Optimization of Packing Conditions for Live Transportation of Anabas testudineus and Channa punctatus
Optimization of Packing Conditions for Live Transportation of Anabas testudineus and Channa punctatus
Date
2012
Authors
Pandit, D. N.
Ghosh, T. K.
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Publisher
Society of Fisheries Technologists (India) Cochin
Abstract
The study reports the optimized conditions for the
live transportation of two air breathing fishes viz.,
Anabas testudineus and Channa punctatus. The requirement
of bimodal oxygen, water and commercial
oxygen for packing the fishes was determined.
The use and suitable dose of MS-222, a standard fish
anaesthetic containing ethyl-m-aminobenzoate as an
active ingredient during live transportation was also
studied. Five specimens of A. testudineus (total
weight 72.50 g) required 385.880 and 497.977 mg
oxygen from water and air respectively for packing
and transportation for 72 h. For five specimens of
C. punctatus (total weight: 57.50 g), 377.182 mg
aquatic oxygen and 253.669 mg aerial oxygen was
required. The optimum dose of MS-222 for A.
testudineus (body weight: 14.00 ± 0.5 g) and for C.
punctatus (body weight: 11.55 ± 0.65 g) was
determined to be 70.0 mg l–1 and 32.50 mg l–1
respectively. The fishes transported in the optimized
conditions reached the destination after 72 h
without mortality
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Keywords
Anabas testudineus, Channa punctatus, oxygen uptake, sedative, live transportation
Citation
Fishery Technology 49(1):59-63