文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Othman, Rafidah ¹ ; Ron, Xiao-Jun ¹ ; Yao, Hong ¹ ; O'Bryant, Paul ¹ ; Rapp, Dean ¹ ; Pei, Jing-Chen ⁴ ; Wu, Hong-Juan ⁴ ; Wang, Han-Ping ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Ohio State Univ, Ohio Ctr Aquaculture Res & Dev, South Ctr, 1864 Shyville Rd, Piketon, OH 45661 USA

2.Univ Malaysia Sabah, Borneo Marine Res Inst, Kota Kinabalu 88400, Sabah, Malaysia

3.Chinese Acad Fishery Sci, Yellow Sea Fisheries Res Inst, Lab Marine Fisheries & Aquaculture, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China

4.Huazhong Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Environm Sci & Engn, Wuhan 430074, Peoples R China

关键词： Yellow perch; Methyltestosterone; Masculinization; Labile period; Sex differentiation

期刊名称：FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY （ 影响因子：3.014； 五年影响因子：3.187 ）

ISSN： 0920-1742

年卷期： 2022 年 48 卷 1 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： A study was conducted to evaluate the gonad differentiation of juvenile yellow perch (YP, Perca flavencens) and determine the latest labile period related to hormone treatment. Juvenile fish were subjected to two dietary concentrations of methyltestosterone (MT; 20 and 50 mg/kg feed) for 60 days in three (3) age groups of 38-, 46-, and 67-days post-hatching (dph), where control group were fed with standard commercial feed. Following a 10-month on-growing period, sex phenotypes were determined by gross and histological gonad morphology. Results showed the juvenile YP responded to the exogenous hormone when it was applied at 38 dph for both 20 and 50 mg/kg feed resulting in 100% males. At 46 dph, only 50 mg/kg feed resulted in 100% males. Both MT-treated at 38 and 46 dph significantly differed (P < 0.01) from the expected normal population of male:female (1:1). MT-treated at 67 dph resulted in 37% and 25% intersex fish for both 20 and 50 mg/kg feed dosage groups, respectively. MT-treated at 38 and 46 dph promoted growth and showed significantly heavier mean body weight (P < 0.05) compared to control. The gonadosomatic index (GSI) of MT-treated at 38 and 46 dph was significantly lower than that in control. This study provides the first evidence that juvenile YP can be successfully masculinized when the treatment is initiated at the age of up to 46 dph. The result is important for sex control in aquaculture.