STUDY PROTOCOL FOR A COMPASSIONATE AQUACULTURE INVESTIGATIONAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG (INAD) EXEMPTION FOR SALMON GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE ANALOGUE (sGnRHa – OVAPLANT-L) (INAD 13-298)

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STUDY PROTOCOL FOR A COMPASSIONATE AQUACULTURE INVESTIGATIONAL NEW ANIMAL DRUG (INAD) EXEMPTION FOR SALMON GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE ANALOGUE (sGnRHa – OVAPLANT-L) (INAD 13-298)

Ovaplant®-L is a synthetic peptide analogue of salmon gonadotropin-releasing hormone (sGnRHa).It is presented in a sustained release gel for injection and is only available for purchase through Syndel USA. The use of hormones to induce spawning in fish is critical to the success of many aquatic programs that needs hormone treatment to complete final gamete maturation to ensure spawning.

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