scholarly journals Morphometric and meristic characteristics of Mugil cephalus (grey mullet) from wetland of Ogun water-side Local Government Area

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-235
Author(s):  
A. A. Idowu ◽  
D. O. Odulate ◽  
F. I. Adeosun ◽  
W. O. Abdul ◽  
T. H. Akinware ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Standard Length ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Mugil Cephalus ◽  
Head Length ◽  
Grey Mullet ◽  
Body Width ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Total Length

Investigations on the morphometric and meristic characteristics were conducted on grey mullet, Mugil cephalus collected from wetland of Ogun waterside Local government Area, Ogun state, Nigeria. A total number of ninety-one live specimens were caught from the wetland of Ogun waterside Local government Area, for a period of March to June 2012. The fish were immediately preserved on ice in order to slow down rate of decomposition and their total length (TL) (cm), standard length (SL) (cm), head length (HL) (cm), body width (BW) (cm) and body weight (g), were measured fresh within 24 hours. Its sex was also determined by dissecting out the gonads to reveal eggs or testes. The mean values of total length TL, standard length SL, head length HL, body width and body weight for both male and female of M. cephalus for the month of March to June were 18.0±1.1 and for male and 18.6±0.9 for female (M/F), 14.7±1.0 and 14.7±0.6 (M/F), 3.3±0.2 and 3.2±0.1 (M/F), 3.8±0.2 and 3.0±0.5 (M/F), and 52.3±5.5 and 66.7±1.1 (M/F). Gill raker of M. cephalus gave a different result as there was difference between male and female,108 – 138 (male), and 104 and 148 (female).The growth pattern for male species were near isometric with b = 2.53, female species was negative allometric (b = 2.88) and combined sexes was isometric (b = 2.80). Information obtained from the study will contribute to the baseline data for carrying future studies on its ecology and conservation and development.

PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON RED BELLY TILAPIA COPTODON ZILLII CAUGHT FROM OYAN DAM, OGUN STATE, NIGERIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
A. A. IDOWU ◽  
W. O. ABDUL ◽  
W. O. ABDUL ◽  
A. A. ALIMI ◽  
M. O. TIJANI
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Standard Length ◽  
Head Length ◽  
Body Width ◽  
Body Depth ◽  
Snout Length ◽  
Food Items ◽  
Total Length ◽  
Ogun State ◽  
Eye Diameter

The study was carried out on the biological aspect of Redbelly Tilapia, Coptodon zillii collected from Oyan Lake, Abeokuta North Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria, with the aim of contributing to the baseline data for carrying out further studies on its ecology, conservation and development. A total of two hundred and fifty four fish (254) specimens were caught from the Ibaro landing site of the Lake between March and July, 2015. The total length (cm), standard length (cm), head length (cm), body width (cm), body depth (cm), snout length (cm), eye diameter (cm) and body weight (g) were measured. The stomach content was also assessed in order to determine its food and feeding habit. The mean total-length, standard-length, head-length, eye-diameter, snout-length, body-depth, body-width and body-weight during the study were 10.98±0.61cm, 8.56±0.14cm, 2.5±0.08cm, 3.67±0.15cm, 1.52±0.11cm,1.37±0.17cm, 4.05±0.07cm, 34.25±3.02g respectively and their ranges were (4.5-18.7cm), (3.2-15.2cm), (1.1-5.8cm), (2.0-6.8cm), (0.8-3.0cm), (1.1-4.8cm), (1.4-7.3cm) and (6.0-132.0g). A negative allometric (b<3) growth pattern was observed for the stock. The meristic characteristics of C. zillii were (DFR) XIV 10 – XVI 14; PVR, AFR III 8 –III 9; PFR 10 – 13 respectively. Stomach analysis showed that diatoms were the most abundant food items in the diet of C. zillii numerically, 29.98%, while desmids were the most abundant food items in terms of frequency occurrence, 27.82%. This study concluded that C. zillii is not morphometrically and meristically different from the already classified from previous studies. Also, C. zillii thrives well on available plants and detritus.    

scholarly journals Relationship between Body Mass Index, Blood Pressure, and Visual Acuity in Residents of Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. O. Ernest-Nwoke ◽  
M. O. Ozor ◽  
U. Akpamu ◽  
M. O. Oyakhire
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Snellen Chart ◽  
Edo State

Aim. To study the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and blood pressure (BP) on visual acuity among apparently healthy residents of Ekpoma, Esan West Local Government Area of Edo State, Nigeria. Methodology. This is a cross-sectional descriptive study among 225 subjects (ages of 18–35 years) from whom BP, body weight, and height were collected. Visual acuity was measured using the Snellen chart following standard procedures of number of letters seen at 6-metre distance. The data were then analyzed using SPSS version 17. Results. The sampled population consists of 112 male and 113 female (mean age 31.72±14.2 years). Majority (180) of the respondents had normal visual acuity. However, compared with the respondents with normal BMI (R19.61±1.5; L19.67±1.70), visual acuity of underweight (R18.53±2.30; L18.53±2.70) and obese (R15.68±4.79; L17.73±1.70) were more deviated. Similarly, compared with respondent with normal BP (120–125/80–85 mmHg; R18.00±2.53; L18.07±3.11), hypotensive (R15.5±7.35; L15.00±10.20), and hypertensive (R15.01±21.25; L15.00±11.91) respondents had deviated visual acuity. Conclusion. Abnormal body weight (underweight and obese) and BP (hypotension and hypertension) have potential negative impacts on visual acuity. Based on the observed relationship between weights, BP, and visual acuity, eye examinations can be included as regular screening exercise for abnormal BMI and BP conditions.

scholarly journals Morphometric characters and their relationship in estuarine catfish

1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 349-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Begum ◽  
Abdullah Al-Mamun ◽  
ML Islam ◽  
MJ Alam
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Dimorphism ◽  
Linear Relationship ◽  
Standard Length ◽  
Head Length ◽  
Pectoral Fin ◽  
Morphometric Characters ◽  
Total Length ◽  
Length Standard ◽  
Eye Diameter ◽  
Males And Females

The morphometric observations were made on total length, standard length, pre-caudal length, head length, eye diameter and depth of body at pectoral fin base of estuarine catfish M. gulio. Males and females showed homogeneity in characters. A linear relationship was found between total length and morphometric characters. Regression of length and weight did not deviate significantly from cube law indicating isometric growth. The fish exhibited sexual dimorphism. Keywords: Morphometric characters; Estuarine catfish; Mystus gulio DOI: 10.3329/jbau.v6i2.4833 J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 6(2): 349-353, 2008

scholarly journals Length-Weight and Length-Length Relationships in Freshwater Garfish Xenentodon cancila (Ham.) from Muriyadhar, Sunsari, Nepal

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
pp. 10-14
Author(s):  
Bharat Raj Subba ◽  
Satya Narayan Mehta ◽  
Shaligram Adhikaree
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Fresh Water ◽  
Growth Pattern ◽  
Standard Length ◽  
Allometric Growth ◽  
B Values ◽  
Total Length ◽  
Length Standard ◽  
Length Relationship ◽  
Xenentodon Cancila

Present paper attempts to describe length-weight (LW) and total length-standard length (TL and SL) relationships of fresh-water garfi sh Xenentodon cancila. Fish of different length and weight were caught using cast nets from Muriyadhar, Sunsari. The fish were kept in ice box in fresh condition and brought to fi sh laboratory, Department of Zoolog post Graduate Campus, Biratnagar. The data obtained from measurement were analysed using the formula W = aLb. The b values estimated for the total length and standard length in relation to body weight were 3.2202 and 3.2559 respectively. The values of b clearly indicate the allometric growth pattern and for total length and standard length relationship, the linear value of b was 0.3223.J. Nat. Hist. Mus. Vol. 26, 2012: 10-14

scholarly journals Toxicological Evaluation of Two Named Herbal Remedies Sold Across Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, South-Eastern Nigeria

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
S. I. Egba ◽  
J. O. Ogbodo ◽  
P. O. Ogbodo ◽  
C. A. Obike
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Herbal Remedies ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Albino Rats ◽  
Serum Total Bilirubin ◽  
Toxicological Evaluation ◽  
Anambra State ◽  
High Doses

Aim: Herbs are plants or parts of plants used for their therapeutic, aromatic or savoury values. This work studied the potential sub-chronic toxic effects of Goko and BetaB, two herbal remedies used in treating human diseases and sold in Orumba Local Government Area of Anambra state, Nigeria. Design: Experimental adult Wister female albino rats were divided into five groups (A, B, C, D and E) of five animals per group. The first and second groups received 0.1 ml/kg body weight and 0.2 ml/kg body weight of Goko while the third and fourth groups received 0.1 ml/kg body weight and 0.2 ml/kg body weight of BetaB orally. The control group was given standard feed and clean drinking water only. Administration lasted for 14 days after which the animals were sacrificed by cervical dislocation and blood samples collected for biochemical assay. Results: The results of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and concentration of serum total bilirubin and albumin showed varying significant (P < 0.05) differences when compared with the control. Conclusion: Result obtained from this study seems to suggest that Goko and BetaB may not be safe for use sub-chronically at high doses.

scholarly journals Spawning and mortality of eggs and larvae produced by different brood sizes of Walking Catfish (Clarias batrachus L.)

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
A. H. Sheikh ◽  
A. R. Mondal ◽  
B. C. Majumdar ◽  
A. Rayhan ◽  
M. N. Hossen
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Mortality Rate ◽  
Standard Length ◽  
Total Body Weight ◽  
Clarias Batrachus ◽  
Brood Stock ◽  
Total Length ◽  
Length Standard ◽  
Total Body ◽  
Eggs And Larvae

An experiment was carried out on the spawning and mortality of eggs and larvae of Magur, Clarias batrachus collected from brood-stock pond during the study period.The lowest spawn production (3774 eggs) was recorded in the fish having 23 cm total length and 115 g total body weight and the highest spawn production (10102 eggs) was recorded in the fish having 26.4 cm total length and 230 g total body weight. The spawn production was found to increase with the increase of total length,standard length and total body weight following the equations, Y= –13921+833.7X, r= 0.685, Y= 13965+909.8X, r= 0.667 and Y= 1326+33.02X, r= 0.810, respectively. The relationships between spawn production with total length, standard length and total body weight of the fish were found to be linear and significant (p<0.01). The lowest mortality rate (30.41%) was recorded in the fish having 26.4 cm total length and 224 g total body weight and the highest mortality rate (42.76%) was recorded in the fish having 23 cm total length and 125 g total body weight. The mortality rate of eggs and larvae was found to decrease with the increase of total length, standard length and total body weight of female brood following the equations, Y= 108.6–2.878X, r= –0.865, Y= 110.4–3.214X, r= –0.862 and Y= 54.99–0.108X, r= –0.970, respectively.The relationships between mortality rate of eggs and larvae with total length, standard length and total body weight of the fish were found to be linear and significant (p<0.01).

scholarly journals PERFORMANCE AND HETEROTIC ESTIMATION OF GROWTH IN INTRASPECIFIC CROSSING OF GIANT GOURAMY

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Didik Ariyanto ◽  
Nunuk Listiyowati
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Body Weight ◽  
Standard Length ◽  
Phenotypic Variability ◽  
Hybrid Population ◽  
Hybrid Vigour ◽  
Total Length ◽  
Length Standard ◽  
Commercial Feed ◽  
Intraspecific Crossing

Intraspecific crossing of giant gouramy was done to get better hybrid population. This study was conducted to evaluate the hybrid vigour or heterotic value of the hybrids line, especially for growth rate character. Besides that, we want to know the effect of hybridization on performance of phenotypic variability. Two days post hatching age larvae of four populations i.e. Bastar and Blue-saphire strain, F-1 hybrid and F-1 hybrid reciprocal, were used in this experiment. All fish were reared in aquaria for 30 days period in indoor hatchery. The fish were fed with live food such as Moina and Daphnia for the first ten days, followed by Tubifex for the second ten days and finally, commercial feed were given until the end of the study. The collected data were total length, standard length, and body weight of each population. The results showed that the phenotypic variability of the hybrid population was higher than that of inbred population. Hybrid population from female of Bastar and male of Blue-saphire has better growth than both of its parents. Heterotic values of total length, standard length, and body weight of the hybrid population was 9.5%, 2.9%, and 15.6% respectively. Maternal effect was detected in hybrid population.

scholarly journals Some Aspects of Biology of Chola Punti Puntius Chola (Hamilton) from the Kangsa River

1970 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 309-314
Author(s):  
Bi K Saha ◽  
A Saha
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Standard Length ◽  
Condition Factor ◽  
Fork Length ◽  
Head Length ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Snout Length ◽  
Total Length ◽  
Relative Condition Factor ◽  
The Mean

The mean values of total length (75.89 ± 13.09 mm), standard length (54.98 ± 7.07 mm), fork length (60.86 ± 9.14 mm), head length (14.75 ± 2.05 mm), snout length (3.79 ± 0.61 mm), pre-dorsal length (31.53 ± 3.18 mm), height of body (20.2 ± 4.11 mm) and total weight (6.62 ± 3.55g) of combined sex of Puntius chola were calculated. Relationships between total length and standard length, fork length, head length, snout length and pre-dorsal length of Puntius chola were found to be linear, positive and highly significant. The length-weight relationship in male, female and combined sex were determined as Log W=-4.510+2.810 Log L, LogW=-4.204+2.685 Log L and Log W=4.465+2.808 Log L respectively. The mean values of condition factor from observed value (ko) of male, female and combined sex were determined as 1.36 ± 0.089, 1.599 ± 0.181 and 1.515 ± 0.192 respectively. The mean values of condition factor from calculated value (kc) of male, female and combined sex were found to be 1.362 ± 0.054, 1.6 ± 0.124 and 1.511 ± 0.075 respectively. The mean values of relative condition factor of male, female and combined sex were registered as 0.999 ± 0.044 , 0.999 ± 0.064 and 0.999 ± 0.112 respectively. Sex ratio was found to be 1:1. Key words: Standard length; Pre-dorsal length; Puntius chola; Morphomertric; Fish culture. DOI: 10.3329/bjsir.v45i4.7327 Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 45(4), 309-314, 2010

scholarly journals Biometric study of the deep bodied mahseer Tor tor (Hamilton Buchanan) from Ujh River, Kathua (J&K)

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Bansal ◽  
Ankush Sharma ◽  
Ram Krishan ◽  
Rajesh Kumar ◽  
Koshal Kumar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Standard Length ◽  
Head Length ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Monthly Basis ◽  
Body Depth ◽  
Morphometric Characters ◽  
Total Length ◽  
Eye Diameter ◽  
Tor Tor ◽  
External Body

Morphometric characters and meristic count of a fish, Tor tor (Hamilton Buchanan) have been studied from river Ujh, a tributary of river Ravi in District Kathua, (J&K). Collection of samples on monthly basis was conducted for the study of morphological characters of Tor tor. Present study shows some deviations with respect to few morphometric characters and meristic counts that have been aptly discussed in the following discussion. The positive correlation has been observed between total length and external body parts. The highly strong correlated body parameter in relation to total length is standard length (r = 0.98) and least correlated with eye diameter (r = 0.32) and the highly correlated external body part in relation to standard length is caudal length (r = 0.96) and least correlated part is eye diameter (r = 0.35) and also strong correlation was observed between head length and maximum body depth (r = 0.93) and least correlation between head length and eye diameter (r = 0.23). The correlation analysis shows that all the morphometric characters change proportionally with increase in the total length. These results act as baseline data on morphometry of Tor tor which helps in easy identification and will be beneficial for the development of conservational strategies of the natural stocks of Tor tor in river Ujh, Kathua (J&K).

scholarly journals COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY AMONG POTATO (Solanum tuberasum) FARMERS IN BOKKOS LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-284
Author(s):  
Solomon Folorunso ◽  
D. Bayo
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Total Factor Productivity ◽  
Household Size ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
Farm Income ◽  
Factor Productivity ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Farmers ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Plateau State

This study compared Total Factor Productivity among potato farmers in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria.  A multistage sampling technique was employed to select 96 male and 64 female respondents. Data was collected from primary source through the distribution of structured questionnaire and oral interview schedule. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, net farm income and total factor productivity (TFP) models. The findings revealed that the mean age of male and female household heads was 40 and 38 years respectively, the mean household size was 5 persons for male and 4 persons for female headed households, 82.3% and 73.5 of male and female respondents were married. The mean farming experience of male and female farmers was 19 and 15years, 62% and 66% of male and female respondents did not belong to any cooperative. Potato production was profitable with NFI per hectare of male and female respondents being N473,307.65 and N294,324.45 respectively. The BCR was 3.15 and 5.16 for male and female respondents. Profitability Index was 0.68 and 0.81 respectively for male and female farmers. The result of probit regression revealed that the coefficients of gender, household size, farming experience and amount of credit were significant. The study recommend that: implicit sensitization of the community leaders on the active role of women in agricultural development, Policy makers at all level of government should ensure discriminatory laws or customs against women are abolished, both male and female farmers should utilize more of their household members in 

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