A Comparative Study of Oyster Condition
- 10 June 1949
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 109 (2841) , 593
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.109.2841.593
Abstract
In evaluating the condition of oysters 2 methods are prominent. One method, based on a ratio of dried meats to shell cavity volume has not proven entirely satisfactory. Measurement of glycogen content offers a standardized, highly quantitative evaluation. When both of these methods were used on 31 samples of poor quality oysters from Gulf Coast habitats, a correlation coeff. of 0.39 was found. Although only 3 samples of high quality oysters were analyzed, the 2 methods matched so well there is a strong suggestion that in animals of high vigor a good correlation may exist.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: