ABSTRACT
Production of high-quality seed is fundamental to modern aquaculture. Fish has a major role in the income generation of farmers and being the simple food for the poor. In aquaculture, it is essential to produce good quality fish seeds in large quantities, especially of the carps, since carp culture forms the mainstay in Indian aquaculture. Unfortunately, the lack of genetic improvement has resulted in the production of poor quality seeds in many fish hatcheries. In the context of quality fish seed production, the number of broodstock to be maintained in the pond gains importance. The hatcheries can exchange brooders among themselves and breeding of the same species of fish from different hatcheries increases the quality of seeds. The Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture was the first Institute in India to introduce selective breeding in fishes. This institute in collaboration with a research organization in Norway has produced the genetically improved rohu called the “Jayanti Rohu” in 1997.
