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Application of electrical conductivity for non-destructive measurement of channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, body composition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 April 1994

Francisco Jaramillo Jr. ,
Sungchul C. Bai ,
Brian R. Murphy  and
Delbert M. Gatlin III
Francisco Jaramillo Jr.
Affiliation:
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX 77843-2258, USA
Sungchul C. Bai
Affiliation:
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX 77843-2258, USA
Brian R. Murphy
Affiliation:
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX 77843-2258, USA
Delbert M. Gatlin III
Affiliation:
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX 77843-2258, USA
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Abstract

A non-destructive method for determining water, protein, lipid and ash content along with lean body mass (LBM; total body mass – total lipid mass) in live channel catfish was evaluated. This non-invasive technique involved placing the fish within a low-frequency electromagnetic field and measuring the total body electrical conductivity (TOBEC) based on the distinct electrical characteristics of body fat and fat-free tissues. The correlations between TOBEC and whole-body composition were examined using age-1+ channel catfish ranging from 44 to 175 g. Significant linear relationships between TOBEC, body weight, and total length, or combinations of these parameters, and LBM, ash, lipid, protein, and water content were found; r2 values ranged from 0.863 to 0.998. Equations for predicting body composition from TOBEC and morphometric measurements were developed. Analysis of an independent group of fish demonstrated TOBEC equations to be reliable predictors of body composition. This technique should allow successive monitoring of body composition of individual fish at different times and provide additional insight into the body composition dynamics of channel catfish.

Keywords

Ictalurus punctatuschannel catfishbody compositionelectrical conductivity measurementIctalurus punctatuspoisson-chat américaincomposition corporellemesure de conductivité électrique
Type
Research Article
Information
Aquatic Living Resources , Volume 7 , Issue 2 , April 1994 , pp. 87 - 91
Copyright
© IFREMER-Gauthier-Villars, 1994

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