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Fisheries Science of Ukraine, 2026; 3(77): 111-133
DOI: https://doi.org/10.61976/fsu2026.03.111
UDC 639.371.52:639.3.032(438+477)

Received: 05.07.2026
Received in revised form: 17.08.2026
Published: 30.09.2026

Comparative assessment of productive and reproductive parameters of brood carps (Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus, 1758) of Ukrainian and Polish selection during interline crossings

H. Kurinenko, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , ORCID ID 0000-0001-9365-7578, Institute of Fisheries of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv
А. Derenko, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , ORCID ID 0009-0007-7836-9560, Institute of Fisheries of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv
S. Yurchak, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , ORCID ID 0009-0000-3798-9068, Institute of Fisheries of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv
I. Yaremchuk, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , ORCID ID 0000-0001-8787-2132, Institute of Animal Biology of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv

Purpose. To carry out a comparative assessment of the productive and reproductive parameters of brood carps of Ukrainian and Polish selections during artificial reproduction for a comprehensive expertise of their breeding value.

Methodology. The material for the study was brood carps of Ukrainian selection: age-6 and 7 females and age-5 of Galician and sparsely scaled (Nyvka hatchery line) intrabreed types of carp as well as first-spawning age-4 males of Polish origin. The body weight of the fish, their length, height and girth were determined to assess the exterior. Measurements were performed with a centimeter tape with an accuracy of 1 mm, and weighing was performed on electronic commercial scales (with an accuracy of 1 g). Based on the data obtained, key exterior parameters were calculated and analyzed: girth, body length to height ratio and condition factor. Reproduction was carried out in hatchery conditions. Reproduction efficiency was determined by fertilization rate, prelarvae and larvae hatching rates. Sperm parameters were analyzed using the Sperm Vision software.

Findings. A comprehensive analysis of the exterior and reproductive parameters of the offspring of the Galician and sparsely scale (Nyvka hatchery line) intrabreed types of Ukrainian selection as well as the framed and scaly carp of Polish selection was carried out. It was found that among females, the sparsely scaled type prevailed over the Galician type in terms of body weight and morphometric indices, but their reproductive parameters (egg weight, working and relative fecundity) did not have statistically significant differences. Among males, the best sperm production (ejaculate volume of 18.5 cmі) and the highest physiological activity of sperm in terms of rectilinear translational movement were observed in the Galician type. Assessment of artificial insemination results showed that the use of native milt provides high incubation efficiency (fertilization rate 91–95%, larval yield 81–86%). When using cryopreserved sperm from males of Polish lines, the fertilization rate was 52.0–63.0% with prelarvae hatching at 68.0–75.0%, however, the survival rate of 3-day-old larvae was high in all crossbreeding variants (79.2–86.4%), reaching a maximum in purebred breeding of sparsely scaled (Nyvka hatchery line) carp.

Originality consists in establishing relationships between exterior indices and reproductive potential (working fertility, fertilization, survival) of brood carps of Ukrainian and Polish selections during their interline crosses.

Practical Value. Covers the development of selection criteria and optimization of technological reproduction schemes to obtain viable fish seeds. Analysis of reproductive parameters demonstrates the effectiveness of using carp breeds of different genetic origin in modern breeding.

Keywords: breeding work, weight, exterior, survival, fertilization, sperm, fertility, physiological activity, rectilinear translational and circling movement.

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