Nicholas Robinson et al, Nofima, Norway, genotype full-sibling families using an Illumina iSelect array containing SNPs found in transcribed genes, in order to produce a genetic linkage map of the L. rohita genome and simultaneously scan the genome of challeng…
Sand polychaetes (Perinereis nuntia) have been used as a live feed to boost reproductive maturation before mating in hatchery farms in Thailand. However, no study has evaluated the effect of polychaetes on performance and physiology of the sperm of the domesti…
This research report contains a brief look at the current status of catfish feeds and is primarily intended for catfish producers and feed formulators and manufacturers, write Edwin H. Robinson and Menghe H. Li, Delta Research and Extension Center in Stonevill…
Research by A. M. Abdelhamid and Ahmed Ismail Mehrim, Al-Mansoura University and I.A.Radwan and A.F.Abdelhamid, Al-Hamoul Fish Hatchery looks at the possibility of reducing cannibalism among newly hatched catfish (Clarias gariepinus) fry by grading.
During the last three decades, a great attention was paid towards aquaculture as an attempt to fulfill the gap between the increased population and their demands from animal protein, write A.M. Abdelhamid,Al-Mansoura University, Mohamed H. Ahmed and Doaa Kh. K…
Any fish farmer that wants to record a high survival of fishand better growth in record time in their ponds must endeavour to paygood attention to pond water quality, writes Lanre Ogunsina.
Two genetically improved tilapia strains (GIFT and Akosombo) have been created with Oreochromis niloticus (Nile tilapia), which is native to Africa. In particular, GIFT has been shown to be significantly superior to local African tilapia strains in terms of gr…
