Breeding Performance and Nursery Practices of <i>Labeo Bata</i> (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822)

Authors

  • Quazi Zahangir Hossain Associate Professor, Environmental Science Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna -9208, Bangladesh.
  • M Altaf Hossain Professor, Department of Zoology and Vice-Chancellor, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi -6205, Bangladesh.
  • Selina Parween Professor, Department of Zoology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi -6205, Bangladesh.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/sw.v5i5.2654

Keywords:

Breeding performance, Nursery practices, Threatened species, Labeo bata

Abstract

A study was conducted to observe the breeding performance and nursery practices of the threatened indigenous fish species Labeo bata in Jessore (Longitude: 89°122 003 East; Latitude: 23°102 453 North), Bangladesh during 1998 to 2002. Eight trial doses of PG (Pituitary Gland) used for induced breeding of L. bata were 1.0mgPG/kg in the first dose, and 1.0 to 8.0mgPG/kg in second dose for female. On the other hand, five trial doses were administered for the male to identify the suitable single dose (1.5mgPG/kg) only. The best performance was obtained with 5.0mg of PG/kg body weight in the second dose for female of wild and successive three generations. The highest growth (lt.: 19.37mm and wt.: 57.67mg) and survivability (63.33%) of the fish fry was observed by using rice bran and mustard oil cake after 10 days of nursing.

Key words: Breeding performance; Nursery practices; Threatened species; Labeo bata.

DOI: 10.3126/sw.v5i5.2654

Scientific World, Vol. 5, No. 5, July 2007 40-45

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Hossain, Q. Z., Hossain, M. A., & Parween, S. (2010). Breeding Performance and Nursery Practices of <i>Labeo Bata</i> (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822). Scientific World, 5(5), 40–45. https://doi.org/10.3126/sw.v5i5.2654

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Vol. 5 No. 5 (2007)

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