The Free On-line Aquaculture Dictionary
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The Free On-line Aquaculture Dictionary |
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| Doses of oestradiol-17b hormone required for feminisation |
| Species | Dosage (mg/kg of food fed) | Additional treatments | Treatment period from first feeding (days) |
| Atlantic Salmon | 20 | Plus 2 immersions of alevins in 250 mg/l | 120 |
| Rainbow Trout | 20 | - | 60 |
| Turbot | 5 | - | 60 |
| Channel Catfish | 60 | - | 21 |
| Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) | 50 (ethynyl-oestradiol) | - | 20 |