R&D Projects of Zoology Section

Sl No.
Project Title
Duration
Status
Achievement
 
1.
 
 
The Production of fish feed for fry, fingerling and adult fish cultures using duckweeds, mixed algae, Eichhomia, Artemia and use of their derivatives.
 
2009-13
 
Completed
 
§ Paper Published:  Four
§ Process: One
 
2.
Development of some zooplankton (Rotifer, Daphnia, Moina etc.) culture techniques as live food for fish larvae.
 
a.  Md. Rakibul Hasan, S.O (PL)
b.  Mahmuda Begum, S.O
c.  Nahid Sultana, S.O
 
 
2014-16
 
Completed
 
 
§ Developed suitable culture media for the culture of selected zooplanktons.
 
 
§ Paper Published:  Two
 
3.
 
Development and application of DNA Barcoding on economically important aquatic fauna of Bangladesh.
 
a.    Mahmuda Begum, S.O (PL).
b.    Nahid Sultana, S.O
c.    Md. Rakibul Hasan, S.O
 
2014-16
 
Completed
§ DNA Barcoding of  Jatka (Tenualosa ilisha) and chapila fish (Gudusia chapra) have been done.
 
4.
 
Biomonitoring of a lake ecosystem through DNA Barcoding of its benthic invertebrate fauna (2016-18).
a.    Mahmuda Begum, S.O (PL).
b.    Nahid Sultana, S.O
c.    Md. Rakibul Hasan, S.O
 
2016-18
 
Running
-Sample collection and preservation from three sites of Dhanmondi Lake in each month
-DNA Bar-coding of collected macro-invertebrate samples has been going on.
5.
Development of suitable culture technique of some ornamental fish species using live feed.
 
a.   Md. Rakibul Hasan, S.O (PL)
b.   Nahid Sultana, S.O
c.    Mahmuda Begum, S.O
 
2016-18
Running
Development of suitable culture technique of some ornamental fish species are going on.
 
6.
 
Enrichment of Omega-3 fatty acids in Tilapia fish through various Phytoplankton and Compound feed.
 
a.  Nahid Sultana, S.O (PL)
b.  Sharmin Akhter Lisa, S.O; IFST
 
2014-16
 
Running
 
§ Tilapia cultured with some plant based feed and analyzed Fatty acid components.