TY  - JOUR
T1  - Dietary Prebiotic Immunogen Supplementation in Reproductive Performance of Platy (<I>Xiphophorus maculatus</I>)
AU - Abasali, Hajibeglou AU - Mohamad, Sudagar 
JO  - Veterinary Research
VL  - 4
IS  - 3
SP  - 66
EP  - 70
PY  - 2011
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5412
DO  - vr.2011.66.70
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=vr.2011.66.70
KW  - fry production
KW  -Prebiotic
KW  -Immunogen
KW  -Xiphophorus maculatus
KW  -reproductive performance
KW  -Iran
AB  - 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.
ER  -