Hajibeglou  Abasali, Sudagar  Mohamad, 
    Dietary Prebiotic Immunogen Supplementation in Reproductive Performance of Platy (<I>Xiphophorus maculatus</I>),
    Veterinary Research,
    Volume 4,Issue 3,
    2011,
    Pages 66-70,
    ISSN 1993-5412,
    vr.2011.66.70,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=vr.2011.66.70)
    Abstract: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary prebiotic Immunogen on the reproductive performance of a livebearing ornamental species, platy (<I>Xiphophorus maculatus</I>). Fish were fed under 4 regimes, 0% (A), 0.5% (B), 1% (C) and 1.5% (D) Immunogen mixed diet for a period of 26 weeks. Results indicated that Gonadosomatic Index (GSI), fry production, relative fecundity and fry length were significantly (p&lt;0.01) higher in group D as compared to the control (group A) and other experimental groups. The percentage of deformed fry was not significantly affected by the various dietary treatments (p&lt;0.05). Moreover, fry survival (%) was found lowest in control group. With the observed results, researchers are able to conclude that female platy-fish broodstocks benefit from inclusion of prebiotic immunogen in diet during their reproductive stages.
    Keywords: fry production;Prebiotic;Immunogen;Xiphophorus maculatus;reproductive performance;Iran