The Use of OODEV® in Improving the Reproductive Performance of Male Yellow Rasbora Fish Rasbora lateristriata (Bleeker, 1854).

A local commodity, Yellow rasbora Rasbora lateristriata (Bleeker, 1854), can potentially be used as food by the Kulon Progo community. Added to that, aquaculture is known to optimize this potential and will also prevent illegal fishing where yellow rasbora are listed as a vulnerable species in the IUCN Red list. This study induced male yellow rasbora using the hormone OODEV® injection, which comprises Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotropin (PMSG) and anti-dopamine. Yellow rasbora was nurtured to the age of six months and treated with four different treatments (dose) for a month, namely 0 mL/Kg, 0.25 mL/Kg, 0.5 mL/Kg, and 0.75 mL/Kg. Observed parameters included motility (movement and duration) as well as sperm count, sperm viability, sperm morphology, sperm morphometry, gonad somatic index (GSI), and survival rate (SR). Data obtained were analyzed using SPSS with the One-way ANOVA test and continued with Duncan's test if the results were significant. The obtained results had no significant effect on the IGS value. In addition, administration of OODEV® also improved sperm quality with the best results at 0.75 mL/Kg in terms of motility with the highest progressive movement compared to other doses but not significant compared to the control and significantly longer movement duration compared to other doses. In terms of morphometry and tail width, it was not significant compared to other doses, longest tail length but not significant with other doses except with 0.25 mL/Kg, and significantly had the longest sperm total length. Every dose showed a 100% percentage of survival rate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]