Biochemical Profile of Blood Plasma of Tench ( Tinca tinca L.) During Pre- and Postspawning Period

Svoboda M., J. Koufiil, J. Hamaakova, P. Kalab, L. Savina, Z. Svobodova, B. Vykusova: Biochemical Profile of Blood Plasma of Tench (Tinca tinca L.) During Pre- and Postspawning Period. Acta Vet. Brno 2001, 70: 259-268. The aim of this study was to assess the biochemical profile of tench blood plasma during preand postspawning period under the conditions of hormonally-induced artificial reproduction. A total of 59 females and 27 males were examined during the postspawning period of 1999 and 52 females and 25 males were examined during the prespawning period of 2000, as well as 48 females after reproduction. Biochemical indices determined in blood plasma were as follows: cortisol, glucose, total protein (TP), triacylglycerols (Tcg), cholesterol (Chol), transaminases (ALT and AST), creatine kinase (CK), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and electrolytes (Na). In females in the pre-spawning period, higher values of TP (P < 0.05) and Tcg (P < 0.01) were found compared to males. Immediately after reproduction, males had higher TP (P < 0.01) and Chol (P < 0.01) than females. No significant sex-related differences were found in other indices under study. Higher values of glucose (P < 0.01), Tcg (P < 0.01), Chol (P < 0.05), AST (P < 0.01) and ALP (P < 0.01) were found for females after reproduction in June compared to values found in April, i.e. two months prior to reproduction. Differing water temperature (10.3 °C in April; 22 °C in June) associated with metabolic rate also played an important role. Induction of ovulation by GnRH synthetic analogue and carp pituitary was not successful in all females. However, between the spawned and unspawned female fish, differences were found in glucose concentration (P < 0.01) but non-significant differences were recorded for other biochemical indices. The blood plasma biochemical profile enabled to assess the state of internal milieu of broodstock during the reproduction period. Stress, conditions, lipid analytes, enzymes, artificial reproduction, sex differences

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