Hormones are used in fish farming to increase fish production when one sex of a species has the capacity to grow bigger and faster than the other sex.
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Hormones are chemicals secreted by various endocrine glands directly into the blood and transported to the respective organs, where they act by regulating various metabolic processes.
- The organ affected by the hormone is called the target organ.
- Hormones are used in fish farming to increase fish production when one sex of a species has the capacity to grow bigger and faster than the other sex.
- The technique to increase fish production based on sexual dimorphism mostly uses estrogens and androgens.