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The Fish Oocyte pp 437–474Cite as

Promoting oocyte maturation, ovulation and spawning in farmed fish

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Aquaculture, especially of marine species, is quite a new agricultural activity in relation to domestic animal production. With the exception of carp culture (family Cyprinidae) in Asia which started many centuries ago, and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) farming in Europe and North America which was commercialized in the last century, aquaculture as we know it is being practiced for only a few decades (Kirk, 1987). As a result, it is doubtful that a “domestic” fish species exists today, at least according to the interpretation of the word in terrestrial animal husbandry. In addition, even carp and rainbow trout, which are considered highly domesticated, do not reproduce readily in captivity.

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Mylonas, C.C., Zohar, Y. (2007). Promoting oocyte maturation, ovulation and spawning in farmed fish. In: Babin, P.J., Cerdà, J., Lubzens, E. (eds) The Fish Oocyte. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6235-3_15

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