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Vol.3 , No. 2, Publication Date: Apr. 21, 2016, Page: 24-26
 fifteen each for both species were used for the experiment. Five treatments A, B, C, D and E with concentrations of 0%, 2.5%, 5.0%, 7.5% and 10% assigned to five different periods of 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 hrs respectively were replicated twice. The lowest mean QIM value of 4 for <i>Bagrus bayad</i> were obtained at 2 hours period for treatments C, D and E respectively. Similar low mean QIM values were also recorded for treatments C, D and E at 2 hours for <i>Lates niloticus</i>. Therefore, it can be concluded that both species recorded low QIM values at 2 hours period for treatments C, D and E respectively, this signifies that, highest quality performance could be achieved at higher concentration of brine at a low period of time.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/907.jpg)
| [1] | Sani A. A., Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife, Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Nigeria. |
| [2] | Haruna M. A., Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria. |
| [3] | Obaroh I. O., Department of Biological Sciences, Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Nigeria. |
The study was conducted to determine the effect of different brine concentrations on the quality and freshness of Bagrus bayad and Lates niloticus with a view to ascertaining best quality performance. A total of thirty samples (30) fifteen each for both species were used for the experiment. Five treatments A, B, C, D and E with concentrations of 0%, 2.5%, 5.0%, 7.5% and 10% assigned to five different periods of 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 hrs respectively were replicated twice. The lowest mean QIM value of 4 for Bagrus bayad were obtained at 2 hours period for treatments C, D and E respectively. Similar low mean QIM values were also recorded for treatments C, D and E at 2 hours for Lates niloticus. Therefore, it can be concluded that both species recorded low QIM values at 2 hours period for treatments C, D and E respectively, this signifies that, highest quality performance could be achieved at higher concentration of brine at a low period of time.
Keywords
Brine, Flesh, Fish, Shelf-Life, Quality Index Method
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