Abstract

This study represented a survey report on present status of management of carp brood fish. The survey was conducted with 40 hatcheries at Chacrha in Jessore from June to November, 2012. Production of brood fish was found to depend on the combined interaction between feed and culture technique. Some information showed that brood fish selection for induced breeding was done on the basis of their experience. Pond preparation was carried out properly but stocking density of brood fish was quite high and water quality was not maintained properly. Negative selection of brood fish was done in few hatcheries aiming at reducing the cost for collecting or purchasing good quality broods. The sources of brood fish were mainly own and other sources were Halda River, Padma River, Govertment brood bank and World Fish Center. Feed used for brood carp fish were mainly rice bran (34.57%), mustard oil cake (21.78%), vitamin and mineral premix (0.8%), wheat flour (8.64%), fish meal (8.64%) and soya bean flour (10.37%), maize flour (6.91%), rice ( 6.91%), di-calcium (1.73%), salt (0.34%) and antioxidant (0.04%) . Nutritional composition of feed was mainly crude protein (30-40%), crude lipid (10-12%), carbohydrate (20-30%). Protein percentage of feed always tried to keep 26% even though it was varied due to the other feed ingredients. Fertilizer such as Triple super phosphate (0.73 kg/dec), urea (0.25 kg/dec), potash (1.5 kg/decl), cowdung (5.19 kg/dec), poultry offal (1.9 kg/dec) and Murite of potash (0.13 kg/dec) were used. Scientific brood and hatchery management could be a good approach to attain the main purpose of aquaculture. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbau.v11i2.19939 J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 11(2): 349-358, 2013

Highlights

  • The steadily growing importance of fish farming has compelled improvements in the technologies necessary for securing the initial and basic requirements for productive aquaculture; namely the production of fish seed for stocking

  • As this area has experienced a boom in Indian major carps’ hatchery and seed production industries, Jessore was selected for the study site

  • Area of pond: Field survey showed that the areas of pond of different hatchery of Chanchra were varied from 33.33 to 400 dec

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Introduction

The steadily growing importance of fish farming has compelled improvements in the technologies necessary for securing the initial and basic requirements for productive aquaculture; namely the production of fish seed for stocking. Global increases in consumption of food fish will take place largely in the developing countries, where population is growing and higher incomes are allowing purchase of high valued fisheries products. Fish and fisheries sectors have contributed 4.43% of total GDP and it has exerted 2.73% of total export earnings in the fiscal year of 2010-2011 in Bangladesh (DoF, 2012). It has created an opportunity of full time employment of 5.4 million people and per time of nearly 15.6 million people (DoF, 2012)

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