Abstract:Fish preservation methods including use of formalin and freezing are widely used to preserve fish specimen in the laboratory to maintain their freshness for future laboratory analysis. This present study aimed to investigate the effects of fixation and freezing on the morphometric characteristics of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Forty (40) samples of a single cohort of O. niloticus were obtained from the Tono reservoir in Navrongo, Ghana. Total length (TL) and body weight (W) of each fish were measured.… Show more
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