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@article{193090,
        author = {Randhir Kumar Singh and Dr. Mohammad Waseem},
        title = {Evaluating the performance of Biofloc technology in enhancing the aquaculture productivity in Bihar},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {12},
        number = {9},
        pages = {3637-3646},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=193090},
        abstract = {The study has estimated the effectiveness of the Biofloc Technology (BFT) in enhancing the productivity of aquaculture within indoor environment in the state Bihar and Clarias batrachus. An experiment was carried out of a comparison between a BFT-based system and a traditional culture system using a 90-day period. Major factors like quality of water, growth performance, feed conversion ratio (FCR), and survival rate and immunity levels of the fish were measured. Findings indicated that BFT system was having a large effect on improving the quality of water in reducing the levels of ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate and increasing the level of dissolved oxygen. The growth per unit of fish cultivated in the BFT system was increase, specific growth rate (SGR) was superior, FCR was better, and the survival rates were greater. There was also an increase in immunological markers such as the hemoglobin, WBC levels, levels of serum lysozyme activity and protein. Moreover, biofloc biomass was quite rich in crude protein thus signifying its importance as a form of supplementary feed. BFT also gave better benefit-cost ratios economically, even though initial inputs were more. In the findings, the potential of BFT has been noted as a means of sustainable and cost-effective solution of aquaculture development in sections of resource-constrained regions such as Bihar.},
        keywords = {Biofloc Technology, Clarias batrachus, Fish growth, Aquaculture, and Bihar.},
        month = {February},
        }