A direct and straightforward method for measurement real maximum fish stomach volume to improve aquaculture feeding research

dc.creatorSalgado Ismodes, Andres
dc.creatorSalgado Leu, Italo
dc.creatorValdebenito Isler, Iván
dc.date2018
dc.date2021-04-30T16:28:42Z
dc.date2021-04-30T16:28:42Z
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-14T22:06:58Z
dc.date.available2021-06-14T22:06:58Z
dc.identifierLATIN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC RESEARCH,Vol.46,890-894,2018
dc.identifierhttp://repositoriodigital.uct.cl/handle/10925/2617
dc.identifier10.3856/vo146-issue5-fulltext-3
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/3300860
dc.descriptionIn fish feeding studies, stomach related parameters are mainly measured in order to have biometric relationships. To determine those parameters a direct and straightforward method for measuring real maximum stomach volume in fish based on Archimedes' principle was tested and compared against a traditional method. The new method is based on the measure of the real maximum stomach volume when fish are fed ad libitum. By contrast, the traditional method measures the forced expanded capacity of the stomach under an arbitrarily assigned hydraulic pressure head of a 50 cm column of water. The two methods were assayed in juvenile rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss, and the results displayed significant different stomach volume and related indices. The best relationships for potential regression were obtained using the Archimedes' principle method, being between fish weight and stomach volume (R-2 = 0.68), and stomach content and stomach volume (R-2 = 0.95). These results indicate that the measurement of real maximum stomach volume in fish using the Archimedes' principle method could be a useful method of estimation of how much stomach can expand; this can be a suitable tool to improve fish feeding research by regulating the amount of feed that can be ingested by animals.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherUNIV CATOLICA DE VALPARAISO
dc.sourceLATIN AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectArchimedes' principle
dc.subjectstomach volume
dc.subjectfish feeding
dc.subjectOncorhynchus mykiss
dc.titleA direct and straightforward method for measurement real maximum fish stomach volume to improve aquaculture feeding research
dc.typeArticle


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