STUDIES ON THE PROBABLE SOURCES OF FUNGAL INFECTION AND THE CONTROL MEASURES IN A FISH SEED FARM
STUDIES ON THE PROBABLE SOURCES OF FUNGAL INFECTION AND THE CONTROL MEASURES IN A FISH SEED FARM
Date
1985
Authors
GEORGE, J.P
SEN, P. K
VENUGOPAL, G
HINGORANI, H. G
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Publisher
Society of Fisheries Technologists (India) Cochin
Abstract
The causes of mortality of fry of cultivable fishes in a fish seed farm were investigated.
The mortality was due to fungal infection and the pathogen was Saprolegnia sp.
The sources of infection were unhygienic breeding hapas, spawnery hapas in the cemented
ponds, hatching jars and excess feeding. Application of one kg slaked lime foHowed
by 75g of CuSo4 (l-0.5 p.p.m.) and 150g of KMno4 (2-1 p.p.m.) per each nursery (]_58m3
water) controlled the pathogen.
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Keywords
STUDIES,PROBABLE SOURCES,FUNGAL INFECTION ,CONTROL MEASURES ,FISH SEED FARM
Citation
Fishery Tech 22(1):55-57