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Effect of hormones on growth, food conversion and proximate composition of the white prawn, Penaeus indicus (Milne Edwards)

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Title Effect of hormones on growth, food conversion and proximate composition of the white prawn, Penaeus indicus (Milne Edwards)
 
Creator Sambhu, C
Jayaprakas, V
 
Description 232-235
Juveniles of P. indicus were fed testosteron propionate (TP), diethylstilbestrol (DES) and human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) and their three levels of combinations. incorporated in tile diet for 90 days. Prawns fed hormone diet showed significant difference in growth (P < 0.01) to that of control except in the case of HCG (20 ppm) which inhibited growth. The diet containing a combination of HCG (10 ppm) and TP (1.5 ppm) showed superior growth, better feed consumption, feed conversion efficiency. assimilation and protein and lipid digestibility. Crude protein and lipid contents were also higher in the prawns feel this diet compared to control.
 
Date 2016-11-28T05:42:34Z
2016-11-28T05:42:34Z
1994-12
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0975-1033 (Online); 0379-5136 (Print)
http://nopr.niscair.res.in/handle/123456789/37686
 
Language en_US
 
Rights CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India
 
Publisher NISCAIR-CSIR, India
 
Source IJMS Vol.23(4) [December 1994]