Effect of Three Different Extenders on the Spermatological Parameters of Cyprinus CarpioSpermatozoa

By : C. Judith Betsy , J. Stephen Sampath Kumar

Page No: 25-30

Abstract
The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of three different extenders in maintaining the spermatological parameters of common carp spermatozoa. Three ionic extenders namely Freshwater Fish Saline, Modified Fish Ringer and Physiological Saline solutions were used to dilute the milt and kept at refrigerated condition. Observations were made for 4 days on motility parameters based on which the duration, score, pattern and percentage were determined. The results were statistically analysed using ANOVA. Milt samples diluted with Modified Fish Ringer had higher motility duration (67.39±4.79 s) when compared to all other samples. This difference in motility duration is statistically significant (P>0.05)

Authors :
C. Judith Betsy
Department of Inland Aquaculture, Fisheries College & Research Institute, Tuticorin, TamilNadu 628 008, India.

J. Stephen Sampath Kumar
Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture, Tamil Nadu Fisheries University, Nagapattinam, India.