Spawning the Grass Carp Female X Bighead Carp Male

Authors

Mike Freeze, Arkansas Game and Fish CommissionFollow
Scott Henderson, Arkansas Game and Fish CommissionFollow

Abstract

Methods and procedures for artificially spawning the female grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) X male bighead carp (Aristichthys nobilis) are presented. Broodstock selection and treatment, hormone injections, ovulation, fertilization, hatching techniques and stocking rates are discussed. This paper outlines the procedures necessary to successfully produce hybrid grass carp

Recommended Citation

Freeze, Mike and Henderson, Scott (1983) "Spawning the Grass Carp Female X Bighead Carp Male," Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 37, Article 9.

Available at: https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol37/iss1/9