGG HATCHING RATES OF PERSIAN STURGEON Acipenser persicus
Hossein Mohammadi
; Department of Fishery, Guilan Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
Hossein Khara
; Department of Fishery, Lahijan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Lahijan, Iran, P.O. Box: 1616
Rezvanollah Kazemi
; International Sturgeon Research Institute, Rasht, Iran, P.O. Box: 41635-3464
Abstract
Acipenser persicus is one of the economically valuable fishes in the Caspian Sea. Due to the economical and cultural importance of sturgeons in the world, understanding of sturgeon reproduction is necessary for successful management of their populations in aquaculture and nature. To improve the culture methods and to facilitate captive breeding programs to support restocking, it is necessary to understand the changes in steroid hormones during artificial reproduction. The administration of sturgeon luteinizing hormone - releasing hormone analogue (LHRH-A2) induces changes in serum sex steroid levels. To study the effects of different doses of LHRH-A2 hormone on induction of final maturation and ovulation of Persian sturgeon, 18 maturating females and 18 maturating males were used. All brooders were injected with LHRH-A2 in dosages of 4, 6 and 8 μg kg-1. In this study, LHRH-A2 successfully induced final maturation and ovulation in females, and the highest percentage of ovulated females was observed in the groups treated with dose of 4 μg kg-1 LHRH-A2. There were significant differences in serum cortisol (C), testosterone (T) and Gonado-tropin hormone (GTHII) concentrations at tested dosages. In hormonal treatment groups, the highest hatching rate was observed in the groups receiving 4 μg kg-1 LHRH-A2. Finally, the LHRH-A2 in dose of 4 μg kg-1 is effective in stimulating oocyte maturation and ovulation in Persian sturgeon.
Keywords
Artificial insemination; Ovulation; LHRH-A2; Acipenser persicus
Hrčak ID:
141248
URI
Publication date:
14.5.2015.
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