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2007

Growth

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Influence Of Visible Implant Fluorescent Elastomer (Vie) Tagging On Growth, Molting And Survival Of The Eastern White River Crayfish, Procambarus Acutus Acutus (Girard, 1852), Yavuz Mazlum Jan 2007

Influence Of Visible Implant Fluorescent Elastomer (Vie) Tagging On Growth, Molting And Survival Of The Eastern White River Crayfish, Procambarus Acutus Acutus (Girard, 1852), Yavuz Mazlum

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Tag retention, growth, molting, and survival of crayfish, Procambarus acutus acutus, 35-37 mm in total length were evaluated between tagged and untagged groups. There were no significant differences in molting and survival between the tagged and untagged groups (P > 0.05). Tag retention was 100% for crayfish kept individually in plastic containers for the 60-day experimental period. The tagged group had a mean growth of 7.0 mm (molts only) while the untagged group had a mean growth of 4.0 mm (molts only). Molting rates were similar between the tagged and untagged groups. Nine molts were observed each in the tagged (n …


Food Utilisation In A Laboratory Colony Of The Giant African Land Snail, Archachatina Marginata (Swainson) (Pulmonata: Achatinidae), Rosemary I. Egonmwan Jan 2007

Food Utilisation In A Laboratory Colony Of The Giant African Land Snail, Archachatina Marginata (Swainson) (Pulmonata: Achatinidae), Rosemary I. Egonmwan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

This study investigates food consumption by juveniles and adults of the edible giant land snail Archachatina marginata under laboratory conditions. In one experiment, the snails were fed weekly from hatching for 13 months with weighed amounts of lettuce (Lactuca sativa), carrot (Daucus carota), potato (Solanum tuberosum), apple (Malus pumila), and calcium. Another group of 2-month-old A. marginata ovum was fed singly for 3 days on each of the test food items. The results show that, when given a choice, A. marginata can select from the 4 types of food and calcium. When given no choice, lettuce provided high digestibility and …


The Use Of Hazelnut Meal As A Substitute For Soybean Meal In The Diets Of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss), Özlem Bi̇lgi̇n, Ali̇ Türker, Ahmet Adem Teki̇nay Jan 2007

The Use Of Hazelnut Meal As A Substitute For Soybean Meal In The Diets Of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss), Özlem Bi̇lgi̇n, Ali̇ Türker, Ahmet Adem Teki̇nay

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

Hazelnut meal as a substitute for soybean meal in extruded feeds of rainbow trout was investigated. The performance of extruded feeds containing hazelnut meal as a substitute for 20% of soybean meal (Diet 2) and 30% of soybean meal (Diet 3) was compared to a nutritionally balanced control (Diet 1) (a commercial trout feed formulation). Each diet was fed to 3 replicate groups (initial BW: 36 ± 1.37 g; mean ± SD); the fish were fed the equivalent of 2% of their body weight, 2 times daily (0800 and 1600) for 64 days at 15 ± 0.11 °C under a …


Growth And Mortality Of The Brown Trout (Salmo Trutta L.) Population From Upper Aksu Stream, Northeastern Anatolia, Turkey, Murat Arslan, Ayhan Yildirim, Serdar Bektaş, Ali̇ Atasever Jan 2007

Growth And Mortality Of The Brown Trout (Salmo Trutta L.) Population From Upper Aksu Stream, Northeastern Anatolia, Turkey, Murat Arslan, Ayhan Yildirim, Serdar Bektaş, Ali̇ Atasever

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Age, sex, mortality, and growth characteristics of brown trout (Salmo trutta) from the upper Aksu Stream were investigated. Females and males comprised 52.13% and 47.87% of the population, respectively. Age ranged from 1 to 8. The fork length (L) and total weight (W) were 5.7-22.8 cm and 2.9-142.6 g, respectively. Length-weight relationships were W = 0.015 x L^{2.939}, W = 0.015 x L^{2.928}, and W = 0.015 x L^{2.932} for females, males, and overall, respectively. The estimated von Bertalanffy growth parameters were L_{infinity} = 33.27 cm, K = 0.107 y^{-1}, and t_0 = -1.046 y for females; L_{infinity} = 29.50 …