The products were produced and marketed by Alpha Biologicals, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
The ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai has launched its technology products for “Mitigation of Nitrite Metabolite in Shrimp Ponds and Control of External Parasite in Fish. The products were produced and marketed by Alpha Biologicals, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh.
Dr KP Jithendran, Director, ICAR-CIBA, Chennai stressed developing efficient products that are safe for the environment. Dr Amaraneni Ravi Kumar, Managing Partner, Alpha Biologicals emphasised the need for quality products to support aquaculture. He also underlined the field trials conducted across the country.
The NOVACIDE-ALF is an efficient oral preparation for controlling the crustacean parasites like Argulus spp., Caligus spp., Lernanthropsis spp. and Lernaea spp. in the different fish species in vivid culture systems, such as aquariums, ponds, cages, concrete tanks, FRP tanks and lakes with a wide range of salinities 0 to 30 ppt. The NOVATAN-AMS uses the formulation containing the enrichments of nitrite oxidising bacteria that are efficient in oxidising the toxic metabolite nitrite to non-toxic nitrate.
The company has started the commercial production of the products and is planning to market them in the major aquaculture states of the country.
