Professional Documents
Culture Documents
The silver carp and grass carp are native to China and hence are
known as exotic carps
The same critera that are used for IMC can also be used for silver
carp and grass carp
Fertilization of eggs :
After ovulation, the female is stripped and the eggs are collected
on to a clean basin/tray, avoiding any contamination with faeces,
mucus, blood, etc.
Eggs are then mixed with milt stripped from more than one male
(preferably 2-3 males) to ensure better fertilization as these fishes
produce comparatively less milt
eggs
are
transferred
to