Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture

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Bioenergetic Modelling of Effects of Fertilization, Stocking Density, and Spawning on growth of the Nile tiiapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.)

Abstract: A bioenergetic growth model was developed to examine the integrated effects of fertilization, stocking density, and spawning on the growth of tiiapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.), […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Kwang Ming Liu; William Y.B. Chang
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Alternate-Day Feeding Strategy for Nile Tilapia Grow Out in the Philippines: Marginal Cost-Revenue Analyses

Abstract: Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus were produced in an experimental, on-farm grow-out cycle in which economic and production efficiencies were partially examined. Milled feeds were provided […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Remedios B. Bolivar; Eddie Boy T. Jimenez; Christopher L. Brown
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Effects of Diets Formulated with Native Peruvian Plants on Growth and Feeding Efficiency of Red Pacu (Piaractus brachypomus ) Juveniles

Abstract: We evaluated the effects of casein-based semipurified diets, alone or supplemented with native Peruvian plants, on growth, feed efficiency, and histology of the digestive tract […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Maria E. Palacios; Konrad Dabrowski; Mary Ann G. Abiado; Kyeong-Jun Lee; Christopher C. Kohler
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Preface

Abstract: Tilapia, because of their enormous adaptability and ability to reproduce under a wide range of physical and environmental conditions, excellent growth rates on a wide […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Chhorn Lim; Carl D. Webster
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Prospect and Potential for Global Production

Abstract: During the 1990s, tilapia products became an important commodity in the international seafood trade. Tilapia farming has grown from an industry based on fish introduced […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Kevin Fitzsimmons
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Farming Tilapia in Saline Waters

Abstract: Although tilapia culture has been limited primarily to freshwater and low-salinity brackish water, a high degree of salt tolerance exhibited by certain species has suggested […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Wade O. Watanabe; Kevin Fitzsimmons; Yang Yi
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Management of Bottom Soil condition and Pond Water and Effluent Quality

Abstract: Good bottom soil condition and high-quality water are essential ingredients for successful pond aquaculture of tilapia and other species. Some problems with pond soil and […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Claude E. Boyd
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Harvest, Handling, and Processing

Abstract: Quality control of tilapia products has been one of the most critical aspects of the success of the industry. Maintaining and improving the quality of […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Kevin Fitzsimmons
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Marketing and Economics

Abstract: The economic history of the development of the tilapia industry world-wide is a fascinating study of a fish enterprise that has been managed successfully on […]

  • Date of Publication: 2006
  • Author(s): Carole R. Engle
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Atlas of Tilapia Histology

Abstract: Tilapia have become one of the most important domesticated fish around the world. The group’s importance to household income in the developing world is increasing […]

  • Date of Publication: January 2006
  • Author(s): Carol M. Morrison; Kevin Fitzsimmons; James R. Wright Jr.
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article