%0 Journal Article
%T SELECTION OF CARP POPULATION (CYPRINUS CARPIO CARPIO, L) BASED ON MORPHOMETRIC PATTERNS.
%A Enton Spaho
%A Lumturi Papa
%A Anila Hoda
%J Albanian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
%D 2012
%I Agricultural University of Tirana
%X The improved Hungarian carp populations of scaled phenotype (Cyprinus carpio carpio L.,1758) of two cyprinids cultivation ponds of Tapiza and Klos respectively near Fushe-Kruja and Elbasan regions were used in this study. Six indices calculated from morphometric measures are analysed. The populations age was from 0 + (from fingerling up to 11 months) and 1+( 12 up to 23 months). The aim of study was to use the exterior indices in a selective breeding program for semi intensive cultivation conditions. Significant differences are noticed for body height index (1/H), head length index (1/cf) and index of body compress feature (O/1)at age of 0+ up to 1+ (p>0.999). After this age the differences were small. There was not significant differences for the index of body compress feature (O/1) at respective age (P<0.95). Condition coefficient( Kf) and zootecnic coefficient (Kz) increased in absolute values by age 0 to age 1+ and then the values reduced because of limited feeding. The proposed selection schemes dictate the inclusion of all exterior indices during the interval of age group 0+ up to 1+. At ages 1+ up to 2+ the selection scheme may include four indices. At ages of three and four years the selection must be based only on head length.
%K carp
%K selection
%K morphometric measures
%K exterior indices
%U https://sites.google.com/a/ubt.edu.al/rssb/ajas2012papers/5_AJAS_2_2012_spaho%20et%20al.pdf?attredirects=0&d=1