Growth Curves of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Strains Cultivated
Growth Curves of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Strains Cultivated
Growth Curves of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus) Strains Cultivated
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ABSTRACT. Growth of Red, GIFT and Supreme Nile tilapia strains were evaluated. Fish were cultivated
in indoor recirculation systems in 0.5 m tanks with controlled temperatures of 22, 28 and 30C. Random
samples of 20 fish from each strain (10 fish tank-1) were weighed at day 7, 30, 60, 90 and 120. Exponential
model (y=AeKx) and Gompertz model (y = Aexp(-Be-Kx)) were fitted and the estimates parameters were
obtained by Weighted Least Squares. At 22C, Red, GIFT and Supreme strain presented similar growth
and fit of exponential model. GIFT and Supreme strain presented higher growth rate at 30C of cultivation
when compared to Red strain. Temperature influences weight and age at the inflection point. The
temperature of cultivation influences the growth description of Red, GIFT and Supreme tilapia strains. It
changes the age and weight at inflection point and the qualities of growth model fits, changing the variation
of the batch.
Keywords: exponential model, growth rate, supreme, GIFT, red tilapia, weighted model.
Introduction
Tilapias are among the most important warm
water fishes used for aquaculture production
(CHARO-KARISA et al., 2006). The adaptability of
tolerance of tilapias to a wide range of environments
and intensification of cultivation systems have
resulted in a rapid expansion of tilapia farming and
introduction of these fish into many subtropical and
temperate regions of the world.
Among the wide variety of tilapias, Nile tilapia
(Oreochromis niloticus) is the most common in
aquaculture and the need for a systematic effort to
secure and to further improve the genetic quality of
farmed stocks is widely recognized (BENTSEN
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Table 1. Mean and standard deviation of limnological parameters of water recirculation systems of tilapia cultivation.
Parameter
Temperature
Oxygen (mg L-1)
Ph
Alkalinity (mg L-1)
Hardness (mg L-1)
Ammonia (mg L-1)
Nitrite (mg L-1)
Nitrate (mg L-1)
1
22.48
5.21
6.78
107.40
251.72
0.020
1.03
50.00
(0.32)
(0.82)
(0.83)
(29.95)
(40.01)
(0.044)
(1.02)
(14.85)
Recirculation systems
2
28.19
(0.46)
5.33
(0.43)
6.86
(0.85)
86.14
(41.96)
275.21
(26.85)
0.019
(0.035)
3.61
(1.82)
77.78
(29.57)
3
30.52
4.88
6.83
99.57
272.98
0.028
2.97
74.17
(0.32)
(0.35)
(0.90)
(45.74)
(40.03)
(0.050)
(1.91)
(31.35)
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Table 2. Mean of initial and final weight and coefficient of variation (CV) of tilapia strains cultivated at different temperature.
Temperature
22C
28C
30C
Strain
Weight (g)
CV (%)
36.05
32.43
21.68
18.47
43.34
13.17
27.22
36.93
22.54
Initial
1.47 a
1.48 a
1.43 a
1.57 a
1.88 a
1.67 a
1.80 a
1.76 a
1.73 a
Red
GIFT
Supreme
Red
GIFT
Supreme
Red
GIFT
Supreme
Final
32.81 a
48.68 a
40.99 a
151.17 b
288.82 c
288.59 c
202.47 b
397.52 d
339.51 cd
CV (%)
44.47
36.46
35.11
49.38
24.55
9.80
14.90
19.98
10.96
Values in the same column with different letters are different by Tukey test (p < 0.05).
Table 3. Estimate parameters and confidence intervals of the exponential growth model to Nile tilapia strains cultivated in different
temperature.
Estimate parameters
Temperature
22C
28C
30C
Strain
Red
GIFT
Supreme
Red
GIFT
Supreme
Red
GIFT
Supreme
1.2614
1.3191
1.4323
1.3791
2.2194
1.4171
1.7787
1.8023
1.5917
A (g)
K (g day-1)
A (g)
a*
a
ab
ab
b
ab
ab
ab
ab
0.0259
0.0285
0.0284
0.0416
0.0390
0.0419
0.0374
0.0431
0.0419
Lower
1.0274
1.0935
1.2239
1.0970
1.6325
1.1536
1.2920
1.2552
1.2249
a
a
a
bc
bc
bc
b
c
c
Confidence Intervals
K (g day-1)
Upper
Lower
Upper
1.4953
0.0234
0.0285
1.5447
0.0263
0.0308
1.6406
0.0262
0.0305
1.6611
0.0388
0.0445
2.8063
0.0363
0.0417
1.6806
0.0400
0.0437
2.2654
0.0348
0.0400
2.3494
0.0402
0.0459
1.9585
0.0401
0.0441
*Estimates followed by different letters, in the same column, are not equal overlapping the confidence intervals at 5%.
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y = 1.43e0.0284x
R Adj.= 0.79
50
Weight (g)
0.0285x
y = 1.32e
R Adj.= 0.75
40
30
y = 1.26e0.0259x
R Adj.= 0.72
20
10
0
20
40
60
Supreme
80
GIFT
100
120
Red
140
Time (days)
400
y = 2.22e0.039x
R Adj. = 0.78
350
Weight (g)
300
250
200
0.0419x
y = 1.42e
R Adj. = 0.83
150
0.0416x
y = 1.38e
R Adj. = 0.67
100
50
0
B
20
40
60
Supreme
80
100
GIFT
120
Red
500
140
Time (days)
0.0431x
y = 1.80e
R Adj. = 0.79
450
400
Weight (g)
350
300
0.0419x
y = 1.59e
R Adj. = 0.83
250
200
150
0.0374x
y = 1.78e
R Adj.= 0.77
100
50
0
C
20
40
Supreme
60
GIFT
80
100
Red
120
140
Time (days)
Table 4. Estimate parameters A and K and confidence intervals of Gompertz growth model of Nile tilapia strains cultivated in
different temperatures.
Estimate parameters
Temperature
22C
28C
30C
Strain
Red*
GIFT*
Supreme
Red
GIFT
Supreme
Red
GIFT
Supreme
A (g)**
----122.1
572.8
1063.0
981.8
359.7
1377.7
1068.5
Confidence intervals
A (g)
K (%)**
a
ab
b
b
a
b
b
----0.0116
0.0139
0.0129
0.0135
0.0179
0.0136
0.0139
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
Lower
----63.1
300.9
589.8
733.2
279.5
877.1
774.1
K (%)
Upper
----348.7
1335.7
2590.6
1421.8
497.7
2522.4
1641.1
Lower
----0.0082
0.0109
0.0099
0.0120
0.0151
0.0113
0.0120
Upper
----0.0153
0.0173
0.0161
0.0151
0.0206
0.0159
0.0158
Model did not fit adequately, presenting higher confidence limit and low trustworthiness of the estimate parameters. **Estimates followed by different letters, in the same column, are
not equal overlapping the confidence intervals at 5%.
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0.6
0.06
0.5
-1
0.04
0.4
0.03
0.3
0.02
0.2
RGR (%)
0.01
0.1
-1
RGR = 0.0116ln(122.1y )
10
20
30
40
50
Weight (g)
AGR
RGR
60
70
AGR = 0.0136yln(1377.7y-1)
7
AGR (g day-1)
AGR (g day-1)
AGR = 0.0116yln(122.1y )
0.05
-1
AGR = 0.0139yln(1068.5y )
4
3
2
1
0
AGR = 0.0179yln(359.7y-1)
100
Red
AGR = 0.0129yln(1063y-1)
0.12
AGR = 0.0135yln(981.8y-1)
4
3
-1
AGR=0.0139yln(572.8y )
1
0
0
100
200
Red
300
Weight
g (g)
GIFT
400
500
0.10
-1
0.08
RGRGIFT = 0.0129ln(1063y )
RGR (%)
0.06
0.04
0.02
100
200
Red
300
Weight
g (g)
GIFT
400
500
Supreme
Supreme
0.04
0.02
100
200
300
400
500
Weight
g (g)
GIFT
Supreme
600
RGRSupreme = 0.0135ln(981.8y-1)
0.0
600
RGRSupreme = 0.0139ln(1068.5y-1)
Red
RGRRed = 0.0139ln(572.8y-1)
500
0.06
0.0
Supreme
400
RGRGIFT = 0.0136ln(1377.7y-1)
0.08
300
Weight
g (g)
GIFT
RGRRed = 0.0179ln(359.7y-1)
0.10
RGR (%)
AGR (g day-1)
200
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