Wilson Massamitu Furuya

Desempenho e características de carcaça de machos revertidos de tilápias do Nilo (Oreochromis niloticus), linhagens tailandesa e comum, nas fases inicial e de crescimento

The experiment was carried out to compare the performance of two Nile Tilapia strains (Thai and common) during the initial and growing phases. The fishes (50 in the starting phase and 40 in the growing phase) were assigned to a completely randomized design with two treatments and five replications. Better results were observed for the weight gain percentage, daily weight gain, feed:gain ratio and economic viability in both experimental phases, survival in the starting phase and final size in the growing phase for the Thai strain animals. In the growing phase, carcass (animal without the digest tract and branchial arcs) and filet yield showed no statistical differences among the treatments, however trunk yield (carcass without head, dorsal, ventral and pectoral skin and fins) were higher for the common strain animals. According to the morphometrical characteristics, higher relation between the head length/head height and standard length/total length for the Thai strain animals and a higher body width/trunk length relation for the common strain animals were observed. No difference was observed for the body height/trunk length relation for the studied strains. Thai strain animals showed better performance results in the initial and growing phases, however presented bigger head and smaller tail.

Substituição parcial e total da proteína do farelo de soja pela proteína do farelo de canola na alimentação de alevinos de piavuçu (Leporinus macrocephalus, L.)

ABSTRACT - The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of the replacement of the protein from soybean meal (SM) by protein from canola meal (CM) in diets for piavucu fry (Leporinus macrocephalus). Two hundred and eighty-eight fry with initial 0.17±.03 g LW and length of 2.95±.19 cm were allotted to 24 aquarium, (50-L) with 12 fish in each one. A completely randomized design with six treatments (0, 20.0, 40.0, 60.0, 80.0, and 100.0%), which corresponded to 0.0, 8.03, 16.10, 24.10, 32.15, and 43.12% of the CM inclusion in the diets and four replicates, was used. The diets, formulated to be isonitrogenous, isocalcium and isophosphoric were fed during 28 days. The protein efficiency and survival rate were not affect by the replacement levels from SM protein by CM protein. However, linear effects were observed for the percentage of weight gain, percentage of length increase and cost of the diet/kg gain and a quadratic effect of the replacement levels of protein from soybean meal on feed:gain ratio. The replacement of 100.0% of the protein from SM by CM protein or the inclusion of 43.12% of CM in the diet produced a better performance of the piavucu fry.

Length-weight relationships and prediction equations of body composition of farm raised Astyanax aff. Fasciatus (Actinopterygii: Characiformes: Characidae)

This study ascertains the length-weight relationship and predicts body composition equations in cultivated Astyanax aff. fasciatus. A total of 300 fish were distributed in five groups according to body weight: 1.19 ± 0.18, 3.7 ± 0.70, 7.55 ± 0.97, 12.28 ± 2.32 and 22.16 ± 2.64 g. The length-weight relationship was elaborated using linear (yi = b0 + b1xi) or second-order (yi = b0 + b1xi + b1xi2) regression analysis. The value of the b slope in the length-weight relationship was 3.6971 and the intercept was 0.0031. The prediction equations obtained for body moisture, crude protein, crude lipid and ash were, y = 71.680 - 0.404BW, y = 17.140 - 0.095BW, y = 8.432 +0.364BW and y = 3.720 - 0.032BW, respectively, where BW is the body weight of fish (g). The use of prediction equations to describe body composition as a tool to support fish production and commercialization is suggested.