DOI: 10.14798/72.3.751
Preliminary communication
GROWTH AND LENGTH-WEIGHT RELATIONSHIP OF Trichopodus trichopterus (Pallas, 1770) FED A SUPPLEMENTED DIET WITH DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS OF PROBIOTIC
2014, 72 (3) p. 118-122
Hojatollah Jafaryan, Javad Sahandi, Javad Bagheri Dorbadam
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of different microbial concentrations on the growth and length-weight relationship of Trichopodus trichopterus. For this aim a study was designed with four experimental treatments and the control to evaluate different microbial concentrations on growth and length-weight relationship. The counts of bacteria that were used for dietary supplementation were 1×104, 2×104, 3×104 and 4×104 CFU g-1 in T1, T2, T3 and T4 treatments, respectively. The results indicated that the use of 3×104 CFU g-1 concentration increased the length, and a positive allometric growth was observed. The higher length frequency was estimated in T3. The results indicated that the use of microbial additives with proper concentration causes different allometric growth.
Keywords
length, trichopodus trichopterus, growth, probiotic, allometric