Effects of mammalian blood with different glucose levels on reproduction, growth and survival of the southern medicinal leech, Hirudo verbana Carena, 1820.
Cocoon, Offspring
Gravidity
Leech culture
Survival
Journal
Animal reproduction science
ISSN: 1873-2232
Titre abrégé: Anim Reprod Sci
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 7807205
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2022
Aug 2022
Historique:
received:
11
02
2022
revised:
13
06
2022
accepted:
24
06
2022
pubmed:
6
7
2022
medline:
10
8
2022
entrez:
5
7
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Medicinal leeches are generally fed using pure mammalian blood. In the present study reproduction, growth and survival of medicinal leeches (Hirudo spp.) fed by mammalian blood with modified glucose level were investigated for the first time. Leeches were fed by cattle blood in a final glucose level of 152 mg/dL (control group; Glucose-free), 200 mg/dL (G200 group), 300 mg/dL (G300 group), 500 mg/dL (G500 group), 750 mg/dL (G750 group), 1000 mg/dL (G1000 group), 2500 mg/dL (G2500 group) and 5000 mg/dL (G5000 group) with the addition of D-Glucose Monohydrate. Greatest growth performance was determined in the G2500 group with a specific growth rate of 2.34% (final body weight: 10.37 ± 3.86 g) (P < 0.05). A quadratic increase was observed in the body weight values of the leeches depending on the glucose dose (P
Identifiants
pubmed: 35780744
pii: S0378-4320(22)00109-9
doi: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2022.107030
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Blood Glucose
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Glucose
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Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
107030Informations de copyright
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