Browsing Sustainable aquaculture by Author "Benzie, J."

Performance of Oreochromis niloticus and Oreochromis andersonii in controlled laboratory conditions in Zambia

Komugisha, B.; Trinh, T.Q.; Sakala, M.; Chungu, P.; Malambo, T.; Hampuwo, B.; Mwema, C.M.; Benzie, J.; Basiita Rose Komugisha: 0000-0002-7257-0286; Catherine Mawia Mwema: 0000-0001-8015-5747; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2022)

Type: Journal Article

In the present study, two hatchery strains of Oreochromis niloticus and two of O. andersonii sourced from different hatcheries in Zambia were subjected to the same feeding and management regimes in a controlled indoor tank ...

Pipette and paper: Combining molecular and genealogical methods to assess a Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) breeding program

Nayfa, M.; Jones, D.B.; Curtis, L.; Benzie, J.; Jerry, D.; Zenger, K.R.; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2020)

Type: Journal Article

The paper compared molecular and paper records of pedigrees in a Nile tilapia breeding program, the Abbassa line in Egypt. It established a novel pipeline of checks and balances based on molecular data to correct erroneous ...

Population, temperature and feeding rate effects on individual feed efficiency in European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

Rodde, C.; Vandeputte, M.; Allal, F.; Besson, M.; Clota, F.; Vergnet, A.; Benzie, J.; de Verdal, H.; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2020)

Type: Journal Article

Using breeding programs to improve feed efficiency, the ratio between fish body weight gain (BWG) and feed intake (FI), could increase aquaculture sustainability through reduced feed costs and environmental impact. To this ...

Preferences for rohu fish (L. rohita) traits of women and men from farming households in Bangladesh and India

Mehar, M.; Mekkawy, W.; McDougall, C.; Benzie, J.; Wagdy Mekkawy: 0000-0002-3991-7321; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2021)

Type: Journal Article

As selective breeding programs are time-consuming and expensive, it is critical that clients preferred traits are accurately identified. This is important to achieve value for money and adoption of selectively improved ...

Quantitative trait loci controlling swimming performance and their effect on growth in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Yu, X.; Mengistu, S.; Mulder, H.A.; Palstra, A.; Benzie, J.; Trinh, T.Q.; Groenen, M.; Komen, H.; Megens, H.; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2022)

Type: Journal Article

Critical swimming speed (Ucrit) is an important measurement of swimming performance and a good indicator for cardio-respiratory health. It offers a new opportunity to select fish with better fitness. However, the genomic ...

Report on Species Mapping, Purity in Hatcheries and Review of Best Management Practices

Komugisha, B.; Kakwasha, K.; Chungu, P.; Malambo, T.; Trinh, T.Q.; Benzie, J.; Basiita Rose Komugisha: 0000-0002-7257-0286; Keagan Kakwasha: 0000-0003-4251-7449; Trong Quoc Trinh: 0000-0001-7769-2250; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683

Type: Donor Report

Report on Species Mapping, Purity in Hatcheries and Review of Best Management Practices

A review of access and benefit-sharing measures and literature in key aquaculture-producing countries

Humphries, F.; Benzie, J.; Lawson, C.; Morrison, C.; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2021)

Type: Journal Article

Countries increasingly use access and benefit-sharing laws as a tool for the conservation and sustainable use of biological resources and associated traditional knowledge. These laws generally require the recipient of ...

Sex determination in the GIFT strain of tilapia is controlled by a locus in linkage group 23

Taslima, K.; Wehner, S.; Taggart, J.B.; de Verdal, H.; Benzie, J.; Bekaert, M.; McAndrew, B.J.; Penman, D.J.; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2020)

Type: Journal Article

Tilapias (Family Cichlidae) are the second most important group of aquaculture species in the world. They have been the subject of much research on sex determination due to problems caused by early maturation in culture ...

Sibship assignment to the founders of a Bangladeshi Catla catla breeding population

Hamilton, M.G.; Mekkawy, W.; Benzie, J.; Matthew Gray Hamilton: 0000-0001-8098-8845; Wagdy Mekkawy: 0000-0002-3991-7321; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2019)

Type: Journal Article

In terms of quantity produced, Catla catla is the sixth most important finfish aquaculture species produced globally in 2015. It is primarily grown in South Asia, often on a small scale in polyculture with other species. ...

Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) reveal sibship among founders of a Bangladeshi Rohu (Labeo rohita) breeding population

Hamilton, M.G.; Mekkawy, W.; Benzie, J.; Kilian, A.; Matthew Gray Hamilton: 0000-0001-8098-8845; Wagdy Mekkawy: 0000-0002-3991-7321; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683

Type: Journal Article

Rohu (Labeo rohita) is a significant freshwater aquaculture species with approximately 1.8 Mt produced annually. Fin clips obtained from the founders of a newly established Bangladesh-based breeding population (∼140 fish ...

Species composition in the Molobicus hybrid tilapia strain

Bartie, K.L.; Taslima, K.; Bekaert, M.; Wehner, S.; Syaifudin, M.; Taggart, J.B.; de Verdal, H.; Rosario, W.; Muyalde, N.; Benzie, J.; McAndrew, B.J.; Penman, D.J.; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2020)

Type: Journal Article

The “Molobicus” hybrid breeding programme was initiated to improve tilapia growth performance in brackish water. The base population was created by backcrossing F1 Oreochromis niloticus GIFT strains × feral O. mossambicus ...

A systematic literature review of the major factors causing yield gap by affecting growth, feed conversion ratio and survival in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)

Mengistu, S.; Mulder, H.A.; Benzie, J.; Komen, H.; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2020)

Type: Journal Article

Productivity among small‐ and medium‐scale tilapia farms varies considerably. The difference between the best performers and lower ones (yield gap), is affected by differences in growth rate and feed conversion ratio (FCR). ...

Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) trait preferences by women and men farmers in Jessore and Mymensingh districts of Bangladesh

Meher, M.; Mekkawy, W.; McDougall, C.; Benzie, J.; Wagdy Mekkawy: 0000-0002-3991-7321; Cynthia McDougall: 0000-0002-5606-6813; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2022)

Type: Journal Article

Research reporting user trait preferences for fish, particularly in relation to guiding genetic improvement programs are rare, even in tilapia where demand for genetically improved fish has underpinned the expansion of ...

WorldFish - Genetic research program

Benzie, J.; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683 (2022)

Type: Presentation

WorldFish Genetics Workshop 2022 - presentation on the WorldFish'S genetic research program.

WUR Closing the yield gap: increasing survival and production efficiency in smallholder farms of Nile tilapia Third Project Year 01 Feb 2018 to 31 Jan 2019

Benzie, J.; John Benzie: 0000-0001-9599-8683

Type: Donor Report

Report for Closing the yield gap: increasing survival and production efficiency in smallholder farms of Nile tilapia