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Farmers' attitudes in Malawi to the use of excreta in fish farming
Type: Journal Article
The findings are presented of a survey conducted in Malawi to determine the acceptability by fish farmers of raisingfish in excreta-fed ponds. The use of livestock excreta appeared to be acceptable to the majority of ...
The use of napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) and maize (Zea mays) bran as low-cost tilapia aquaculture inputs
Type: Journal Article
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of napier grass presented in various forms either alone or combined with maize bran and/or lime on the growth of T. rendalli, 0. shirunus and 0. kurongue.
Exotic species and genetically modified organisms in aquaculture and enhanced fisheries: ICLARM's position
Type: Journal Article
This article contains a discussion paper on the use of exotic species and genetically modified organisms in aquaculture and enhanced fisheries, together with a summary of ICLARM's (International Center for Living Aquatic ...
Empirical equations for the estimation of natural mortality in Mediterranean teleosts
Type: Journal Article
Empirical relationships were established linking estimates of the instantaneous rate of natural mortality (M), the von Bertalanffy growth parameters, L sub( infinity ) (or W sub( infinity )) and K, and annual mean water ...
Small fishes as a resource in rural Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
The role of small fishes in the diet of the rural poor in Bangladesh is described. Basic statistics (maximum size reached, length-weight relationships and prices) are presented for 42 species, belonging to 10 families and ...
Aquaculture technology research for smallholder farmers in rural malawi
Type: Conference Paper
In order to develop aquaculture systems and technologies relevant to the maize-based famring system in rural Africa, ICLARM is conducting farmer-participatory research in Malawi. This involves farmer-researcher interaction ...
International Network on Genetics in Aquaculture
Type: Book
This publication provides the background information and rationale for the establishment of the Internal Network on Genetics in Aquaculture (INGA).
WESTERN blot analysis of plasma components of the three Tilapia species, Oreocbromis aureus, O. niloticus and Sarotherodon galilaeus
Type: Journal Article
In past studies erformed to differentiate among commercially important species of the Tilapia group, erythrocytes o the different species were successfully investigated in agglutination tests with lectins and Tilapia ...
Factors affecting outbreaks of epizootic ulcerative syndome in farmed fish in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Among 257 Bangladesh fish ponds investigated, 46% were affected by epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) either fully or partially. Thai silver barb, Puntius gonionotus (Bleeker), culture ponds were worst affected (64%) by ...
Simple method for backyard production of snakehead (Channa striata Bloch) fry
Type: Journal Article
The snakehead (Channa striata ) is a common freshwater fish species in Malaysia. Details are given of a simple technique for breeding this species, suitable for small-scale farmers practising backyard aquaculture. Two ...