Reproductive Performances and Egg Qualities in African Catfish (<i>Clarias gariepinus</i>) Broodstocks Supplemented with Curcumin and Thyroxine Hormone
Livana Dethris Rawung,
Damiana Rita Ekastuti,
Muhammad Zairin Junior,
Min Rahminiwati,
Ade Sunarma,
Wasmen Manalu
Affiliations
Livana Dethris Rawung
Bogor Agriculture University
Manado State University
Damiana Rita Ekastuti
Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bogor Agriculture University, Dramaga Campus, 16680 Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
Muhammad Zairin Junior
Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fishery and Marine Sciences, Bogor Agriculture University, Dramaga Campus, 16680 Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
Min Rahminiwati
Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bogor Agriculture University, Dramaga Campus, 16680 Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
Ade Sunarma
National Freshwater Aquaculture Center, Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, Republic of Indonesia, Jalan Selabintana 37, 43114 Sukabumi, Indonesia
Wasmen Manalu
Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bogor Agriculture University, Dramaga Campus, 16680 Bogor, West Java, Indonesia
An experiment was designed to study the effects of curcumin and thyroxine hormone supplementation in the diet to improve the reproductive performance of catfish broodstock by improving egg quality that eventually increases the production of seedlings. Catfish used in this experiment were supplemented with curcumin and thyroxine hormone through their feeds for 12 weeks. The results showed that there was no significant difference (p > 0.05) in the hepatosomatic index (HSI), gonadosomatic index (GSI), percentage of gonad maturity, total cholesterol concentration in the spawned eggs, high density lipoprotein (HDL) concentration in the spawned eggs, fertilization rate of spawned eggs, and hatching rate of fertilized eggs. However, there were significant differences (p < 0.05) in the concentration of vitellogenin in the spawned eggs, egg diameter of the spawned eggs, and the triglycerides contents of spawned eggs. It was concluded that curcumin and thyroxine supplementations of African catfish increased vitellogenin concentrations and diameters of spawned eggs that have great potential to improve the reproductive performance.
