Effects of cocoon incubation angle on hatching success of medicinal leeches (Hirudo spp.)

dc.authoridCEYLAN, Mustafa/0000-0002-3283-0637
dc.authoridKUCUKKARA, Ramazan/0000-0002-2554-7964
dc.authoridKaratas, Emin/0000-0002-7483-6543
dc.contributor.authorCeylan, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorKucukkara, Ramazan
dc.contributor.authorKaratas, Emin
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-29T16:02:43Z
dc.date.available2024-09-29T16:02:43Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentKarabük Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractProtocols for hirudiculture have not been fully established; many issues need to be investigated. The present study aimed to determine the effects of the cocoon incubation angle (CIA) on hatching success in hirudiculture, using leech species of Hirudo verbana. Cocoons were individually incubated in jars at three different angles, horizontally (0 & DEG;), angled (45 & DEG;), and vertically (90 & DEG;) for one month. The rot in cocoons, which was 17.5% in cocoons incubated horizontally, decreased gradually as the CIA increased, was 2.5% in cocoons incubated vertically. The average number of offspring obtained from cocoons increased as the CIA increased. The optimum CIA was determined to be 78.73 & DEG; and 60.63 & DEG; for the lowest rot in cocoons and the highest number of offspring, respectively. The present study revealed that although not statistically significant the CIA is a variable affecting the hatching success of medicinal leeches during the incubation period. This result is thought to be because the air ventilation inside the cocoons is more efficient in cocoons positioned at an angle or in a vertical position compared to cocoons incubated in a horizontal position. For profitable hirudiculture, we recommend that cocoons be positioned at an angle close to vertically, more than 60 & DEG; during incubation.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/07924259.2023.2241418
dc.identifier.endpage128en_US
dc.identifier.issn0792-4259
dc.identifier.issn2157-0272
dc.identifier.issue3-4en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85166014892en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage121en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/07924259.2023.2241418
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/5677
dc.identifier.volume67en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001034593200001en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofInvertebrate Reproduction & Developmenten_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectHirudicultureen_US
dc.subjectrot in cocoonsen_US
dc.subjectoffspringen_US
dc.subjectcocoon ventilationen_US
dc.subject>en_US
dc.titleEffects of cocoon incubation angle on hatching success of medicinal leeches (Hirudo spp.)en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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