Ovatide is an indigenous, cost-effective and new hormonal formulation for induced breeding of fishes.
It is also effective in breeding major carps. The doses for females are 0.20-0.40 ml/kg for rohu and mrigal, 0.40-0.50 ml/kg for catla, silver carp and grass carp.
The dosages for males are 0.10-0.20 ml/kg for rohu, mrigal, 0.20-0.30 ml/ kg for catla and 0.20-0.25 ml/kg for silver carp and grass carp.
The Advantages of Ovatide:
It is cost-effective hormonal preparation.
It gives high fertilisation and hatching percentage (85-95%).
It is increases egg production through complete spawning.
It produces healthy seed.
It is easy to inject due to its low viscosity.
It does not cause adverse effects on brood fish after injection.
It can be administered in a single dose to brooders.
It can be stored at room temperature.
It is quite effective even under climatic adversities.