Constant darkness negatively affects the outcome of hormonally induced reproduction in cultured Eurasian perch females

• Published in: Animal (Cambridge, England) Vol. 15; no. 9; p. 100340
• Main Authors: Żarski, D., Król, J., Ledoré, Y., Sarosiek, B., Dryl, K., Gomułka, P., Palińska-Żarska, K., Toomey, L., Fontaine, P., Milla, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.09.2021; Published by Elsevier (since 2021) / Cambridge University Press (until 2020); Elsevier
• Subjects: Animal biology; Controlled reproduction; Eurasian perch; Hormonal stimulation; Life Sciences; Ovulation; Stress; Vertebrate Zoology; Eurasian perch; Hormonal stimulation; Ovulation; Stress; Controlled reproduction

This study aimed to assess the effect of constant darkness applied to fish during controlled breeding on reproductive traits in domesticated females of Eurasian perch. Based on the assumption that keeping fish in constant darkness during the reproduction operation may reduce stress, suspected to be...