Nutrition

Prakash Chandra Behera, Business Head-Aqua, PVS Group, Vijayawada, India looks at how to manage Vannamei shrimp ponds with high stocking density and no water exchange in relation to growth, survival and water quality.

In Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) farming as in all fed aquacultured species feed accounts for 60 percent of the total production costs. Increasing prices of raw materials has led nutritionists to search for alternative ingredients to reduce or at least …

Aquaculture diet has become increasingly plant based. In addition, the industry faces environmental changes. Recent findings in salmonids show the two challenges are combined, give cause for concern.

This paper by D. Allen Davis, Elkin Amaya, Jesus Venero, Oscar Zelaya and David B. Rouse, Auburn University, discusses from a historical perspective the systematic improvements in feed management that have allowed us to improve feed utilization and total produ…

Nutritional value of food and feed is just not declining, it is collapsing, write Dr. C. S. Bedi and Dr. R. Karthik, Aquaculture Division, Guybro Chemicals.

Mycotoxins, secondary metabolites produced by molds, can harm many varieties of aquaculturespecies. Here are 8 key facts about mycotoxins that reveal the real dangers for production.

The aim of this study by Tatiana S Barbosa, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, et al was to determine species of the fungal genera Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Penicillium and fumonisin B1 (FB1), aflatoxin B1(AFB1), and ochratoxin A (OTA) contaminatio…

In aquaculture, feed is amongst the most important factors that can impact fish growth rates. Most commonly found in pellet form, feed must be able to provide all of the required nutrients, offer the highest possible conversion rates, and of course be economic…