Evaluation of a New Spawning Agent, Ovopel in Induced Breeding of Indian Carps

Abstract

Fish breeding in India is no longer a complicated technique. Several hormones are being used for induced breeding of fish on commercial scale using Chinese type hatchery mostly at the private sector. A new spawning agent, Ovopel was evaluated for spawning of Indian carps in Assam, India. The paper highlights the results of successful breeding trials with ovopel. The study demonstrated the effectiveness of the new spawning agent, ovopel in inducing complete spawning in most of the species tested thus far. A dose of 1 to 1.5 ovopel pellet•kg brood fish was found to be sufficient to achieve 100% complete spawning. Ovopel induced 100% complete spawning in majority of carp species tested under the study with a response time varying between 4 hrs 50 minutes to 9 hrs.