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AGD: a practical guide, part 1
AGD: a practical guide, part 1

Environmental and biological challenges present themselves in every aquaculture enterprise and the culture of Atlantic salmon is no exception

Adjusting carb to lipid ratios in tilapia feeds may boost economic returns, fish performanc
Adjusting carb to lipid ratios in tilapia feeds may boost economic returns,…

Altering the carbohydrate-to-lipid ratio in feed for farmed tilapia may improve fish weight gain, performance and economic return, say researchers.

Tanzania to tackle non-native tilapia strains
Tanzania to tackle non-native tilapia strains

Tanzania is to adopt recommendations for conserving the unique genetic diversity of its tilapia stocks in order to safeguard the country’s food security.

Farmed fish prioritised in animal welfare initiative
Farmed fish prioritised in animal welfare initiative

The Global Coalition for Animal Welfare (GCAW), the world’s first food industry-led initiative aimed at advancing animal - including farmed fish

Geneticist plans tilapia feed efficiency gains
Geneticist plans tilapia feed efficiency gains

A project which aims to selectively breed feed-efficient lines of tilapia in order to improve the economic viability of aquaculture in areas

New technologies in tuna breeding
New technologies in tuna breeding

The handling of such large fish of over 60 to 80 kg such as the bluefin tuna precludes many of the techniques used previously for smaller fish such as sea bream

Essential oils and parasite control in aquaculture
Essential oils and parasite control in aquaculture

Parasite control in aquaculture is becoming a major end goal of feed additive R&D, says a researcher.

Nutriad looks to boost survival, FCR and fish health as disease ups the stakes in tilapia
Nutriad looks to boost survival, FCR and fish health as disease ups…

Nutriad looks to boost survival, FCR and fish health as disease ups the stakes in tilapia production

Bee glue, aloe supplement may boost tilapia survival from disease challenge
Bee glue, aloe supplement may boost tilapia survival from disease challenge

A blended supplement of natural extracts may support the survival and immune functioning of tilapia facing a disease challenge, say researchers.

Columnaris Disease
Columnaris Disease

Columnaris, first described by Herbert Spencer Davis in 1922, is one of the oldest known diseases of warm water fish. References to the disease can be confusing

10 paths to low productivity and profitability with tilapia in sub-Saharan Africa (Part 2)
10 paths to low productivity and profitability with tilapia in sub-Saharan Africa…

Small-scale semi-intensive pond farming of tilapia in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is beset with low annual productivity in the range of 1,000 (or less) to 3,000 kg

10 paths to low productivity and profitability with tilapia in sub-Saharan Africa (Part 1)
10 paths to low productivity and profitability with tilapia in sub-Saharan Africa…

Small-scale semi-intensive pond farming of tilapia in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is beset with low annual productivity in the range of 1,000 (or less) to 3,000 kg

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