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Agonistic behaviour and feed efficiency in juvenile Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus
Type: Journal Article
The main hypothesis of the present study was that an aggressive and dominant fish would eat more feed and would be more efficient. To test this hypothesis, estimations of the relationships between agonistic behaviour, ...
Cage aquaculture in Malawi
Type: Brief
This briefing note summarizes the current status of the cage aquaculture industry in Malawi, development opportunities, and economic social and environmental concerns that need to be addressed to ensure sustainability of ...
The Economics of Shrimp farming in Selected Asian Countries
Type: Book Chapter
This paper discusses the status of shrimp farming and evaluates the level of profitability, the relative competitiveness in the production and trade of shrimp, and the technical efficiency of shrimp production in the major ...
Integrated rice-prawn farming in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: a route towards sustainable and profitable farming systems?
Type: Journal Article
Economic analysis and performance of the integrated rice-prawn farming systems in the Mekong Delta (Vietnam) are reviewed, including the problems and constraints of this integrated system technology.
Fishing for private expertise
Type: Journal Article
Aquaculture currently produces more than 50 per cent of all fish and seafood products that are consumed worldwide. With ongoing intensification and global networking, aquaculture is creating an increasing demand for ...
Tilapia major clinical signs (Tetum version)
Type: Poster
Objektivu husi poster nee atu haforsa kapasidade sentru fini ikan, viveirus, hakiak ikan nain sira no servisu estensaun sira atu rekuneshe no relata moras ikan Nila. Asaun preventiva, hatene inisiu sinais klinika no ...
Estimation of genetic change in the GIFT strain of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by comparing contemporary progeny produced by males born in 1991 or in 2003
Type: Journal Article
Genetic change in the Genetically Improved Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) was estimated by comparing the performance of the progeny produced from cryopreserved spermatozoa from the base population ...
Mass spawning of Oreochromis niloticus for fry production: threats and opportunities for small-scale aquaculture and selective breeding
Type: Book Chapter
Mass selection based on mass spawning can present a feasible and low-cost selective breeding scheme. In mass spawning, however, mating is not controlled and a small number of breeding individuals may account for a ...
Participatory research boosts catfish egg, fry production in Cameroon
Type: Journal Article
The omnivorous African sharptooth catfish is a valuable species suitable for culture by smallholder farmers in Cameroon. A five-year research project that brought farmers together with research interests established simple, ...
Safe use of pesticide in rice-fish culture
Type: Journal Article
Results of the study on the relative safety of nine different pesticides: Diazinon 40% EC, Diazinon 10 G, Elsan 50% EC, Sumithion 50% EC, Furadan 3 G, Padan 50% SP, Kitazin 48% EC, Kitasin 17% G and EPN 45% EC for various ...






