Use of mathematical models in the study of bodily growth in GIFT strain Nile tilapia

The objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of five mathematical models (Gompertz, Logistic, Linear Hyperbolic, Quadratic and Quadratic Logarithmic) to describe the growth curve of GIFT strain Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, and to characterize the growth trajectory of body parts....

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Main Authors: Alda Lúcia de Lima Amancio, José Humberto Vilar da Silva, João Batista Kochenborger Fernandes, Nilva Kazue Sakomura, George Rodrigo Beltrão da Cruz
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Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2014-06-01
Series:Revista Ciência Agronômica
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author Alda Lúcia de Lima Amancio
José Humberto Vilar da Silva
João Batista Kochenborger Fernandes
Nilva Kazue Sakomura
George Rodrigo Beltrão da Cruz
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João Batista Kochenborger Fernandes
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description The objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of five mathematical models (Gompertz, Logistic, Linear Hyperbolic, Quadratic and Quadratic Logarithmic) to describe the growth curve of GIFT strain Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, and to characterize the growth trajectory of body parts. To do this, 1,000 fingerlings, with an initial weight of 2.4 g were placed into 20 brick tanks of 2 m³ each, at a density of 25 fish m-3, for 180 days. The animals were fed daily, using the protein levels and number of meals appropriate to each stage. Every two weeks 20 fish were randomly sampled, submitted to a fasting period of 48 h and then slaughtered by thermal shock, in order to determine the weight of the whole fish, the skin without scales, skinless fillets, heart, liver, gills and gastrointestinal tract. The Gompertz and Logistic models presented the best fit to the growth curve for live weight, fillet and skin, however the Logistic model underestimated the asymptotic weights. Therefore, to describe the growth curve in GIFT strain Nile tilapia, the Gompertz model is suggested. According to the parameters estimated by the Gompertz model, Nile tilapia reach the age for maximum growth of the fillet and skin before that of body weight. Among the organs studied, growth of the gastrointestinal tract and gills takes place earlier than that of the heart and liver.
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spelling doaj.art-05f559063e414420a7d471e8f51a5e6b2022-12-21T19:46:02ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRevista Ciência Agronômica1806-66902014-06-01452257266Use of mathematical models in the study of bodily growth in GIFT strain Nile tilapiaAlda Lúcia de Lima Amancio0José Humberto Vilar da Silva1João Batista Kochenborger Fernandes2Nilva Kazue Sakomura3George Rodrigo Beltrão da Cruz4Universidade Federal da ParaíbaUniversidade Federal da ParaíbaUniversidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita FilhoUniversidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita FilhoUniversidade Federal da ParaíbaThe objective of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of five mathematical models (Gompertz, Logistic, Linear Hyperbolic, Quadratic and Quadratic Logarithmic) to describe the growth curve of GIFT strain Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, and to characterize the growth trajectory of body parts. To do this, 1,000 fingerlings, with an initial weight of 2.4 g were placed into 20 brick tanks of 2 m³ each, at a density of 25 fish m-3, for 180 days. The animals were fed daily, using the protein levels and number of meals appropriate to each stage. Every two weeks 20 fish were randomly sampled, submitted to a fasting period of 48 h and then slaughtered by thermal shock, in order to determine the weight of the whole fish, the skin without scales, skinless fillets, heart, liver, gills and gastrointestinal tract. The Gompertz and Logistic models presented the best fit to the growth curve for live weight, fillet and skin, however the Logistic model underestimated the asymptotic weights. Therefore, to describe the growth curve in GIFT strain Nile tilapia, the Gompertz model is suggested. According to the parameters estimated by the Gompertz model, Nile tilapia reach the age for maximum growth of the fillet and skin before that of body weight. Among the organs studied, growth of the gastrointestinal tract and gills takes place earlier than that of the heart and liver.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-66902014000200005&tlng=enOreochromis niloticusGrowth curveGompertzGrowth rate
spellingShingle Alda Lúcia de Lima Amancio
José Humberto Vilar da Silva
João Batista Kochenborger Fernandes
Nilva Kazue Sakomura
George Rodrigo Beltrão da Cruz
Use of mathematical models in the study of bodily growth in GIFT strain Nile tilapia
Revista Ciência Agronômica
Oreochromis niloticus
Growth curve
Gompertz
Growth rate
title Use of mathematical models in the study of bodily growth in GIFT strain Nile tilapia
title_full Use of mathematical models in the study of bodily growth in GIFT strain Nile tilapia
title_fullStr Use of mathematical models in the study of bodily growth in GIFT strain Nile tilapia
title_full_unstemmed Use of mathematical models in the study of bodily growth in GIFT strain Nile tilapia
title_short Use of mathematical models in the study of bodily growth in GIFT strain Nile tilapia
title_sort use of mathematical models in the study of bodily growth in gift strain nile tilapia
topic Oreochromis niloticus
Growth curve
Gompertz
Growth rate
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