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Fish Health Management Practices of Aquafarms in Cumilla District

RASHIDUL HASSAN
Department of Aquaculture Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

MD. ABDULLAH AL MAHAMUD
Department of Aquaculture Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

DRUBO MUSTOFA EVAN TANVIR RAHMAN
Department of Aquaculture Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

GIAS UDDIN AHMED
Department of Aquaculture Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

A study was conducted to determine the existing health management practices of 24 aqua farms of three upazilas viz., Chandina, Barura, and Laksham under Cumilla district. Data were collected through a questionnaire survey and PRA tools. The results showed that most of the farmers did not have enough knowledge regarding biosecurity. However, the maximum selected farms (80%) had little scope of pollutant entrance as they used groundwater, stocked disease free fry (95%), removed pond bottom waste at the end of production (66.67%) and checked water quality parameters (53.33%). Other biosecurity measures like the restriction of visitor's movement, control of rodents and insects in feed storage, keep domestic animals confined, disinfection of equipment and control of predator/ pest in the farms were also limited (25%). Few farms (30%) started using probiotics. The collected data would be used as the preliminary study and further improvement of the overall biosecurity status in the investigated aqua farms is necessary.

Keywords: Aquafarms, Health Management, Biosecurity, Cumilla

Location: Three upazilas viz., Chandina, Baruraand Laksham of Cumilla district, Bangladesh

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Program Area: Animal Health and Management

Commodity: Aquatic animal

Objectives:

To determine the existing health management practices and biosecurity measures of the commercial aqua farms located in some selected upazilas under Cumilla district.

Methodology:

Study area and select farmers: Field data on the status of biosecurity, probiotics use and overall fish health management strategy were collected from twenty-four aqua farms (twelve selected and twelve non-selected) of three upazilas viz., Chandina, Baruraand Laksham of Cumilla district. Farmers were categorized into two groups; selected and non-selected. Selected farmers were very little conscious on health management strategy and non-selected farmers were not at all. Necessary data were collected from fish farms by frequent field visits and interviews. Data collection and analysis: Data were collected using PRA tools by several FGD and crosscheck interviews with different key informants like District Fisheries Officer (DFO), Upazila Fisheries Officer (UFO), Fisheries Extension officer (FEO) and representatives of some commercial feed company. All collected data were analyzed using "Microsoft Excel 2010".

Source of Information: Bangladesh J. Fish. (2019) 31(1) : 111-118

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Achievement/Findings:

It was observed that 60% of the selected farmers disposed of the dead or moribund fish where non-selected farmers were not conscious about the disposal of dead fish. Some farmers buried under soil after collecting dead or moribund fish. About 90% of selected and non-selected farmers were not aware of the disposal of diseased fish. It was observed that farmers did not get proper assistance on disease control and health management from NGOs and government officers. Only 42.33% of farmers would avail advice either from GO or NGOs. The results showed that most of the farmers did not have enough knowledge regarding biosecurity. However, the maximum selected farms (80%) had little scope of pollutant entrance as they used groundwater, stocked disease-free fry (95%), removed pond bottom waste at the end of production (66.67%) and checked water quality parameters (53.33%).

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