In Aquaculture it is very important to monitor the mineral supplements the species required. The ratio and proportional of the minerals should be known properly. It is said that the mineral supplements should be given in proper ratio. Failing to do so might affect the production efficiency, species health, End production quality.
General role of Minerals :
- Essential constituents of skeletal structures such as bones and teeth.
- Maintenance of osmotic pressure, and thus regulate the exchange of water and solutes within the animal body.
- Serve as structural constituents of soft tissues.
- Essential for the transmission of nerve impulses and muscle contraction.
- Play a vital role in the acid-base equilibrium of the body, and thus regulate the pH of the blood and other body fluids.
- Essential components of many enzymes, vitamins, hormones, and respiratory pigments, or as cofactors in metabolism, catalysts and enzyme activators.
Functions :
Iron
Respiratory pigments Haemoglobin and myoglobin
Zinc
80 metalloenzymes, including carbonic anhydrase
Manganese
Bone Formation
Copper
Formation of melanin pigment and skin pigmentation
Iodine
Thyroid hormones, improves metabolic rate of all body processes
Chromium
cholesterol and amino acid metabolism.
Selenium
Removes stress
Uses of Minerals and supplements in Aquaculture
- Maintains level of salinity of pond, pH.
- Purifies water and improves dissolved oxygen content in the pond
- Prevents diseases, helps in physical and chemical treatment
- Improvement of the nutritional value of food
- Enzymatic contribution to digestion
- Inhibition of pathogens
- Ammonia content
- Growth promoting factors
- Improvement in immune system
- Improves the water quality.
We have the best Minerals and Supplement products available online at Aquadeals , which are aqua farmers most preferred choices. Major brands of Minerals and Supplements are below
SDC AGRO VET (INDIA) PVT LTD
SKS Bio Products LTD
De Generic Bio – Tech Private Limited
Sanzyme LTD
Matrix sea Foods India Pvt Ltd
Biostadt India Limited
C P Aquaculture Pvt. Ltd
Neospark
Aries Agro (STB Marketing Pvt Ltd)
Kemin
Raja Sree Bio Solutions
Gentle Bio-Sciences
Will Pharmaceutical
Sterline Bio Remedies
Abode Biotech India Pvt Ltd
Devee Biologicals Pvt Ltd
Virbac
Srinivasa Cystine
Nexell Laboratories pvt. ltd
Leo Aqua Laboratories
Vet Win International
Microl Remedies
J.S. Pharma Chem
Altech
For U International
Nutri Bio Pharma
Reddy Drugs(KGR Marketing)
Growel Formulations PVt Ltd
PVS Laboratories
RajShree Bio Solutions
Marine Aqua Technologies
Aqua Tech Formulations
Bayer Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd
Bio Genetics
Guybro Chemicals
Southern Minerals
Ecologix
Coromandal Biotech Industries india limited
Blue Labs
KSK Biotech
Danya Tharu Aqua
WINATURALS
Biomed Techno Ventures
Trust Biotech
Alpha Biologicals
Sujala Biotech
Commercial Grade
Success of Aquaculture also depends on the use of proper minerals and supplements and understanding the the importance of this will productive results.
Source: Aquadeals