THE EFFECTS OF RECOMBINANT EEL GROWTH HORMONE,METHYLTESTOSTERONE AND L-THYROXINE ON THE GROWTH OF REDSEABREAM,PAGROSOMUSMAJOR

The effects of recombinant eel growth hormone (reGH).methyltestosterone (MT)and L-thyroxine (T4)on the growth of red sea bream. Pagrosomus major.were investigated.Administration of reGH to fry by immersion at 2 mg 1 for 2 hevery 5 dsys resulted in significant increase in both weight and length.but the condition factor (CF) diminished relative to that of similarly treated controls over the 37day treatment period.Immersion in 0.1 mg:1 T4 also resulted in significant increase in both weight and length and higher survival rate of test fry compared to the controls. Immersion in MT had less effect on growth and high-dose resulted in high mortality.In the second study.injection of 2 μg reGH(gwk)caused a significant increase in the specific growth rate (SGR) of test red sea bream fingerlings relative to that of the controls during the 4-week treatment period and maintained the increasing trend over the post-treatment period (weeks 4-6).Injection of MT at a dosage of 1μg (gwk) resulted in a significant in-creas

THE EFFECTS OF RECOMBINANT EEL GROWTH HORMONE, METHYLTESTOSTERONE AND L-THYROXINE ON THE GROWTH OF RED SEA BREAM, PAGROSOMUS MAJOR