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This factsheet by the Southern Regional Aquaculture Center (SRAC) gives information on what feeds and feed ingredients should be used for channel catfish.

For a variety of reasons, many humans choose to adopt children. More surprisingly, adoption is fairly widespread in the animal kingdom, even though it would seem to counteract the basic premise of Darwins theory of evolution, which suggests that animals should…

Commercial diets for channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) are typically composed of protein and energy sources of plant origin supplemented with lysine, vitamins, and minerals. A small amount of animal protein may be included. The predominant protein source i…

There has been increasing interest in growing hybrid catfish (female channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus male blue catfish I. furcatus) in Mississippi and the Southeastern region of the United States. Data presented in this report evaluate dietary protein leve…

The high value of fresh tuna is largely attributed to the red colour and firm but tender texture of the thin pieces of raw flesh served as sushi or sashimi. A range of factors has been reported to affect the colour and visual appearance of the tuna flesh, alon…

Extending the shelf life of fresh catfish fillets would make it possible for catfish producers to increase the length of time in the supply chain and make it more feasible for processors to produce fresh, never-frozen, tray-packed products that can be sold in …

Although antibiotic growth promoters in the diets of fish may promote growth and improve feed conversion and survival rates, public concern over cross-resistance to humans led to a ban on the use of such substances in the EU. Research has thus turned to other …