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Inclusion of fermented fish by-product silage in diets of the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus
Type: Journal Article
The aim of this study was to evaluate the possibility of replacing of fish meal by silage made from fish by-product on growth performance, feed utilization and proximate composition of the Nile tilapia, O. niloticus fingerlings.
Attenuated virulence of pigment-producing mutant of Aeromonas veronii bv. sobria in HeLa cells and Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Type: Journal Article
Aeromonas species are potential water/foodborne pathogens, whereas Aeromonas veronii bv. sobria is one of the most virulent species to human and fish. Most current experimental evidence has publicized that suicide plasmid ...
Effect of the filter-feeder silver carp on the water quality of fertilized earthen ponds and Nile tilapia production
Type: Journal Article
The objective of this study is to test the effect of silver carp on water quality and tilapia yield.
Risk assessment of using poultry manure on water quality, fish as well as their human health and biological treatment in aquaculture ponds
Type: Journal Article
The efficiency of Scenedesmus dimorphus as biological treatment to improve water and fish quality in fish farms where poultry manure as fertilizers were studied.
Identification of Tilapia Lake Virus in Egypt in Nile tilapia affected by 'summer mortality' syndrome
Type: Journal Article
Egyptian fish farms have faced unexplained mortality of tilapia during the summer months in recent years. Epidemiological surveys indicated that 37% of fish farms were affected in 2015 with an average mortality rate of ...
Levels of some heavy metals in muscles and liver of freshwater farmed Fish at Abbassa
Type: Journal Article
In the present study, the levels of iron, zinc, cadmium, copper, lead, manganese, and calcium in muscle and liver tissues were investigated in different species of commercially available farmed fishes (Nile tilapia, striped ...
Water quality, fish production and economics of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, and African catfish, Clarias gariepinus, monoculture and polyculture
Type: Journal Article
Tilapia is the main cultured fish species in Egypt, contributing 43.5% of farmed fish production and 24% of total fisheries production. The main problem facing tilapia producers is early reproduction before fish reach ...
Assessment of the impact of dissemination of genetically improved Abbassa Nile tilapia strain (GIANT-G9) versus commercial strains in some Egyptian governorates
Type: Journal Article
WorldFish initiated a selective breeding program in Abbassa--Egypt to develop and produce the genetically improved Nile tilapia strain known as “Genetically Improved Abbassa Nile tilapia (GIANT)”, adopting the same technology ...
Impact of Saturn herbicide on histological structures and residual aspects of Nile tilapia (Oreachromis niloticus)
Type: Journal Article
This investigation was performed to demonstrate the effect of Saturn herbicide on Nile tilapia (Oreachromis niloticus). Experimental studies were done to determine of LC50 of Saturn and evaluate its acute and chronic ...
Production economics of Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) pond culture in El-Fayum Governorate, Egypt
Type: Journal Article
Econometric techniques were used to estimate a production function for tilapia pond culture in El-Fayum Governorate, Egypt, utilizing cross-sectional field data. Explanatory variables were feed, initial stocking weight, ...