Articles | Volume 63, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-63-69-2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-63-69-2020
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25 Feb 2020
Original study |  | 25 Feb 2020

Prediction of body composition in mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio) by using linear measurements in vivo and computed tomography post-mortem

Paula Maas, Beata Grzegrzółka, Philipp Kreß, Martin Oberle, Michael Judas, and Prisca Valerie Kremer-Rücker

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Carp is one of the most important fish in aquaculture. For future breeding programs, precise phenotyping is required. CT technology has been used to predict body composition in mirror carps. Back fat has proven to be a suitable parameter for predicting the fillet fat content. The volume calculation of back fat provides better results than a two-dimensional thickness measurement of back fat. The fillet yield can be predicted with moderate results by CT-based thickness measurements of the fillet.