By Cedric Komar, William.J. Enright, Luc Grisez, and Zilong Tan and published by Intervet - Although fish farming has great development potential in Asia, fish diseases still remain a major constraint to its successful expansion.
By Paul G. Olin, University of California, Davis - The world population is on the rise, as is the demand for aquatic food products. Production from capture fisheries at the global level is levelling off and most of the main fishing areas have reached their max…
By Fiskeriforskning - Blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou) is a small, lean cod fish of high importance as rawmaterial for fish meal production in Norway. Fish meal produced from blue whiting generates lower growth and feed efficiency in salmon, halibut and…
By Gary L. Jensen and published by the Southern Regional Agricultural Center and the Texas Aquaculture Extension Service - Fish transport is often the final step in production. Most labor and production costs have already occurred, and any fish loss from death…
By Ruth Francis-Floyd and Craig Watson, University of Florida - Ammonia is a major metabolic waste product from fish. It is excreted across the gill membranes and in the urine. The primary source of ammonia in aquaculture systems is fish feed.
Safely transporting fish from the hatchery to the pond and then on to the market is a very important part of aquaculture, says the University of Auburn.
By Dr. Brian Bosworth and Dr. Brian Small, USDA ARS and Dr. James Steeby and Dr. Jimmy Avery, Mississippi State University - Production of hybrids between the channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and the blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) was reported as early…
By Dave Cockerill, the Fish Vet Group - In recent years spinal deformity has become an increasingly important condition for salmon producers and especially processors. Some populations are virtually unaffected, but the incidence of deformity can be above 30%, …
By Intervet - The development and manufacture of vaccines for aquatic species which perform consistently to closely defined standards is a complex process involving more than 100 developmental steps, and an expensive and lengthy large scale production, testing…
From the University of Adelaide - A total of 205 Yellowtail Kingfish have recently been tagged in the Spencer Gulf as part of the Innovative Solutions for Aquaculture Planning and Management suite of research projects.
By Ruth Francis-Floyd, University of Florida - Fish health management is a term used in aquaculture to describe management practices which are designed to prevent fish disease. Once fish get sick it can be difficult to salvage them.
Published by Intervet - The theory that tilapia is a hardy and disease-resistant fish species is no longer correct. Producers, scientists and processors have now become aware that diseases may well be the number one threat for the future of this industry.
From The USDA's APHIS - These guidelines apply to the following farmed species of fish: salmonids and cyprinids. The guidelines may also apply to other fish species. The length of time fish spend on a transport should be as short as possible.
In a new book, The Benefits of Fish Meal in Aquaculture Diets, RD Miles and FA Chapman, from the University of Florida, explain the value of fishmeal in feeds for fish and shrimp.
By K.P. Chandroo, I.J.H. Duncan, R.D. Moccia, Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, University of Guelph - In contrast to other major forms of livestock agriculture, there is a paucity of scientific information on the welfare of fish raised under intensiv…
By Mark Sheppard, B.Sc., DVM Sakana Veterinary Services Ltd., Canada and published by Intervet - Marine nocardiosis is a long-term and problematic bacterial infection of warm-water fish. It eventually presents itself as an underlying debilitating factor in man…
By Biliana Cicin-Sain, Susan M. Bunsick, John Corbin, M. Richard DeVoe, Tim Eichenberg, John Ewart, Jeremy Firestone, Kristen Fletcher, Harlyn Halvorson, Tony MacDonald, Ralph Rayburn, Robert Rheault,and Boyce Thorne-Miller - This report details recommendation…
Since cultured catfish get only a small portion of their food nutrients naturally, they must be fed a complete feed, according to scientists from Mississippi State University.
By the Texas Aquaculture Association - The Texas Aquaculture Industry produced approximately 26 million pounds of products in 2004, worth an estimated $42.5 million, and the industry continues to grow and diversify. This report will describe in more detail the…
By Intervet - Vaccination is becoming an increasinglyimportant part of aquaculture. Several bacterial and viral vaccines have been successfully developed and commercialised, and have proven their cost-effectiveness.
By the Farm Animal Welfare Council - This article is part of a report on labelling in relation to the welfare provenance of livestock products. This Report concentrates on the purpose and nature of labelling and its justification, whether such labelling should…
By Edwin H. Robinson, Menghe H. Li, and Bruce B. Manning, Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center and published by the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Experiment Station - This is the 2nd revision of this report on the status of catfish nutriti…
By the Fish Vet Group - Histopathology describes the study of disease and disease processes by the microscopical examination of very thin section of preserved, stained tissues. The actual preparation of stained slides is a highly skilled procedure requiring ex…
By Cefas - This report looks at the clinical signs of Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia and provides a status update on the recent outbreak in North Yorkshire.
By Intervet - Pancreas disease (PD) of Atlantic salmon was first recognised in Scotland, followed by Ireland and then Norway. This short series of Agenda articles will cover; 1. A description of PD (Agenda No. 5), 2. The diagnosis of PD (Agenda No. 6) and 3. C…
By the Mississippi State University - This handbook gives the basic information new catfish farmers need to get through their first production season with minimum problems.
In this article – published by the Southern Regional Agricultural Center and the Texas Aquaculture Extension Service – Brian C. Small discusses how managing egg diseases and improving hatch rates in channel catfish hatcheries requires good husbandry and contin…
By Mississippi State University - Since feed is the most expensive part of catfish production, feeding a nutritious feed that converts efficiently and promotesgrowth without hurting water quality should increase production and profit.
By Pilar Hernndez Serrano, Central University of Venezuela and published by the FAO - This work focuses on antibiotics misuse and the concomitant threat of resistance development, considering this topic to be a public health concern that affects thepopulation …
By David Cox, the Fish Vet Group - So what's in a name? Quite a lot I would possibly say. Take for example the latest "syndrome" to appear from Norway namely Heart Skeletal Muscle Inflammation (HSMI for short -thank goodness for abbreviations). The key questio…
By the Farm Animal Welfare Council - This article is part of a report on labelling in relation to the welfare provenance of livestock products. This Report concentrates on the purpose and nature of labelling and its justification, whether such labelling should…
By the Farm Animal Welfare Council - This article is part of a report on labelling in relation to the welfare provenance of livestock products. This Report concentrates on the purpose and nature of labelling and its justification, whether such labelling should…
By the Farm Animal Welfare Council - This article is part of a report on labelling in relation to the welfare provenance of livestock products. This Report concentrates on the purpose and nature of labelling and its justification, whether such labelling should…
By the Farm Animal Welfare Council - This article is part of a report on labelling in relation to the welfare provenance of livestock products. This Report concentrates on the purpose and nature of labelling and its justification, whether such labelling should…
By the Farm Animal Welfare Council - This article is part of a report on labelling in relation to the welfare provenance of livestock products. This Report concentrates on the purpose and nature of labelling and its justification, whether such labelling should…
By the Farm Animal Welfare Council - This article is part of a report on labelling in relation to the welfare provenance of livestock products. This Report concentrates on the purpose and nature of labelling and its justification, whether such labelling should…
