Cortical reaction as an egg quality indicator in artificial reproduction of pikeperch, Sander lucioperca
Daniel Żarski A E , Sławomir Krejszeff A , Katarzyna Palińska A B , Katarzyna Targońska A , Krzysztof Kupren A , Pascal Fontaine C , Patrick Kestemont D and Dariusz Kucharczyk A
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A Department of Lake and River Fisheries, University of Warmia and Mazury, PL10-719 Olsztyn, ul. Oczapowskiego 5, Poland.
B Department of Zoology, University of Warmia and Mazury, PL10-719 Olsztyn, ul. Oczapowskiego 5, Poland.
C Unité de Recherche Animal Fonctionnalités des Produits Animaux, Université de Lorraine – INRA, F-54600 Vandoeuvre-lés-Nancy, France.
D University of Namur (FUNDP), Unit of Research in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology, Rue de Bruxelles, 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium.
E Corresponding author. Email: danielzarski@interia.pl
Reproduction, Fertility and Development 24(6) 843-850 https://doi.org/10.1071/RD11264
Submitted: 13 October 2011 Accepted: 26 December 2011 Published: 7 February 2012
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the process of the cortical reaction in eggs of pikeperch, Sander lucioperca (L.), as well as the application of microscopic assessment of this process in egg quality evaluation. The analysis was carried out with eggs obtained from 10 females by artificial reproduction, in which hormonal stimulation with hCG was applied. Subsequently, each sample of eggs (separately from each female fish) was analysed. The analysis included observation of the cortical reaction and the process of egg swelling, and determination of the effect of temperature (12, 14 and 16°C) and the presence of spermatozoa on the cortical reaction. The results indicate that the cortical reaction in pikeperch eggs is quite violent, resulting in visible deformation of eggs between 3 and 5 min after activation. No effect of temperature or the presence of spermatozoa on the cortical reaction was observed. A strong correlation was recorded for the percentage of egg deformations observed and embryo survival rate. The described method of determination of pikeperch egg quality (based on egg deformation rate between 3 and 5 min after activation) may be highly useful, both in scientific research (where high-quality eggs are required) and in hatchery practice.
Additional keywords: artificial insemination, egg activation, fertilisation, gametes.
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