Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
DOI
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Abstract
Biochemical composition, condition indices, water temperature, salinity, seston, particulate organic matter and chlorophyll-a were monitored for 1 y. Wet meat volumetric condition index ranged from 23.96% to 47.43%, with a mean of 29.71 ± 1.99% . Mean dry weight condition index was 5.07 ± 0.3% and ranged from 3.94% to 8.17% . Mean moisture, ash, lipid, protein and carbohydrate values were 82.99 ± 0.43%, 6.7 ± 0.22% , 8.7 ± 0.58% , 60.21 ± 1.47%, and 24.23 ± 1.72%, respectively. Maximum values of condition indices were recorded in March. When condition indices and lipid values were maximum, moisture was minimum. Carboyhdrate was minimum when protein was maximum in February. The interaction of environmental factors, biochemical composition and condition indices are discussed. In general, the condition factors of mussels were affected by the amount of food, while there was no clear relationship between biochemical composition and environmental factors.
Keywords
Mussel, environmental factors, biochemical, condition, Black Sea
First Page
1391
Last Page
1396
Recommended Citation
KARAYÜCEL, SEDAT; KAYA, YALÇIN; and KARAYÜCEL, İSMİHAN (2003) "Effect of Environmental Factors on Biochemical Composition and Condition Index in the Medieterranean Mussel (Mytilus gallaprovincialis Lamarck, 1819) in the Sinop Region," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 27: No. 6, Article 21. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol27/iss6/21
