Effects of estradiol-17β on survival, growth performance, gonadal structure and sex ratio of the tiger puffer, Takifugu rubripe s (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850), fingerlings

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 1638-1646 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuqin Ren ◽  
Qin Zhou ◽  
Yongxin Liu ◽  
Yufen Wang ◽  
Qinglin Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Tiger Puffer ◽  
Estradiol 17Β ◽  
Gonadal Structure

Effects of estradiol-17β on survival, growth performance, sex reversal and gonadal structure of bluegill sunfish Lepomis macrochirus

Aquaculture ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 285 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 216-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han-Ping Wang ◽  
Zexia Gao ◽  
Beatrix Beres ◽  
Joseph Ottobre ◽  
Geoff Wallat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Performance ◽  
Lepomis Macrochirus ◽  
Sex Reversal ◽  
Bluegill Sunfish ◽  
Estradiol 17Β ◽  
Gonadal Structure

scholarly journals Effects of coated and noncoated steroidal implants on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and serum estradiol-17β concentrations of finishing Holstein steers

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro H V Carvalho ◽  
Mariana F Westphalen ◽  
Jonathan A Campbell ◽  
Tara L Felix
Keyword(s):  
Growth Performance ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Average Daily Gain ◽  
Carcass Characteristics ◽  
Feed Ratio ◽  
Serum Estradiol ◽  
Trenbolone Acetate ◽  
Coated Implant ◽  
Daily Gain ◽  
Estradiol 17Β

Abstract The objectives of the study were to determine the effect of coated or noncoated hormone implants on growth performance, carcass characteristics, and serum estradiol-17β (E2) concentrations of Holstein steers fed a grain-based diet for 112 d. Seventy-nine Holstein steers [average initial body weight (BW) = 452 ± 5.5 kg] were stratified by BW and allotted to one of two treatments: 1) Holstein steers implanted with a coated implant containing 200 mg of trenbolone acetate (TBA) and 40 mg E2 (Revalor-XS (Merck Animal Health; Summit, NJ)] on day 0 (XS) or 2) Holstein steers implanted two times (days 0 and 56) with a noncoated implant containing 80 mg of TBA and 16 mg of E2 [(2IS) Revalor-IS (Merck Animal Health)]. Data were analyzed using the MIXED procedure of SAS (SAS Inst. Inc., Cary, NC). There was no effect (P ≥ 0.71) of implant strategy on initial, middle, and final BW. No effect (P ≥ 0.12) of implant strategy was observed on average daily gain, dry matter intake, or gain-to-feed ratio. There were no effects (P ≥ 0.11) of implant strategy on carcass characteristics. There was an implant × day interaction (P < 0.01) for the circulation of serum E2 concentrations. Serum E2 concentration increased similarly 14 d after Holstein steers were implanted, regardless of implant strategy. At 28 d, after steers were implanted, steers in the XS group had less serum E2 concentration than Holstein steers in the 2IS group. However, at 56 d after the first implantation, both groups, once again, had similar serum E2 concentrations and E2 concentrations were less on day 56 than day 28 for both strategies. Holstein steers implanted with 2IS had greater serum E2 concentration on day 70 and E2 concentrations remained greater than serum E2 of Holstein steers implanted XS for the duration of the trial (day 112). In summary, there was no effect of coated or two doses of noncoated implant on growth performance or carcass characteristics of Holstein steers.

scholarly journals Effects of a single initial and delayed release implant on arrival compared with a non-coated initial implant and a non-coated terminal implant in heifers fed across various days on feed

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 1182-1193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary K Smith ◽  
Ben P Holland ◽  
Alyssa B Word ◽  
Grant I Crawford ◽  
Wade N Nichols ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Growth Performance ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Feed Ratio ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Initial Body Weight ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Live Animal ◽  
Trenbolone Acetate ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Estradiol 17Β

Abstract Two experiments evaluated the effect of implant number, type, and total steroidal dose on live animal performance and carcass traits in heifers fed for three different days on feed (DOF). In experiment 1, heifers (n = 3,780; 70 heifers/pen and 9 pens/treatment; initial body weight [BW] = 309 kg) were used in a 2 × 3 factorial arrangement of treatments. Factors were as follows: 1) implant (all from Merck Animal Health, De Soto, KS): 200 mg trenbolone acetate (TBA) and 20 mg estradiol-17β (E2) administered on arrival (SINGLE), or 80 mg TBA and 8 mg E2 administered on arrival followed by 200 mg TBA and 20 mg E2 after approximately 90 d (REPEATED) and 2) duration of DOF: harvested after approximately 172, 193, and 214. In experiment 2, heifers (n = 3,719; 65 to 70 heifers/pen and 9 pens/treatment; initial BW = 337 kg) were used with the same factors as experiment 1, except DOF were 150, 171, and 192. No implant × DOF interaction (P ≥ 0.06) was noted for any performance parameters in either experiment. Heifers administered REPEATED had improved (P ≤ 0.05) live gain to feed ratio (G:F) and carcass-adjusted G:F and tended (P = 0.09) to have greater hot carcass weight (HCW) in experiment 1. Increasing DOF resulted in greater (P ≤ 0.01) live and carcass-adjusted final BW and decreased (P = 0.01) live ADG in experiment 1. As DOF increased, HCW, HCW gain, and dressing% (P ≤ 0.01) increased in experiment 1. The mean carcass transfer was 79.6% across the 42 d terminal window in experiment 1. In experiment 2, REPEATED had improved (P = 0.03) carcass-adjusted G:F compared with SINGLE, but HCW was not different (P = 0.36) between treatments. Increased DOF resulted in greater (P ≤ 0.01) final live and carcass-adjusted BW, decreased (P ≤ 0.01) live and carcass-adjusted ADG, and poorer (P ≤ 0.01) live and carcass-adjusted G:F in experiment 2. In experiment 2, dressing percentage was greater (P = 0.02) in REPEATED compared with SINGLE. Heifers given SINGLE had greater (P = 0.01) back fat and estimated empty body fat (EBF), whereas REPEATED had fewer (P = 0.01) Yield Grade 4 carcasses and greater (P = 0.01) longissimus muscle (LM) area. Increased DOF resulted in greater (P ≤ 0.04) HCW, HCW gain, dressing%, back fat, LM area, marbling, EBF%, and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Prime-grading carcasses, Yield Grade 4 and 5, and over 454-kg carcasses in experiment 2. Carcass ADG and carcass transfer indicate a 0.70 kg carcass ADG between 150 and 192 DOF, resulting in an average carcass transfer of 72.2% in experiment 2. Although feedlot growth performance and HCW did not differ between the implant regimens tested, increasing DOF resulted in decreased live growth performance while increasing the proportion of USDA prime carcasses and HCW.

scholarly journals Age, Growth, Condition Factor and Reproduction of Planiliza abu (Mugiliformes: Mugilidae) in the Al-Diwaniya River, Middle of Iraq

2021 ◽  
pp. 20-29
Author(s):  
Abdul-Razak M. Mohamed ◽  
Mohanad O. Al-Jubouri
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Performance Index ◽  
Condition Factor ◽  
Age Determination ◽  
The Body ◽  
Allometric Growth ◽  
Spawning Period ◽  
Relative Condition Factor ◽  
Gonad Somatic Index

The age, growth, relative condition factor, and reproduction of Planiliza abu (Heckel, 1843) from the Al-Diwaniya River, Iraq was described in samples obtained from October 2016 to September 2017, using different fishing gears. Total length and weight were measured, scales were used for age determination, and gonads were excised from the body cavity sexed and weighed. The lengths of the species ranged from 7.0 to 20.0 cm, and the most dominant length group was 13.0 cm. The length-weight relationship was W=0.0199*L2.821 revealing a negative allometric growth (b= 2.821). The mean relative condition factor (Kn) was calculated as 1.13 for females and 0.93 for males. Four ages were recognized for the species with mean total lengths of 10.2, 14.5, 39.0, 17.2 and 19.3 cm, respectively. The von Bertalanffy growth parameters based on back-calculated lengths were L∞= 23.4 cm, K=0.38 and to= -0.27. The growth performance index (Ø) of the species is computed as 2.32. The overall sex ratio (male: female) was 1:1.70. The gonad-somatic index (GSI) values of both sexes were highest in April, 8.5 for males and 11.6 for females and the lowest values in August, 0.22 for males and 0.75 for females, indicated that the spawning period was from April to May. Some biological properties such as lengths of individuals, negative allometric growth, ages from 1 to 4 years, values of ultimate growth (L∞) and growth performance index (Ø) and overall sex ratio were among those described for the species in other waters. These results can contribute to providing information for species management in the study river.

Growth performance, sex ratio, feed utilization, and survival of Oreochromis hybrids

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Elysée Nzohabonayo ◽  
Jeremiah Kang’ombe ◽  
Julius Manyala ◽  
Daud Kassam
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Feed Utilization

scholarly journals Age and growth of four-spotted megrim (Lepidorhombus boscii Risso, 1810) from Saros Bay (Northern Aegean Sea, Turkey)

2013 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. CENGIZ ◽  
U. OZEKINCI ◽  
A. ISMEN ◽  
A. OZTEKIN
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Growth Performance ◽  
Performance Index ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Aegean Sea ◽  
Bottom Trawl ◽  
Age And Growth ◽  
Trawl Fishery ◽  
Northern Aegean Sea

In this study, the growth parameters of the four-spotted megrim, (Lepidorhombus boscii Risso, 1810), were studied in Saros Bay, which had been closed to bottom trawl fishery since 2000. The sex ratio of females to males was 1:0.42. Length-weight relationships were W=0.0032L3.31 and W=0.0069L3.04 for females and males, respectively. Growth parameters of the populations were L∞=49.8 cm, k=0.09 year-1, t0=-2.15 year for females; L∞=39.1 cm, k=0.11 year-1, t0=-2.59 year for males. The growth performance index (Φ’) was found to be 2.35 and 2.23 for females and males, respectively.

Effects of environmental endocrine disruptors on the sex differentiation in Korean rockfish, Sebastes schlegeli

2003 ◽  
Vol 47 (9) ◽  
pp. 65-70
Author(s):  
W.-K. Lee ◽  
K.-W. Lee ◽  
E.-J. Kwak ◽  
S.-W. Yang ◽  
K.-S. Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Bisphenol A ◽  
Endocrine Disruptors ◽  
Sex Differentiation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Sebastes Schlegeli ◽  
Korean Rockfish ◽  
Group Sex ◽  
Androgenic Effect ◽  
Estradiol 17Β

The effects of estradiol-17β, methyltestosterone, tributyltin, bisphenol A and 2,4-dinitrophenol on sex differentiation were investigated in the Korean rockfish, Sebastes schlegeli. The 51 day-old fry with undifferentiated gonads were fed with food containing the chemicals at 0.05, 0.5, 5, 50 and 100 μ/g diet for 29 days. Sex ratio and gonadal abnormality after the chemical treatment were determined by histological examination of gonads. In control group, the sex ratio of fry was 1:1.3 (female:male), and more males than females appeared. The sex of fry fed with estradiol-17β at 5, 50 and 100 μ/g diet was all females. Feminization of the fry was induced by exogenic estradiol-17β. In the methyltestosterone group, sex ratio of fry was 1:10.2 in 0.05 μ/g diet, 1:2.4 in 0.5 μ/g diet, 1:3.1 in 5 μ/g diet, 1:1.2 in 50 μ/g diet and 1:2.3 in 100 μ/g diet. Masculinization of the fry was induced by methyltestosterone at the lowest concentration. Furthermore, intersex of the fry was observed. The number of intersex fry was 23.3, 25.0 and 35.3 at 0.5, 5 and 50 μ/g diet of methyltestosterone, respectively. Sex ratio of bisphenol A group showed no difference with that of the control. The sex of fry fed with 2,4-dinitrophenol at 5, 50 and 100 μ/g diet was all females. 2,4-dinitrophenol should be considered as a new member of endocrine disruptors. In tributyltin group, the sex ratio of fry at 100 μ/g diet of tributyltin was 5.4:1. Tributyltin induced the feminization of the fry at the highest dose. Tributyltin showed an estrogenic effect in the Korean rockfish in contrast to an androgenic effect in gastropods.

scholarly journals Feminization of Betta Fish (Betta splendens Regan) Through Embryo Immersion in Estradiol-17β Hormone Solution at the Dosages of 400 µg/I for 6, 12, 18 and 24 Hours

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Purwati ◽  
Odang Carman ◽  
M. Zairin Junior
Keyword(s):  
Survival Rate ◽  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Treatment Duration ◽  
Betta Splendens ◽  
Hatching Rate ◽  
Estradiol 17Β

<p>The experiment was carried out to study the effect of embryo immersion in estradiol-17β hormone solution on sex ratio, hatching rate and survival rate of betta fish. Eyed embryo were immersed in 400 µg/I estradiol-17β for 0 (control), 6, 12, 18 and 24 hours, and then the larva were reared until reaching three month old. Immersion in estradiol-17β hormone increased percentage in female, and the highest value was achieved at 12 hours of immersion. Increasing treatment duration to 24 hours decreased the survival rate of betta fish. The lowest value of hatching rate was found at 24 hours of immersion.</p> <p>Key words: Feminization, betta fish, betta splendens, sex ratio, survival rate and hatching rate</p>

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