Control of reproductive function in captivity is essential for the sustainability of commercial
aquaculture production, and in many fishes it can be achieved by manipulating photoperiod …

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone in Cyprinidae as in other Vertebrates functions as a brain
signal which stimulates the secretion of luteinizing hormone from the pituitary gland. Two …

Fish are the largest phylum of living vertebrates, with around 30,000 fish species out of
approximately 50,000 vertebrate species (www. fishbase. com)[1]. Fish inhabit almost every …

Aquaculture, especially of marine species, is quite a new agricultural activity in relation to
domestic animal production. With the exception of carp culture (family Cyprinidae) in Asia …

Kutum, Rutilus frisii kutum (Kamenskii, 1901), Cyprinidae is an endemic fish of the Caspian
Sea. The Iranian Fisheries Organization (Shilat) produces up to 200 million fry (1–2 g bw) to …

Nine groups each of four fish were injected with a single intramuscular dose of the following
preparations: Physiological saline (0.9% NaCl) as a control group, 0.5 ml kg− 1 Ovaprim, 20 …

The influence of administered pre spawning stressors on female African catfish, Clarias
gariepinus was investigated throughout induced spawning. It was found that no significant …

Outbreaks of cyprinid herpesvirus 2 (CyHV-2) disease, also known as herpesviral
hematopoietic necrosis, among cultured Prussian Carp Carassius gibelio has occurred each …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of different hormones on
spawning success and sex steroid changes in Caspian Kutum, Rutilus frisii kutum. Groups of …

In this study, RNA sequencing was used to identify the hepatic gene expression profile in
grass carp associated with luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone agonist (LHRH-A) …