Article
Ovaprim treatment promotes oocyte development and milt fertilization rate in diploid and triploid African catfish (Clarias gariepinus)
2011-12-01
Abstract excerpt
Triploid fish are increasingly used in aquaculture because they are generally unable to reproduce successfully. Energy is channeled into somatic growth rather than gonadal development, and in the event of escape, the animals are unlikely to breed successfully among themselves or with wild conspecifics. This study tested the ability of recently matured triploid African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) to produce and fe...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 43ad341d-f931-5fd0-9b6e-30fa7dd39232
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10499-011-9419-y
