Aquaculture Technical Articles
Article published the October 21, 2016:
In aquaculture, producers commonly rely on formulated feeds to ensure optimal growth, health and quality of the farmed animal. Fish meal and fish oil from wild fisheries have traditionally been major constituen...
Article published the October 18, 2016:
During the past 20 years, the pond culture of hybrid striped bass has developed into a successful sector of the United States aquaculture industry; annual production has grown exponentially from 10,000 pounds t...
Article published the October 14, 2016:
Introduction
Feed management is a key factor affecting water quality (Boyd and Tucker 1998, Jory 1995) and production economics in aquaculture (Jolly and Clonts 1993). Not only is the feed the initial ...
Article published the September 29, 2016:
Introduction
Between 1.5 and 2 million households worldwide are believed to keep tropical marine aquaria and the collection trade which supplies this industry is estimated at US$220-330 million annually (Wabni...
Article published the September 9, 2016:
Background
Aquatic products represent an important food source for animal and human consumption, the rising demand of which had led to a fast development of aquaculture (Myhr and Dalmo 2005). The primary ...
Article published the August 18, 2016:
Study shows improved productivity and profitability in cage-farmed tilapia in Brazil.
View of the tilapia cages used in the study.
In Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) farming – a...
Article published the August 2, 2016:
Hammermills and Roller Mills for Aquaculture Feeds
Hammermills are commonly used for grinding a broad range of materials used in the production of aquaculture feeds. Since most species of fish, crustaceans, an...
Article published the August 1, 2016:
This article was originally published in Aquafeed (2013), Vol. 5, No.3, 41-45.
The single screw extruder has been the heartbeat of dry pet food and aquatic feed for over 50 years. Today, the single scr...
Article published the July 26, 2016:
Originally published in Aquafeed
In the autumn 2013 edition of Aquafeed, Dr. Nabil Said of Insta-Pro International discussed the new MS3000 Medium Shear Extruder for making high-quality, shaped, aquafeed pelle...
Article published the April 28, 2016:
the aquaculture industry has developed significantly over recent decades and is, today, one of the fastest-growing food production sectors in the world. One of the most important problems that affect aquacultur...