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Eyestalk Ablation to Increase Ovarian Maturation in Mud Crabs
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Eyestalk Ablation to Increase Ovarian Maturation in Mud Crabs
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04:28 min

March 31, 2023

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Chapters

  • 00:05Introduction
  • 00:34Sample Disinfection
  • 01:02Eyestalk Ablation
  • 02:00Crab Post-Operative Care and Ovarian Maturation
  • 03:09Results: Ovarian Maturation of the Female Crabs
  • 03:49Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

Two eyestalk ablation protocols (i.e., cauterization and surgery approaches) were performed on anesthetized female crabs. The eyestalk ablation of mud crabs hastened the ripening of ovaries without decreasing the survival rate.

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