Growth, Processing Measurements, Tail Meat Yield, and Tail Meat Proximate Composition of Male and Female Australian Red Claw Crayfish,<i>Cherax quadricarinatus</i>, Stocked into Earthen Ponds

Thompson, Kenneth R.; Muzinic, Laura A.; Yancey, Daniel H.; Webster, Carl D.; Rouse, David B.; Xiong, Youling L.

doi:10.1300/j028v16n03_08

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“…There were no significant differences in the percentage moisture, protein, lipid, and ash between M and F muscles. The results were in agreement with those reported by Thompson and others (2004). The percentage protein of SF muscle was higher ( P < 0.05), but its moisture and ash content was lower ( P < 0.05), than those of M and F. The higher protein content in SF muscle may be due to the nutritional need for spawning; and the lower ash content maybe due to some mineral transfer to the spawn during the period of spawning.…”

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“…There have been numerous studies on red claw crayfish nutrient requirement (Figueiredo and Anderson 2003), diet formulation optimization (Muzinic and others 2004; Thompson and others 2004), disease control (Edgerton and others 2002), reproduction and hatching technology (Jerry and others 2005), and productive characteristics (Nguyn and Austin 2004). In contrast, there are limited data available on red claw meat quality, and the influence of gender and spawning condition on the quality attributes of crayfish muscle is completely unknown.…”

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Influence of Gender and Spawning on Meat Quality of Australian Red Claw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) Stored at 2 °C

Kong¹,

Xiong²,

Fang³

et al. 2006

Journal of Food Science

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Shell-on tails of male (M), nonspawning female (F), and spawning female (SF) Australian red claw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) (n = 270) were aerobically stored at 2• C up to 10 d to monitor meat quality changes under a retail condition. Percentage protein of SF muscle was higher (P < 0.05) and moisture and ash content lower (P < 0.05) than those of M and F muscles. The pH of muscle changed during storage, with SF generally having a lower value than M or F (P < 0.05). Lipid oxidation increased during the 1st 5 d and no significant difference existed between the 3 muscle groups. Cooking yield of SF (91.72%) at 10 d was significantly lower than that of M (96.25%) or F (97.81%), and its muscle shear force was also higher (P < 0.05) than M at 0, 3, 5, and 7 d and than F at 5 and 7 d. Sensory panel results (cooked meat tenderness, juiciness) were significantly correlated with instrumental results (shear force, cooking yield), with SF showing a lower meat tenderness, juiciness, and overall acceptability than M and F samples.

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Influence of Gender and Spawning on Meat Quality of Australian Red Claw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) Stored at 2 °C

Kong¹,

Xiong²,

Fang³

et al. 2006

Journal of Food Science

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“…When compared between sexes, males have higher tail meat yields than females; however, tail meat percentage did not differ between the sexes. These results are in agreement with other studies (Gu et al 1994; Curtis and Jones 1995; Thompson et al 2004a, 2004b, 2006).…”

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“…FCR values in present study (2.99–2.83) were lower, or similar to, previously reported values for pond‐cultured red claw (Rouse and Kahn 1998; Jones and Ruscoe 2000; Webster et al 2004; Thompson et al 2006). Total yield average (854.8 kg/ha) of red claw from the four treatments in the present study was similar to or higher than other reports (Salame and Rouse 2000; Webster et al 2004; Thompson et al 2004a, 2004b, 2006).…”

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Use of Alfalfa Hay, Compared to Feeding Practical Diets Containing Two Protein Levels, on Growth, Survival, Body Composition, and Processing Traits of Australian Red Claw Crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus, Grown in Ponds

Metts

Thompson

Xiong

et al. 2007

J World Aquaculture Soc

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Juvenile red claw, Cherax quadricarinatus, were obtained from a commercial supplier and stocked into twelve 0.04‐ha ponds with an average water depth of approximately 1.1 m at a rate of 1100 red claw per pond (27,170 red claw/ha). Mean stocking weight (±SD) was 6.25 ± 3.0 g. Three replicate ponds were randomly assigned to each of the four treatments. In Treatment 1 (TRT1), red claw were stocked into ponds to which dried alfalfa hay (forage) was added at a rate of 500 kg/ha/mo; Treatment 2 (TRT2) consisted of red claw being fed a prepared diet containing 13% protein; in Treatment 3 (TRT3), red claw were fed a diet containing 13% protein at which had dried alfalfa hay been added at a rate of 500 kg/ha/mo; and in Treatment 4 (TRT4; control), red claw were fed a complete diet containing 28% protein. Water quality measurements were made three times weekly for dissolved oxygen and temperature (am, pm), pH, total ammonia nitrogen, nitrite, and alkalinity averaging 7.17 mg/L, 8.96 mg/L, 25.5 C, 27.3 C, 8.68, 0.39 mg/L, 0.012 mg/L, and 106.5 mg/L, respectively. After 113 d, the final mean weight of red claw fed TRT3 was significantly (P < 0.05) higher (68.10 g) compared to that of red claw fed hay only (49.40 g) but not different from red claw fed TRT2 (56.03 g) and TRT4 (62.10 g). Likewise, red claw fed TRT3 had significantly higher percent weight gain (990%) compared to that of red claw fed hay only (690%) but not different from TRT2 (796%) and TRT4 (893%). Feed conversion ratio of TRT2, TRT3, and TRT4 and percent survival among all treatments did not differ significantly (P > 0.05), averaging 2.85 and 66.8%, respectively. Total yield of red claw fed TRT3 and TRT4 (968 and 952 kg/ha) was significantly (P < 0.05) higher compared to that of red claw fed hay only (617 kg/ha) but did not differ from red claw fed TRT2 (882 kg/ha). Tail meat yield of male red claw in TRT3 was significantly (P < 0.05) higher (17.3 g) compared to that of male red claw in TRT1 (12.7 g) and TRT2 (14.9 g) but not significantly different (P > 0.05) from male red claw in TRT4 (16.9 g). Tail meat yield of female red claw in TRT3 and TRT4 was significantly (P < 0.05) higher (14.2 and 13.9 g, respectively) compared to that of female red claw in TRT1 (10.5 g) and TRT2 (10.4 g). Tail muscle proximate compositions showed no significant differences (P > 0.05) in protein (wet weight basis) between males and females among treatments (diet) which averaged 16.2 and 14.6%; however, there were little to no significant differences in fat and ash between males and females among treatments. Results from this study indicate that pond‐cultured red claw stocked at 27,170 red claw/ha can be fed a practical diet containing 13% protein, with or without forage (alfalfa hay), compared to red claw fed a complete diet containing 28% protein; however, if alfalfa hay is added to the pond at 500 kg/ha/mo as the sole source of added nutrients, growth is reduced. Therefore, the use of alfalfa hay, in combination with a low‐protein pelleted diet may be a production metho...

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“…However, literature is scanty regarding the proximate composition of M. rosenbergii in the wild except a few reports (Cavilli et al 2001;Thompson et al 2004;Bhavan et al 2008). Therefore, in the present study, an attempt has been made to evaluate the proximate composition of basic biochemical constituents, such as total protein, amino acids, carbohydrate, lipid, fatty acids, DNA, RNA, moisture and ash in the muscle of adult male and female M. rosenbergii collected from two different natural culture environments.…”

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Proximate Composition and Profiles of Amino Acids and Fatty Acids in the Muscle of Adult Males and Females of Commercially Viable Prawn Species Macrobrachium rosenbergii Collected from Natural Culture Environments

Bhavan¹,

Radhakrishnan²,

Seenivasan³

et al. 2010

IJB

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The proximate composition of biochemical constituents was analyzed in the muscle of adult male and female prawns of Macrobrachium rosenbergii collected from two different natural culture sites. This was in the order of moisture > protein > amino acids > carbohydrate > nucleic acids (RNA > DNA) > lipid > fatty acids > ash. The prawns collected from both natural culture sites showed reasonably good proximate composition. This indicates that the wild has provided adequate food source to the prawns. The proportion of total protein, amino acids, lipid, fatty acids, carbohydrate and RNA were found to be higher in female prawns than in the males. In contrast, the proportions of moisture and ash contents were higher in male prawns when compared with females. The level of DNA was found to be unchanged in both male and female prawns. HPTLC analysis of amino acids revealed higher levels of essential amino acids, such as phenylalanine, leucine, tyrosine, isoleucine, tryptophan, methionine, valine, threonine, arginine, histidine, lysine in female prawns when compared to the male prawns. Similarly, GC analysis of fatty acids showed both polyunsaturated and saturated fatty acids levels were found to be higher in female prawns when compared to the males. The variation in muscle constituents between male and female prawn reflects the differences in sex development and their energy requirements for body maintenance during the adult stage. In the present study, nutrition wise, the adult female prawn was as good or better

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Growth, Processing Measurements, Tail Meat Yield, and Tail Meat Proximate Composition of Male and Female Australian Red Claw Crayfish,Cherax quadricarinatus, Stocked into Earthen Ponds

Cited by 18 publications

References 20 publications

Influence of Gender and Spawning on Meat Quality of Australian Red Claw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) Stored at 2 °C

Influence of Gender and Spawning on Meat Quality of Australian Red Claw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) Stored at 2 °C

Use of Alfalfa Hay, Compared to Feeding Practical Diets Containing Two Protein Levels, on Growth, Survival, Body Composition, and Processing Traits of Australian Red Claw Crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus, Grown in Ponds

Proximate Composition and Profiles of Amino Acids and Fatty Acids in the Muscle of Adult Males and Females of Commercially Viable Prawn Species Macrobrachium rosenbergii Collected from Natural Culture Environments

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