Nutrition

Labeo rohita may be able to utilize the non-gelatinized corn starch based diet more efficiently and being economical it spares the protein based cost effective feed, according to research by Mahwish Qamer et al, University Faisalabad, Pakistan.

Fish meal has historically been the protein source of choice in aquatic feeds, but global supplies have reached a plateau making it less available and more expensive. As a consequence, the use of cheaper proteins made from processed plant proteins, byproducts …

Aquatic animals have a much closer relationship to their external environment than terrestrial animals and are thus more susceptible to pathogens in their environment.

Research conducted by Susan Laramore et al, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University, studied whether fresh U. lactuca harvested weekly from a land-based integrated multi-trophic aquaculture system could be utilized as a nutritional…

The use of blue green algae Spirulina in aquaculture has several potential advantages over the production of fish, writes Nasreen M. Abdulrahman and Hawkar J. Hamad Ameen, University of Sulaimaniya.

To test whether digestion affected swimming performance in an active forager and whether the possible effects varied with temperature, Jing Peng et al, Chongqing Normal University, investigated the critical swimming speed (Ucrit) and the resting and active met…

Ectoparasites are key agents responsible for causing diseases in farmed fish. The Nile tilapia, in particular, has been shown to be susceptible to infestation by trichodinids and monogeneans, write Santiago Benites de Pdua, Aquivet Sade Aqutica, Roney Nogueira…

Red claw crayfish have numerous attributes that make the species a good choice for aquaculture, including flexibility in feeding that may allow expensive prepared diets to be supplemented or replaced by natural foods or forages, write Kenneth R. Thompson et al…