Formulation of quality fish feeds from indigenous raw materials and their effects on growth and maturity of <i>Mystus gulio</i>

Authors

  • M Begum Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Brackishwater Station, Paikgacha, Khulna
  • HK Pal Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Brackishwater Station, Paikgacha, Khulna
  • MA Islam Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Brackishwater Station, Paikgacha, Khulna
  • MJ Alam Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Brackishwater Station, Paikgacha, Khulna

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v6i2.4834

Keywords:

Formulated feed, Maturity, Mystus gulio

Abstract

An experiment was conducted for 140 days in earthen ponds to evaluate the effect of three dietary protein levels on the growth and maturity of bagrid catfish Mystus gulio. Three different iso-caloric feeds containing 30%, 35% and 40% dietary protein levels were prepared from indigenous fish feed ingredients and were fed to Mystus gulio at the rate of 5% of total body weight of the fish. The overall growth of Mystus gulio fed with feeds of different levels of dietary protein was found to increase with the increase of dietary protein levels in the feed. The gonadosomatic index (GSI) values of both male and female were higher in Feed-C (40% protein) compared to the Feed-A (30%) and Feed-B (35%). There was significant differences (P<0.05) between the gonadosomatic index values of Mystus gulio fed on different dietary protein levels. Statistical analysis showed that the feed at a level of 40% protein was significantly different from other feeds and most effective in changing the growth and maturity of M. gulio.

Keywords: Formulated feed; Maturity; Mystus gulio

DOI: 10.3329/jbau.v6i2.4834

J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 6(2): 355-360, 2008  

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Begum, M., Pal, H., Islam, M., & Alam, M. (2010). Formulation of quality fish feeds from indigenous raw materials and their effects on growth and maturity of <i>Mystus gulio</i>. Journal of the Bangladesh Agricultural University, 6(2), 355–360. https://doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v6i2.4834

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2008)

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Fisheries

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