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SUBMITTER: Naeve I
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6640606 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Naeve Ingun I Mommens Maren M Arukwe Augustine A Virtanen Jonni J Hoque Md Enamul ME Kjørsvik Elin E
Physiological reports 20190701 13
We examined the potential for ultrasound as a noninvasive tool for maturation monitoring in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) males. Ultrasound examination and measurements were compared to common practices for maturation monitoring such as gonadosomatic index (GSI), sex hormone analysis, and histological analysis of spermatogenesis. There were significant correlations (R<sup>2</sup> = 0.68, P < 0.01) between ultrasound-based measurements of the left testis and total testes weight and GSI, and ultr ...[more]