Aquaculture Technical Articles
Article published the September 8, 2020:
Introduction
Dietary protein is the most expensive ingredient in fish feed which is required to sustain normal growth of aquatic animals. Feed accounts for 40-60% of the production costs in aquaculture, with p...
Article published the September 8, 2020:
1. Introduction
Siganids (rabbitfishes) are a small family of algaevorous fish that inhabit the tropical and subtropical waters of the Middle East and Indo-Pacific region (Saoud et al., 2007). The marbled spin...
Article published the September 8, 2020:
INTRODUCTION
Aquaculture is the fastest growing source of animal protein for humans. However, as this industry continues to develop, several inherent challenges will arise. Foremost is the need for increased p...
Article published the September 3, 2020:
Introduction
Clarias gariepinus, a major freshwater fish in Nigeria, is of growing economic value in African aquaculture industry [8, 9, 13]. According to Macharia et al. [11], the hatching rates of Clarias ...
Article published the August 27, 2020:
INTRODUCTION
Aquaculture is the fastest growing sector of food animal production in the world and supplies an increasing percentage of the total production of fish for human consumption (FAO, 2012). Nowadays, ...
Article published the August 27, 2020:
Introduction
The omnivorous Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is an important commercially farmed species worldwide due to characteristics such as strong disease resistance, fast growth and the ability to a...
Article published the August 12, 2020:
Background
Infectious pancreatic necrosis virus (IPNV) is the causative agent of a contagious fish disease by the same name and is responsible for economic losses in the aquaculture industry worldwide....
Article published the August 12, 2020:
1. Introduction
Teleosts fish species are one of the largest sources of protein for humans through their extensive production in aquaculture. There has been a growing trend in the last decades into the...
Article published the August 12, 2020:
1. Introduction
Nanotechnology involves the characterization, fabrication of structures, materials or particles that have at least 1–100 nm in length. The field of nanotechnology is one of the most activ...
Article published the August 7, 2020:
1. INTRODUCTION
The field of nanotechnology is one of the most active research areas in modern materials science. The biosynthesis of nanoparticles and nanomaterials as an emerging highlight has been widely at...