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Title: Estimation of gastric emptying time (GET) in clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) using X-radiography technique

Abstract

This study examines the movement of food item and the estimation of gastric emptying time using the X-radiography techniques, in the clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) fed in captivity. Fishes were voluntarily fed to satiation after being deprived of food for 72 hours, using pellets that were tampered with barium sulphate (BaSO{sub 4}). The movement of food item was monitored over different time of feeding. As a result, a total of 36 hours were needed for the food items to be evacuated completely from the stomach. Results on the modeling of meal satiation were also discussed. The size of satiation meal to body weight relationship was allometric, with the power value equal to 1.28.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. School of Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 43600 Bangi, Selangor (Malaysia)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22308899
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1614; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: 2014 UKM FST postgraduate colloquium, Selangor (Malaysia), 9-11 Apr 2014; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; BARIUM SULFATES; FISHES; FOOD; SIMULATION; STOMACH; WEIGHT

Citation Formats

Ling, Khoo Mei, and Ghaffar, Mazlan Abd. Estimation of gastric emptying time (GET) in clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) using X-radiography technique. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4895275.
Ling, Khoo Mei, & Ghaffar, Mazlan Abd. Estimation of gastric emptying time (GET) in clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) using X-radiography technique. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4895275
Ling, Khoo Mei, and Ghaffar, Mazlan Abd. 2014. "Estimation of gastric emptying time (GET) in clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) using X-radiography technique". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4895275.
@article{osti_22308899,
title = {Estimation of gastric emptying time (GET) in clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) using X-radiography technique},
author = {Ling, Khoo Mei and Ghaffar, Mazlan Abd.},
abstractNote = {This study examines the movement of food item and the estimation of gastric emptying time using the X-radiography techniques, in the clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris) fed in captivity. Fishes were voluntarily fed to satiation after being deprived of food for 72 hours, using pellets that were tampered with barium sulphate (BaSO{sub 4}). The movement of food item was monitored over different time of feeding. As a result, a total of 36 hours were needed for the food items to be evacuated completely from the stomach. Results on the modeling of meal satiation were also discussed. The size of satiation meal to body weight relationship was allometric, with the power value equal to 1.28.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4895275},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22308899}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1614,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Sep 03 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Wed Sep 03 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}