Effect of the combination of a cold-water temperature and exogenous estrogens on feminization, growth, gonadosomatic index and fat muscle content of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Effect of the combination of a cold-water temperature and exogenous estrogens on feminization, growth, gonadosomatic index and fat muscle content of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

ABSTRACT The use of water temperature to modify sex proportion in Nile tilapia has been suggested as an alternative to eliminating the use of steroids since it was discovered that it has an important role in the sex differentiation process. However, the use of cold-water temperatures to achieve femi...

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Main Authors: Lazaro-Velasco,Angel, Isidro-Cristobal,Helsi M., Alcántar-Vázquez,Juan Pablo, Antonio-Estrada,Carolina, Calzada-Ruiz,Daniel, Torre,Raúl Moreno-de La
Language:English
Published: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Facultad de Recursos Naturales. Escuela de Ciencias del Mar 2019
Subjects:
Oreochromis niloticus
feminization
thermosensitivity
growth depression
gonads
fat in muscle
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-560X2019000100052
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