Master B8r, my new credential! KSWA southern branch meeting – Rodney Hansen talked about artificial Koi breeding.

Last night’s presentation was given by Mr Rodney Hansen, about his experiences with artificial koi breeding; working with Mr Dave Lake, and myself.

When we got to the part where we were stripping the fish, someone awarded me a new credential – Master B8r!

I said, do you mean the fishing kind (Master baiter)?

It was a most enjoyable presentation and Rodney picked up on some very interesting points, comparing the pros and cons of hormonal induction, versus, the traditional method of camping out with your fish over several nights.

Some of the advantages of the hormonal induction method include:

1. More exact and predictable results.
2. Better pairing.
3. Use fewer fish.
4. Can be done even if you don’t have extensive set ups.
5. Increased rates of fertility.
6. Higher percentage of fertilised eggs means less bacterial and fungal infection of eggs.
7. Less likely to become egg bound, get infected or incidence of ovarian tumours with unspawed females.
8. Less injuries and stress to parents because natural spawning can be quite ‘voilent’.
9. Quicker and so, no exhaustion of parents.
10. Can continue to show parents.

So, if you’re interested in doing this too, you can enquire with me.

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV.
Aquatic Veterinarian | Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University | President WAVMA |
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