Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXV, Issue 2
Written by Viorica SAVIN, Elena MOCANU, Floricel DIMA, Neculai PATRICHE, Marcel Daniel POPA, Victor CRISTEA
This study was conducted to evaluate the Fulton condition factor, the hepatosomatic index and the biochemical composition of carp meat (Cyprinus carpio) from aquaculture, reared in earthen ponds (CB), in floating net cages (CV) and in the wild, represented by the Danube River (CD). Significant differences were observed (P<0.05) between the mean values of the Fulton condition factor for fish from the three sources. Regarding the hepatosomatic index and visceral fat, the lowest values were obtained for the CD samples, and the highest in CV. The highest mean value of the protein content (18.55 ± 1.01%) was obtained in the specimens reared earthen ponds (CB), but the values did not differ significantly (P = 0.29) from the CD samples. The differences in lipid content of aquaculture fish meat reared in floating net cages (CV) and in the wild (CD) were statistically significant (P<0.05). In conclusion, fish from aquaculture has a better state of maintenance than that in the wild, fact demonstrated by the values of the Fulton Index. However, wild specimens have a much lower hepatosomatic index and visceral fat values than aquaculture fish.
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