Credit: Edwin Muga (Kenya) Striping eggs from a gravid female: The stripping of the female is done under experienced hands of the hatchery personnel at the Kibaru trout hatchery on the slopes of Mount Kenya, Kenya. Egg fertilization: The second photo shows the mixing of the sperm from a male brooder with the previously stripped eggs. Rainbow …
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Nov 06 2011
Ovulation of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) female
The photo shows egg stripping which is a phase of the induced reproduction of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus). This female has been induced for spawning using the pituitary gland extract. The photo shows the egg stripping after the ovulation. Note how eggs are free flowing without clumps or blood. Eggs are obtained through stripping using soft …
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