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Surgical gonadectomy of salmonid fish and subsequent prevention of diseases associated with sexual maturation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

Lydia A. Brown
Lydia A. Brown
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Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Scotland
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Synopsis

The development of various secondary sexual characteristics in salmonids is described, together with a method of preventing sexual maturation by surgical gonadectomy. The major problem in the application of this technique is the regeneration of male testicular tissue, and it is suggested that the practical solution is the use of hormonal feminisation techniques prior to gonadectomy.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 81 , Issue 3: Marine fish diseases , 1982 , pp. 211 - 219
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1982

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