Fish
Garlic shown to aid tilapia growth and immunity
Garlic (Allium sativum) has been shown to improve tilapia growth and immunity in a new study undertaken in Pakistan.
- Fresh insights into salmon feeds
- Sensor can improve fish welfare during delousing
- Can breeding science revolutionise shellfish production?
- Salmon farmer replaces dietary fish oil with marine algae
- In-pond raceway culture of red tilapia
- How to improve cleaner fish efficacy
- Fish processing by-product may provide prebiotic, boost growth
- Salt shown to improve arapaima farms
Fish
Fish disease guide - White Spot Disease
White spot is a contagious parasitic disease of fish. Caused by Ichyophthirius multifilis, the parasite infects the fish after moving from the bottom of the pon
Fish disease guide - Amoebic gill disease (AGD)
Amoebic gill disease (AGD) is a gill disorder found in marine fish, but primarily affecting salmon.
Farmed salmon health gets research boost
Two consortia will help in understanding and preventing diseases that affect farmed salmon.
Fish disease guide - Salmonid Rickettsial Septicaemia
Salmonid Rickettsial Septicaemia is considered to be the most important disease problem in the Chilean salmon farming industry
Fish disease guide - Whirling Disease
Whirling disease is a chronic disease caused by Myxobolus cerebralis, a parasitic protozoan that affects mainly juvenile salmonids.
Coated salt supplements may boost fish biomass gain, feed efficiency
Adding coated forms of sodium butyrate to tilapia feed may boost biomass gain, fish yield and improve feed conversion, say researchers.
Fish disease guide - Sea Lice
'Sea lice' is a term used to describe many species of ectoparasitic copepods of the genera Lepeophtheirus and Caligus.
Fish disease guide - Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis (IPN)
Infectious pancreatic necrosis (IPN) is an infectious viral disease that affects numerous species of fish in many different parts of the world.
Alabama catfish, feed producer files for bankruptcy
Citing catfish imports and regulatory changes, SouthFresh Aquaculture is filing for bankruptcy and asking for the chance to pay some bills during a company
Fish disease guide - Furunculosis
Furunculosis is highly contagious disease that affects fish of all ages. Aeromonas salmonicida, the infection causes high mortality in salmonids
Fish disease guide - Gyrodactylus Salaris
Only Atlantic salmon are severely affected by this parasite, although G. salaris has been reported from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)
Vegetable choline may boost tilapia growth, antioxidant status
Supplementing Nile tilapia diets with vegetable choline may support fish growth and performance along with providing clues to how that response is triggered