Product Description

1. Dosage of Pituitary Extract:

a) The dose of the pituitary gland is calculated in relation to the weight of the brooders

b) A single high dose has been found useful when the brooders are in ideal condition and the weather is favourable.

c)  seed production technologies responds well to two while catla and mrigal to both one and two .

d) An initial dose as Dose at the rate of 2mg-3 mg. of pituitary gland per kg body weight of fish is administered to the female breeder only.

e) In case the condition of any one of the two males is not found in the freely oozing stage, an initial – Provocative Dose may be administered to the male at the rate of 2-3 mg/ kg body weight.

f) After 6 hours, a second dose of 5-8 mg/kg body weight is given to the female, while both the males receive the first or second dose at the rate of 2-3 mg/kg body weight.

g) Two males against each female make a breeding set. To make a good matching set, the weight of the males together should be equal to or more than the female.

h) Slightalterations in doses may be made depending upon the condition of maturity of the brooders and the prevailing environmental factors.

i) 1-3 pituitary glands are effective for a pair of fish.