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Preliminary studies on the enhancement of storage time of chilled milt of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., using an extender containing the Tex‐OE ® heat shock‐stimulating factor
Author(s) -
Sandilands Jeanna,
Drynan Keith,
Roberts Ronald J
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
aquaculture research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-2109
pISSN - 1355-557X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2009.02354.x
Subject(s) - milt , extender , salmo , biology , zoology , fishery , fish <actinopterygii> , materials science , composite material , polyurethane
Salmon milt was stored at −4 °C using a normal extender and an extender with added Tex‐OE ® chaperone‐stimulating factor. The study was repeated over two stripping seasons, with similar results. Milt receiving the extender with Tex‐OE ® was active at a usable level at least 30% longer in all cases. On the basis of these results, the technique has now also been used in commercial fish production with no observed change in the fertility of the milt.