The Effects of Ligula intestinalis Plerocercoids on the Growth Features of Tench, Tinca tinca

Authors : Mehmet Borga ERGÖNÜL, Ahmet ALTINDAĞ

Pages : 1337-1341

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :A total of 272 specimens of tench insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Tinca tinca L., 1758); caught in Lake Mogan insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Ankara); were examined for the presence of the plerocercoids of Ligula intestinalis, and growth parameters such as age composition, age-length, age-weight and weight-length relationship and condition factor were calculated seperately for both infected and non-infected fish. The only marked difference was observed in value b between infected insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2.745); and non-infected insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3.014); fish.
Keywords : Ligula intestinalis, Tinca tinca, Cestoda, plerocercoid, prevalence