Research Article

Grading the Occurrence of Scoliosis Seen in Siberian Sturgeon (Acipenser baerii Brandt, 1869)

Volume: 4 Number: 2 August 31, 2019
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Grading the Occurrence of Scoliosis Seen in Siberian Sturgeon (Acipenser baerii Brandt, 1869)

Abstract

Scoliosis (lateral curvature of the spine) is a health problem that is encountered in fishes. Swimming ability of fishes diagnosed with scoliosis is limited and therefore malnutrition occurs. Consequently, some health problems may encountered in these fishes. The aim of this study was to determine to what extent fishes diagnosed with scoliosis are affected from this disease by developing a grading method that can conduct physical measurements of scoliosis detected in Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii Brandt, 1869). Our study was carried out on 34 scoliotic Siberian sturgeons obtained from a commercial fish farm, 61.3±9.7 cm in length and 694.9±15.2 g in weight. According to this method that we have created to measure the degree of scoliosis in Siberian sturgeon, 1°-18.9° was defined as presence of scoliosis, 19° and above was defined as severe scoliosis. In the measured scoliotic fishes, were detected presence of scoliosis in 14 fishes (41.18%) and severe scoliosis in 20 fishes (58.82%).

Keywords

Acipenser baerii,Grading method,Scoliosis,Sturgeon

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APA
Duman, S. (2019). Grading the Occurrence of Scoliosis Seen in Siberian Sturgeon (Acipenser baerii Brandt, 1869). Journal of Anatolian Environmental and Animal Sciences, 4(2), 145-150. https://doi.org/10.35229/jaes.552819