Growth performance and gonad development in Diploid and Triploid Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus)

• Main Authors: Siraj, Siti Shapor, Daud, Siti Khalijah, Ang, Kong Nian
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Press 1993
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3118/1/Growth_Performance_and_Gonad_Development_in_Diploid_and_Triploid.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/3118/; http://www.pertanika.upm.edu.my/Pertanika%20PAPERS/JTAS%20Vol.%2016%20(3)%20Dec.%201993/02%20JTAS%20Vol.16%20(3)%201993%20(Pg%20167-171).pdf
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Full siblings of diploid and triploid walking catfish, Clarias batrachus, were reared in rectangular fibreglass tanks starting at the age of three weeks. Growth performances of diploids and triploids were compared by feeding with a 30% protein diet. At the end of the study period growth rate was f...