Osmoregulatory capacity, health status and growth as functions of moult stages from various weight classes in marron (cherax cainii) and yabbies (cherax destructor)

The study investigated the relationship between five moult stages and the osmoregulatory capacities (OC), moisture content of hepatopancreas (HM%), hepatosomatic indices (HIwet, HIdry) and growth of 6 weight classes of 235 marron (Cherax cainii) and 235 yabbies (Cherax destructor) under laboratory c...

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Main Authors: Mai, V., Fotedar, Ravi
Format: Journal Article
Published: Taylor and Francis 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52624
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description The study investigated the relationship between five moult stages and the osmoregulatory capacities (OC), moisture content of hepatopancreas (HM%), hepatosomatic indices (HIwet, HIdry) and growth of 6 weight classes of 235 marron (Cherax cainii) and 235 yabbies (Cherax destructor) under laboratory conditions. In each moult stage, OC increased linearly with the increase in wet body weight. Intermoult stage C showed the highest OC significantly lower than premoult stages D0, D1, D2 and postmoult stage AB in every weight class in both crayfish. HM% decreased from AB to D2, while both HIwet and HIdry reduced from C to D2. Percentage dry matter of whole body carcass was highest in stage C and lowest during the AB stage with a significant difference between the two species. Larger than 15-g marron and yabbies differ with each other in OC, HIwet, and HIdry, moult intervals and growth rates.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-526242017-09-13T16:09:10Z Osmoregulatory capacity, health status and growth as functions of moult stages from various weight classes in marron (cherax cainii) and yabbies (cherax destructor) Mai, V. Fotedar, Ravi The study investigated the relationship between five moult stages and the osmoregulatory capacities (OC), moisture content of hepatopancreas (HM%), hepatosomatic indices (HIwet, HIdry) and growth of 6 weight classes of 235 marron (Cherax cainii) and 235 yabbies (Cherax destructor) under laboratory conditions. In each moult stage, OC increased linearly with the increase in wet body weight. Intermoult stage C showed the highest OC significantly lower than premoult stages D0, D1, D2 and postmoult stage AB in every weight class in both crayfish. HM% decreased from AB to D2, while both HIwet and HIdry reduced from C to D2. Percentage dry matter of whole body carcass was highest in stage C and lowest during the AB stage with a significant difference between the two species. Larger than 15-g marron and yabbies differ with each other in OC, HIwet, and HIdry, moult intervals and growth rates. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52624 10.1080/10236244.2016.1239334 Taylor and Francis restricted
spellingShingle Mai, V.
Fotedar, Ravi
Osmoregulatory capacity, health status and growth as functions of moult stages from various weight classes in marron (cherax cainii) and yabbies (cherax destructor)
title Osmoregulatory capacity, health status and growth as functions of moult stages from various weight classes in marron (cherax cainii) and yabbies (cherax destructor)
title_full Osmoregulatory capacity, health status and growth as functions of moult stages from various weight classes in marron (cherax cainii) and yabbies (cherax destructor)
title_fullStr Osmoregulatory capacity, health status and growth as functions of moult stages from various weight classes in marron (cherax cainii) and yabbies (cherax destructor)
title_full_unstemmed Osmoregulatory capacity, health status and growth as functions of moult stages from various weight classes in marron (cherax cainii) and yabbies (cherax destructor)
title_short Osmoregulatory capacity, health status and growth as functions of moult stages from various weight classes in marron (cherax cainii) and yabbies (cherax destructor)
title_sort osmoregulatory capacity, health status and growth as functions of moult stages from various weight classes in marron (cherax cainii) and yabbies (cherax destructor)
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52624