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Differences in sexual size dimorphism among farmed tilapia species and strains undergoing genetic improvement for body weight
Type: Journal Article
Many tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) farmers produce all-male populations because of the superior growth rate of males compared to females. To investigate differences in body weight at harvest of males and females among different ...
Extension manual on mono sex tilapia production and management: Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) Aquaculture Compact
Type: Manual
This material has been put together to assist extension workers and other trainers in facilitating and delivering improved technologies to catfish breeders to ensure profitable ventures. The contents are in simple terms ...
A manual for Nile tilapia seed production and grow-out aquaculture
Type: Manual
Tilapia is a highly versatile fish that is farmed worldwide. Widely known as the “aquatic chicken,” it has the
potential to contribute to the food security needs of a rapidly increasing global population. As a group,
tilapia ...
Performance analysis of existing catfish and tilapia value chains and market systems in Nigeria: A post-farmgate value chain scoping study
Type: Report
Nigeria is the largest fish producer in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fish plays a crucial role in supporting the
livelihoods of fish producers and actors along the post-farmgate value chain in the country. Despite the
virtues of ...
Tiliapia cage culture design
Type: Brief
Cage culture is a system in which fish are grown in a cage made of bamboo, metal or wood that is covered with nets. The netting encloses the cage on all sides or on every side except the top, which is left open. There are ...
Manual on Cage fish farming for beginners
Type: Manual
The training manual on cage fish farming supported the training of the aquaculture youth groups in the selected pilot communities.
Study Protocol: Development of an economic trait prioritization for Tilapia in Nigeria
Type: Internal Report
The aim(s) of this study are 1. to investigate the variability between production systems, across geographies, and related to gender within and between systems in Nigeria in a) economic model input
parameters, and b) Tilapia ...
GIFT transfer risk management: Genetics
Type: Internal Report
This report is a genetic risk analysis of introducing Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) in Nigeria
for aquaculture purposes. GIFT is a strain of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) that has been genetically ...
Smallholder tilapia farming in Nigeria: Guidelines for best biosecurity practices
Type: Manual
This comprehensive tilapia biosecurity manual is an integral component of this initiative. The manual
provides crucial guidelines and protocols for ensuring the health and biosecurity of smallholder operations
that farm ...