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Inclusion of small indigenous fish improves nutritional quality during the first 1000 days
Type: Journal Article
Key contributing factors to undernutrition in low-income countries, including Bangladesh, are low dietary diversity in the diets of women and low nutrient density of traditional complementary foods (CFs) for infants and ...
Status of research on inland fisheries in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
Type: Journal Article
This report presents information gathered during a short trip (November 14 to December 2, 1978) which the author made to observe the recent developments in inland fisheries research in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.
Stock evaluation and development of a breeding program for common carp (Cyprinus carpio) in Karnataka, India: progress of a research project
Type: Journal Article
Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is the single most important species for aquaculture in the state of Karnataka, India, where it is generally grown in polyculture with Indian major carps. Precocious maturation and unwanted ...
Cage-pond integration of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) with carps
Type: Journal Article
Cage-pond integration system is a new model for enhancing productivity of pond aquaculture system. A field trial was conducted using African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in cages ...
Utility of river training structures and present status in Patuakhali District Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
The focus of this study was to know usefulness of river training structures, controlling hydro-morphological characteristics, socio-economic benefits of inhabitants and current situation of these structures in Patuakhali ...
Assessment of the efficacy of prophylactic health products on water quality and shrimp (Penaeus monodon) performance at the nursery phase
Type: Journal Article
The aim was to assess the efficacy of prophylactic health products (PHPs) on shrimp
(Penaeus monodon) post larvae (PL) during the nursery phase. This included five treatments: infeed probiotic (F_PRO), water probiotic ...
Comparative study on growth performance of Bagda (P. monodon, Fabricius, 1798) in traditional and semi-intensive culture systems
Type: Journal Article
A comparative study of growth performance of giant tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon from two traditional and two semi-intensive culture systems was conducted from 14th March to 16th July, 2008 in the village Pania under ...
Impact of tannery effluents on the aquatic environment of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
This study presents an overview of the existence and effects of six heavy metals, chromium (Cr), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), manganese (Mn), and aluminum (Al), in tannery effluents released to the Buriganga River ...
The effect of daily consumption of the small fish Amblypharyngodon mola or added vitamin A on iron status: a randomised controlled trial among Bangladeshi children with marginal vitamin A status
Type: Journal Article
Amblypharyngodon mola (mola) is a nutrient-rich, small fish found in ponds and rice fields in Bangladesh. The aim of the present intervention was to assess the effect of mola consumption on iron status in children with ...
Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) seed production in irrigated rice-fields in Northwest Bangladesh-an approach appropriate for poorer farmers?
Type: Journal Article
Participatory research was conducted with poorer farmers in two communities, Girai (G) and Bahagili (B) in NW Bangladesh to assess the production of Nile tilapia seed in irrigated spring rice-fields. All the selected ...