Abstract
Fatty acid profiles of midgut gland (MG), ovary and eggs of Macrobrachium rosenbergii of wild and farm reared brooders indicate a significant variation of their components during the sexual maturation and spawning. In both groups, major fatty acids found in the chosen tissues were 14:0, 16:0, 18:0, 18:1n-9, 18:2n-6, 18:3n-3, 20:4n-6, 20:5n-3 and 22:6n-3. Of these, saturated fatty acids dominate over the mono-unsaturated (MUFA), polyunsaturated (PUFA) and highly unsaturated fatty acids (HUFA). Though all the four groups of fatty acids are found in both groups except n-3 HUFA (P>0.05) other categories are found in higher wild brooders (P<0.05). There was a significant difference in total weight, total length and clutch weight (P<0.05) between farm and wild brooders, but the gonadosomatic index (GSI) and midgut gland somatic index (MSI) did not vary significantly (P>0.05).
Key words: Fatty acids profile, morphometry, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, wild and farm brooders.
