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Cybium,
International Journal of Ichthyology |
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A 3-day in vitro storage of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) unfertilised eggs in coelomic fluid at 12°C does not affect developmental success Émilie BONNET, Bernard JALABERT & Julien BOBE (1) (1) Institut
National de la Recherche Agronomique, SCRIBE, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042
Rennes cedex , FRANCE. Abstract.
- Unfertilised rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
eggs were stored in vitro in coelomic fluid (CF) and in trout artificial
medium (TAM) for 3 and 9 days at 12°C. Eggs held in vivo in the body
cavity for 3 and 9 days were obtained from the same females and used as
a control. Eggs were fertilised with a pool of sperm obtained from 5 males.
The percentage of embryos reaching eyed stage, hatching and yolk-sac resorption,
as well as morphological abnormalities were recorded as an index of egg
quality (fertility and developmental success). Unfertilised eggs stored
3 days in vitro in CF exhibited the same quality as eggs stored
3 days in vivo (control). After a 9-day storage in CF, egg quality
was lower for the 2 females analysed. For eggs held 3 days in TAM, eying,
hatching and swim-up rates were significantly lower than in vivo.
After 9 days in TAM, fertility and developmental success were extremely
low. Unfertilised eggs stored 3 days in vitro in CF and in vivo
(control) exhibited the same percentage of morphological abnormalities
at yolk-sac resorption. Surprisingly, no malformation was observed at
yolk-sac resorption when unfertilised eggs were stored 3 days in vitro
in TAM. This study demonstrates that clomic fluid can be used at
12°C for external storage of trout eggs for at least 3 days without
loss of egg quality. In contrast, a 3-day storage at 12°C in trout
artificial medium induces a significant loss of egg quality. |
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