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Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia Illucens Linnaeus) As Feed For The American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis Daudin), Michael Bodri, Elizabeth R. Cole
Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia Illucens Linnaeus) As Feed For The American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis Daudin), Michael Bodri, Elizabeth R. Cole
Georgia Journal of Science
Larvae of Hermetia illucens Linnaeus (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), the black soldier fly (BSF), or one of two commercial feeds were offered to three randomized groups of hatchling American Alligators (Alligator mississippiensis Daudin) (Crocodylia: Alligatoridae) for three months and their growth monitored. Statistical analysis of weight (g) (Wilcoxon/Kruskal-Wallis Test) and snout-vent length (cm) (Welch ANOVA F-test) increases were significantly greater in groups of alligators fed 56% protein/11 % fat or 45% protein/8% fat commercial feeds versus alligators fed BSF. Based on these results, BSF can not be recommended as a complete replacement for commercial feeds in young alligators.
Preliminary Investigation Into The Use Of Logistic Regression To Predict Parasite Intermediate Hosts. Case Study: Dujardinascaris Waltoni (Nemtatoda: Ascarididae) In The American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis), Steven Gabrey, Kelly Franklin, Michael Bodri
Preliminary Investigation Into The Use Of Logistic Regression To Predict Parasite Intermediate Hosts. Case Study: Dujardinascaris Waltoni (Nemtatoda: Ascarididae) In The American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis), Steven Gabrey, Kelly Franklin, Michael Bodri
Georgia Journal of Science
We present here a case study that illustrates the potential for the use of logistic regression to facilitate identification of a parasite’s intermediate host. We used a full factorial logistic regression to estimate the probability that adult American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis) were infected with the ascarid nematode Dujardinascaris waltoni given the alligators’ physical characteristics and stomach contents. The strength of association between a fish-based diet and infection predict fish as the intermediate host taxon. Significant but weaker associations with reptile-mammal and reptile-crustacean diets are likely due to the high percentage of alligator remains present in the stomachs examined, …