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Dietary administration of dehydroepiandrosterone hormone influences sex differentiation of hybrid red tilapia (O. niloticus x O. mossambicus) larvae

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2012
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Mohamed, Asaad H.
Traifalgar, Rex Ferdinand M.
Serrano, Augusto E., Jr.
Peralta, Jose P.
Pedroso, Fiona L.
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Abstract
Effects of a steroid hormone Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) on sex differentiation of hybrid red Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus x O. mossambicus larvae were investigated. Three day-old tilapia larvae were fed diets supplemented with varying concentrations of DHEA (0, 20, 40, 80 and 160 mg kg-1 feed) for 24 days. A positive control group fed with diet containing 60 mg kg-1 of 17α-methyl testosterone was also included in the experimental run. Results indicate that among the DHEA treatment groups, larvae fed with 160 mg kg-1 DHEA showed the highest percentage of males that is comparable to the number of differentiated male fish observed in treatment group receiving the 17α-methyl testosterone as the positive control group. DHEA supplementation also improves weight gain and enhances feed conversion ratio. These findings suggest that DHEA can be used as a dietary supplement to induce masculinization and can improve the growth performance of tilapia larvae.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10862/2255
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Mohamed, A. H., Traifalgar, R. F. M., Serrano, A. E., Jr., Peralta, J. P., & Pedroso, F. L. (2012). Dietary administration of dehydroepiandrosterone hormone influences sex differentiation of hybrid red tilapia (O. niloticus x O. mossambicus) larvae. Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science, 7(6), 447-453. https://doi.org/10.3923/jfas.2012.447.453 
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10.3923/jfas.2012.447.453
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growth ASFA; hybrids ASFA; feeding experiments ASFA; steroids ASFA; hormones ASFA; fish larvae ASFA; feed conversion efficiency ASFA; sex ASFA; sex hormones ASFA; testosterone ASFA; dietary supplements; dehydroepiandrosterone; steroid hormones; sex differentiation; Oreochromis niloticus AGROVOC
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