Efficacy Test of Growth Promoters From Some Pharmaceutical Companies on Koi (Anabas Testudineus) Fish

Abstract

A study was conducted to determine the efficacy and performance of three most commonly used growth promoters from different pharmaceutical companies on climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) fish. Experiment was done in the wet lab of Aquaculture Department, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh. A total 10 newly constructed aquarium were used for this experiment. 200 fish were used for this study. Numbers of growth promoters were 3, from different pharmaceutical companies. The growth promoters were:-Nutricell-Aqua from EONCOMPANY; Aqua-boost from NOVARTISCOMPANY; and Hepaprotect-Aqua from RENATACOMPANY were used in separated nine (9) aquarium at recommended dose, lower dose, higher dose respectively. A single aquarium was used for the control. Pellet feed were used with 20% body weight for each aquaria except control because only feed were used in the control to compeer the growth performance of other drug. Dose of Nutricell-Aqua were given as 10 mg, 15 mg, 5 mg/20 g feed/day. Dose of Aqua-boost were given as 10 mg, 15 mg, 5 mg/20 mg feed/day. Dose of Hepaprotect-aqua given as 40 mg, 60 mg and 20 mg/20 mg feed/day. The feeding period was conducted for 20days. Among the three growth promoters Aqua-boost from Novartis Company at higher dose and Hepaprotect-aqua from Renata Company at recommended dose showed good result around 90.50g and 40.75g. Weight gains were recorded. But Nutricell-aqua from Eon companys performance were very poor compared with others drug.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v7i1.22151

J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 7(1): 93-98 2014