Determining Ovarian Maturity in Farmed Sturgeon 1 (Acipenser transmontanus) for Caviar Production Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR)

Lu X¹, Talbott MJ², Eenennaam JPV³, Webb MAH⁴, Doroshov SI³, Ovissipour M¹ and Rasco B^1*

¹School of Food Science, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6376, USA

²Montana Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 59717, USA

³Department of Animal Science, One Shields Avenue, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA

⁴Bozeman Fish Technology Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4050 Bridger Canyon Rd, Bozeman, MT 59715, USA