The effect of optimum dosage of Ovaprim injection on artificial spawning of Esox lucius

Abstract

This project was conducted to explore the effect of optimum dosage of Ovaprim injection on artificial spawning of Esox lucius. The research implemented by 4 treatments with 3 replicates for each ones. Three female and six male brooders were injected in each replicate. The animals in 1, 2 and 3 treatments were injected by 10, 20 and 30 µg/kg BW, respectively, and 4 th treatment was considered as the control being injected with 4 mg/kg BW pituitary gland extract. Average (±SE) weights were 1361±521, 1376±954, 1009±160 and 1100 ±422 g in 1, 2, 3 and 4 treatments in females, respectively. In addition, positive response percent to hormone injection were measured as 77.8 ±19.24, 88.9 ± 19.24, 55.5 ±50.91 and 55.5 ± 19.24 % in 1, 2, 3 and 4 treatments in female and 94.4 ± 9.58, 88.9 ±19.26, 83.3±28.86 and 88.9 ± 19.26 % in male brooders, respectively. However, there was no significant different between all treatments. Fertilization content (±SE) in one to four treatments measured as 87.1±10, 88.04±7.7, 83.9±5.2 and 72.4±19.7 %, respectively. No significant differences were found among pairwise treatments. Average (±SE) percentage of eyed eggs were 66.6±15.9 for treatment one, 61.2±22.3 in treatment two, 58.3±10.7 in treatment three, and 56.1±15.04 in treatment four, with no significant pairwise differences. The average (±SE) hatching eggs were measured as 27.41±19.8 in treatment one, 39.53±26.9 in treatment two, 95.18±5.6 in treatment three and 26.78±12.4 in treatment four, with no significane pairwise differences. Also, the best dosage injection of ovaprim hormone was 10 and 20 µg/kgBW.