A.N. H. Banu
Freshwater Station, Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Mymensingh 2201, Bangladesh
T. Aktar
Freshwater Station, Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute, Mymensingh 2201, Bangladesh
ABSTRACT
Oxytetracycline, renamycin, cotrimoxazole and potash were applied in farmers pond of some selected sites of greater Mymensingh district where 4-20% mortality of Pungasius sutchi having different clinical symptoms was observed. The symptoms observed were chronic mortality, tail and fin infection, raising fin base with hemorrhage, tail and fin rot, operculum erosion, gill necrosis, both upper and lower jaw infection, mouth erosion, protruded hemorrhaged anus, small cutaneous lesions, swollen eye with infection, hemorrhage in stomach, gastro-intestinal tract, boil on body and Dactylogyrus in gill. Application of oxytetracycline, renamycin, cotrimoxazole and potash resulted in 20-45%, 20-45%, 40-45% and 10-20% recovery, respectively
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A.N. H. Banu and T. Aktar, 2002. Effect of Oxytetracycline, Renamycin, Cotrimoxazole and Potash in Controlling Diseases of Pungasius sutchi. Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, 5: 499-501.
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2002.499.501
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2002.499.501
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2002.499.501
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=pjbs.2002.499.501
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