Fish
Pangasius farming - Water quality and biosecurity
Maintaining good water quality and strict biosecurity measures can help pangasius farms remain productive and profitable.
- Pangasius farming - Feed and nutrition
- Pangasius farming - Health and disease
- How farmers can make more money in catfish farming - Part 2
- Pangasius farming - An overview
- How farmers can make more money in catfish farming - Part 1
- Effects of Bamboo Charcoal Added Feed on Reduction of Ammonia and Growth of Pangasius
- Are organic farmed salmon more susceptible to sea lice?
- How to Farm North African Catfish - Part 4
Fish
How to Farm North African Catfish - Part 3
African catfish can be produced most economically in tropical and subtropical countries, which have favourable temperatures for growth as stated earlier
How to Farm North African Catfish - Part 2
North African catfish are reared in ponds and in concrete, fibreglass and plastic tanks, with various levels of intensification.
How to Farm North African Catfish - Part 1
This guide from the FAO Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme provides information on farming North African catfish.
Reducing Catfish Feed Cost - Part 2
Diets based on soybean meal (SBM) have typically been considered the standard in the channel catfish industry, and such diets are considered to be of “high”
Reducing Catfish Feed Cost - Part 1
The Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES) and Delta Western Research Centre (DWRC) have collaborated on catfish nutrition research
The oral vaccine that aims to tackle Streptococcus in tilapia
An oral vaccine that protects tilapia from Streptococcus infection is due to be trialled on farms before the end of the year.
Salmon farmers mothball antiquated seal deterrent systems
Acoustic deterrent devices (ADDs) that are considered to cause disturbance to European protected species, such as seals, will no longer be used by salmon farmer
Fish vaccination - a vital tool to ensure sustainable aquaculture
The provision of safe and effective vaccination programmes is one of the key tools to ensure the sustainable development of the aquaculture sector
The future of tilapia aquaculture: an insider's perspective
Adam Taylor, founder of the largest tilapia producer in Africa, sees huge scope for improvements in the sector - in particular driven by advances in nutrition
What’s the optimum feeding strategy for tilapia?
Tilapia fed three times a day show improved growth rates and welfare indicators, according to a new study.
The pros and cons of crossbreeding and hybridisation in aquaculture
Heterosis, the well-known concept of “hybrid vigour”, has been utilised to improve fitness-related traits – like growth, fecundity and disease resistance
Concerns over tilapia biodiversity
A new study has revealed the scale of hybridization taking place between native and introduced tilapia in Tanzania.