LIPID REQUIREMENTS OF MILKFISH {CHANOS CHANOS) FRY


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Authors

  • R Paulraj CAS in Mariculture, CMFR Institute, Cochin 682031.
  • A R Thirunavukkarasu CAS in Mariculture, CMFR Institute, Cochin 682031.

Abstract

Feeding axperiments conducted in the laboratory on the fry of milkfish,
Chanos chanos, with purified diets containing graded levels of lipids showed that
6%-lipid level induces the optimum food intake, maximum growth and
best utilization of food and protein. Whereas the lipid levels higher than this
optimum have led to increased fat deposition in the tissues, the lower levels
have caused reduced growth and poor utilization of food and protein.
An inverse relationship is observed between the moisture and lipid contents of the
experimental fish. The diet containing 6% lipid has provided the fish with 1.09%
saturated fatty acids, 1.56% mono-unsaturated acids, and 3.195% of poly-unsaturated
fatty acids. The w6/w3 ratio of the diet was 2.43/0.762.

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Author Biographies

  • R Paulraj, CAS in Mariculture, CMFR Institute, Cochin 682031.
    CAS in Mariculture, CMFR Institute, Cochin 682031.
  • A R Thirunavukkarasu, CAS in Mariculture, CMFR Institute, Cochin 682031.
    CAS in Mariculture, CMFR Institute, Cochin 682031.

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Vol. 34 No. 4 (1987)

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How to Cite

Paulraj, R., & Thirunavukkarasu, A. R. (2011). LIPID REQUIREMENTS OF MILKFISH {CHANOS CHANOS) FRY. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 34(4), 455-463. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/10817