Seasonal variation in the condition index, meat yield and biochemical composition of the flat oyster Ostrea edulis (Linnaeus, 1758) from the Dardanelles, Turkey

This study was conducted in Dardanelles between October 2007 and August 2009 when condition index, meat yield, biochemical compositions and environmental parameters of seawater were investigated and the study area was found to have available conditions for cultivation. Investigation of the study are...

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Published in:Italian journal of animal science 2011-01, Vol.10 (1), p.e5-e5
Main Authors: Sefa Acarlı, Pervin Vural, Selcuk Berber, Harun Yildiz
Format: Article
Language:English
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Ostrea edulis, Condition index, Biochemical composition, Environmental parameters, Dardanelles
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Summary:This study was conducted in Dardanelles between October 2007 and August 2009 when condition index, meat yield, biochemical compositions and environmental parameters of seawater were investigated and the study area was found to have available conditions for cultivation. Investigation of the study area showed a positive correlation in particular among condition index, seasonal variation of temperature, protein, fat and chlorophyll-a; a negative correlation was seen between them and carbohydrate value. It was clear from the two years study that the most ideal period for oyster harvest is April and August especially when condition index was maximum followed by a winter with no oyster yield is available in terms of the related processes involving oyster cultivation.
ISSN:1594-4077
1828-051X
DOI:10.4081/ijas.2011.e5