Masculinization of South American catfish (Rhamdia quelen) through dietary administration of 17α-methyltestosterone

Abstract Background: Production of monosex cultures of females is desirable in commercial aquaculture of certain species due to their higher growth rate. Ideally, females should be free of exogenous hormones. The initial step to produce hormone-free all-female offspring is masculinization of normal...

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Main Authors: Luciano A Weiss, Jurandir J Bernardes-Júnior, Claudia Machado, Alex P de-Oliveira-Nuñer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Antioquia
Series:Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Pecuarias
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0120-06902018000400304&lng=en&tlng=en