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Vitamin Solutions Effects on Reproduction of Broodstock, Growth Performance, and Survival Rate of Pangasius Catfish Fingerlings
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Chau Thi Da
1,
Bui Thi Kim Xuyen
2,
Thi Kieu Oanh Nguyen
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Van Tai Tang
4,
Pham Thi Thu Ha
5,6,
Minh Tan Pham
1 and
Håkan Berg
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Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Vietnam
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Viet Uc Pangasius Joint Stock Company, Vinh Hoa Commune, Tan Chau District, Long Xuyen City 90000, An Giang Province, Vietnam
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Mekolink Co., Ltd., My Hoa Ward, Long Xuyen City 90000, An Giang Province, Vietnam
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Faculty of Technology, Dong Nai Technology University, Bien Hoa City 76100, Vietnam
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Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia
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High Agricultural Technology Research Institute for Mekong Delta (HATRI), Can Tho City 94955, Vietnam
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Department of Physical Geography, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Animals 2024, 14(15), 2203; https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14152203 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 13 June 2024
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Revised: 24 July 2024
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Accepted: 27 July 2024
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Published: 29 July 2024
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Reproduction and Development in Fish: Solving Bottlenecks in Modern Aquaculture)
Simple Summary
This study was carried out to examine how different diets with vitamin solutions/vitamin premixes and plant oils (algae and fungi oils) affect the reproduction of Pangasius catfish broodstock, growth performance, and survival rates of fish larvae and fingerling. The experiment was designed as a factorial setup, with Pangasius catfish broodstock fed six different diets in triplicate groups of ten fish (three males and seven females) cultured in separate hapa nets in an the earthen pond for about two months. Results showed significant differences among the six tested diets. Diets containing 35% CP, supplemented with 0.6% vitamin solutions and 1.26% algal oil, produced the best results in terms of the highest growth performance, reproductive indices, and fingerling survival rates. These findings provide valuable information for Pangasius catfish farmers and the fish production industries in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.
Abstract
This study evaluates the effect of different diets supplemented with vitamin solutions on Pangasius catfish broodstock reproduction, growth performances, and the survival rates of fish larvae and fingerling. The growth and reproductive performances of breeders fed with different test diets showed significant differences among the six tested diets (p < 0.05). The highest final body weight (FBW), weight gain (WG), daily weight gain (DWG), specific growth rate (SGR) of broodstock, and survival rate of Pangasius fingerlings were found in Treatment 5, which contained 0.6% H-OVN mixed with 12.6% algal oil, and Treatment 3, which contained 0.6% vitamin premix H-OVN. The average gonadosomatic index (GSI), relative fecundity index (RFI), fertilized eggs, hatching rates of eggs, and survival rate of fingerlings was 9.1 ± 2.8 (6.7–12.8%), 133,224 ± 39,090 (104,267–199,512 eggs/kg), 77.9 ± 22.2 (62.2–93.6%), and 45.3 ± 17.4 (22.0–66.3%), respectively. The findings of this study showed that the diet containing 35% CP contents supplemented with 0.6% vitamin premix H-OVN mixed with algal oils showed the highest results in terms of growth, reproductive performance indices, and survival rates of Pangasius catfish fingerlings.
