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International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2018, Volume : 6, Issue : 6
First page : (621) Last page : (634)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7194

Ompok bimaculatus Rearing Potential with Feed Attractants Used in Aquaculture

Priya Rawat¹, Siddhnath², Shiv Mohan Singh²*, Ravikant Bharti², Narendra Verma³ and Bhogeshwar Chirwatkar⁴

¹Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
²Dept. of Fish Processing Technology, Faculty of Fishery Sciences, WBUAFS Kolkata
³College of Fisheries Kishanganj, Bihar Animal Sciences University
⁴Science and Technology Resource Centre, Gondwana University, Gadchiroli
*Corresponding Author E-mail: shivmohan.singh98@gmail.com
Received: 5.11.2018  |  Revised: 10.12.2018   |  Accepted: 17.12.2018  

 ABSTRACT

IUCN red listed Ompok bimaculatus rearing plays pivotal role in aquaculture. Inclusion of diets with attractants as an alternative for the cellulose replacement gives hope to rear the carnivore species with lesser mortality. Chemo-attractants like betaine, inosine monophospahte, DL-alanine, tryptophan can be supplemented in diet which results in growth increament in fish. The fishes can feed with supplementation with natural attractants viz. dried tubifex, dried earthworm and fish meal. Attractant supplementation in diet results in the improvement in terms of weight gain, specific growth rate (SGR), total biomass and performance index and survivability. Right inclusion rate of suitable attractant (or in combination) at right stocking density for optimum days has to be worked out in region specific manner to bridge the gap of demand and supply of this IUCN red listed species.

Key words: Ompok bimaculatus, Attractants, Chemo-attractant, Natural attractant, L-tryptophan, Betaine.

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Cite this article: Rawat, P., Siddhnath, Singh, S.M., Bharti, R.K., Verma, N., Chirwatkar, B., Ompok bimaculatus Rearing Potential with Feed Attractants Used in Aquaculture, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.6(6): 621-634 (2018). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.7194