Peningkatan Pertumbuhan dan Indeks Kematangan Gonad Ikan Nila (Oreochromis niloticus L.) Melalui Pemotongan Sirip Ekor
Abstract: The aims of the research
were to study the influence of tail amputation and its connection with thegonad
maturity index and the growth of nila fish.
The experiment consist of three treatments and six replicates for each
treatment. Treatment A represent control
with no tail cut. Treatment B, fish with
tail cut from the middle part of the tail, and treatment C, fish that had tail
cut from the last vertebrae (no tail at all).
Block Randomized Design using 180 fish with age of 2 months old. Variable perceived at this research was
growth and gonad maturity index of the fish.
Quantitative data will be analysed using Analysis of Varians
(ANOVA). The result demonstrated that
the amputation of fish tail will enhance growth and gonad maturity of
Oreochromis niloticus.
Keywords: Amputation of tail
fin, growth index to maturity of gonad, nila
fish
Penulis: Margaretha Solang
Kode Jurnal: jpperikanandd090107