Abstract
Optimal nutrition and feeding influences the growth, reproduction, and health of fish. Feeding strategy, diet type, and additional supplements largely influence gonad maturation and spawning in fishes. Manipulations of feed type and source can invariably modify reproductive threshold of potential broodstock, and therefore precise knowledge on these focal areas is indispensible. Diet restriction during early phases of life cycle can delay age at first maturation, and a quantitatively restricted food supply at the time of oocyte differentiation reduces the number of egg, while reduction of food supply during later phases of oogenesis has minimal effect on egg size, composition, and hatchability. Also, at spawning time, mature female fishes can effectively utilize carbohydrate than immature fish as they valorize the energy from fats and, thus, have a low quantitative protein requirement. Addition of liposoluble vitamins and essential fatty acids in diets is necessary for normal reproduction, but fatty acids of the n-6 groups can play a more pronounced role in juveniles. Lipid and fatty acid profile of broodstock diet are regarded as major dietary factors detrimental for successful reproduction and survival of the offsprings. Also, it is observed that some species have capacity to incorporate dietary unsaturated fatty acids into eggs, even during the course of the spawning season. Alike the higher vertebrates, vitamin E deficiency affects reproductive performance, causing immature gonads and lower hatching rate and survival of offspring. Furthermore, the role of dietary supplements on quality of broods, offsprings, and even maturation time has been well documented. The available literature on various research outputs with regard to broodstock nutrition has been synthesized here. Thus, considering prominent role of the dietary factor in fishes, this chapter emphasizes the various nutritional strategies and role of various maturation and reproduction enhancing diets covered in finfishes.
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Singh, S.K., Baidya, S., Das, P., Biswas, P. (2021). Functional Role of Dietary Supplements on Reproductive Physiology of Fishes. In: Sundaray, J.K., Rather, M.A., Kumar, S., Agarwal, D. (eds) Recent updates in molecular Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology of Fish. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8369-8_17
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