ABSTRACT
The migratory species piabanha does not reproduce in lentic environments since it requires environmental stimuli for the maturation and extrusion of gametes, and therefore hormonal induction is mandatory. Current study compares the seminal characteristics of Brycon insignis without any hormonal induction (Control - Ctrl) and with two types of hormonal inductors, or rather, carp pituitary extract (T1 - 2.5 mg kg-1 body weight) and GnRH analogues, the latter applied in two different concentrations (T2 - 0.7 mg kg-1 body weight and T3 - 1.4 mg kg-1 body weight). Post-induction analyses showed that the hormones increased the motility rate - Ctrl (95%), T1 (100%), T2 (100%) and T3 (98%), although sperm concentration - Ctrl (11.52 x 109); T1 (4.37 x 109); T2 (4.34 x 109); T3 (4.01 x 109) decreased. Assessments for sperm vigor, motility time and spermatic morphology did not vary with hormonal induction. Hormonal inducer does not alter negatively the seminal characteristics of the piabanha, and the choice for the proper hormone depends on the preference of the dispenser.
A espécie migradora piabanha não possui a capacidade de reproduzir em ambientes lênticos devido à necessidade de estímulos ambientais para a maturação e extrusão dos gametas, por isso a necessidade da indução hormonal. No presente estudo, as características seminais do Brycon insignis foram comparadas sem indução hormonal (Ctrl) e utilizando dois tipos de indutores hormonais - Extrato de Hipófise de Carpa (T1 - 2,5 mg kg-1 de peso vivo) e Análogos de GnRH, sendo este último aplicado em duas concentrações distintas (T2 - 0,7 mg kg -1 de peso vivo e T3 - 1,4 mg kg-1 de peso vivo). As análises realizadas após a indução mostraram que os hormônios utilizados produziram um aumento da taxa de motilidade - Ctrl (95%), T1 (100%), T2 (100%) e T3 (98%), porém houve uma diminuição na concentração espermática - Ctrl (11,52 x 109), T1 (4,37 x 109), T2 (4,34 x 109) e T3 (4,01 x 109). Os restantes das avaliações, vigor espermático, tempo de motilidade e morfologia espermática não apresentaram variações com a indução hormonal. Portanto, a utilização do indutor hormonal não altera negativamente as características seminais de piabanha, e a escolha do mesmo se deve à preferência do manipulador.
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Characidae , SemenABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to evaluate Ovopel and carp pituitary extract as spawning inducers in the males of the Amazon catfish L. marmoratus. The following treatments, applied in a single dose, were studied: 0.2, 0.4 and 0.6 Ovopel pellet/kg live weight, and 2.5 mg carp pituitary extract/kg live weight. Each treatment was repeated four times. No significant difference in sperm volume, motility and vigor, time of motility, sperm count, or percentage of normal and abnormal spermatozoa was observed between the treatments. There was also no significant difference in terms of primary or secondary sperm defects, except for the secondary defect of loose heads, which was less frequent in the treatments using 0.4 and 0.6 Ovopel pellet/kg live weight. It was concluded that Ovopel could replace carp pituitary extract for induction spawning in the males of the Amazon catfish L. marmoratus.