Journal of Aquaculture Research & Development

Webb MAH

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• Research Article
  Determining Ovarian Maturity in Farmed Sturgeon 1 (Acipenser transmontanus) for Caviar Production Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR)
  Author(s): Lu X,Talbott MJ,Eenennaam JPV,Webb MAH,Doroshov SI,Ovissipour M,Rasco B*Lu X,Talbott MJ,Eenennaam JPV,Webb MAH,Doroshov SI,Ovissipour M,Rasco B*
  
  Ovarian maturity of white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus, Acipenseridae) farmed in California (Sterling Caviar, LLC) (N=400) and Idaho (Fish Breeders and Blind Canyon Aqua Ranch) (N=143) was determined by correlating blood plasma spectral features [(Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR, 4000-400 cm-1) spectroscopy] with oocyte polarization index (PI), an index of germinal vesicle migration. A total of ~20,000 spectra were collected over a period of four years (2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010). Mathematical models could predict maturity in fish at a later year of harvest (i.e., 2010) and at either the California or Idaho production sites. PI values of 0.10, 0.15, and 0.20 were selected for segregating fish into subgroups based on ovarian maturity. Spectral features for specific proteins, lipids, carbohydrates and nucleic acids were related to fish maturity stages. Mathematical models could p.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9546.1000202

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