Publications

Response to selection for body weight of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in different culture environments

Abstract: Within-family selection was practiced in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) for 12 generations to increase body weight at 16 weeks of age. Response to selection was […]

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  • Author(s): Remedios B. Boliva; Gary F. Newkirk
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

Analyses of various inputs for pond culture of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): Profitability and potential environmental impacts

Abstract: This paper presents profitability analyses and potential environmental impacts for Nile tilapia culture in ponds with a series progressive inputs. The sequential experimental stages to […]

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  • Author(s): Yang Yi; C. Kwei Lin
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

Microbiological hazards of tilapia culture systems

Abstract: Fecal coliform levels were measured in seven freshwater fish culture systems to assess potential microbiological hazards. Over a two month period, fecal coliform concentrations in […]

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  • Author(s): Casey McKeon; Edward Glenn; Charles P. Gerba; Kevin Fitzsimmons
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

Bio-energetic modeling of growth and waste production of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) in recirculation systems

Abstract: A bio-energetic fish growth simulation (FGS) model was developed for Clarias gariepinus and subsequently adjusted for the culture of Oreochromis niloticus, Oncorhynchus mykiss and Colossoma […]

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  • Author(s): M.C.J. Verdegem; A.A. van Dam; A.A. Cabarcas-Nunez; L. Oprea
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

A pilot study on the spatial and temporal soil moisture distribution in integrated crop-fishwetland and crop-wetland agroecosystems in Zomba-East, Malawi

Abstract: Integration of aquaculture into existing agricultural systems has been reported to improve productivity and ecological sustainability through better water management, improved soil fertility arising from […]

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  • Author(s): Daniel Jamu
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

Nonparametric Estimation of Returns to Investment in Honduras Shrimp Research

Abstract: Economic returns to the investment in shrimp research in Honduras by Auburn University researchers, as a part of the Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program […]

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  • Author(s): Siddhartha Dasgupta and Carole R. Engle
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Managing the accumulation of organic matter deposited on the bottom of shrimp ponds . . . Do chemical and biological probiotics really work?

Abstract: Accumulation of organic matter increases oxygen demand and the development of reducing and acidic conditions in bottoms soils. Deterioration of soil and water quality in […]

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  • Author(s): Stanislaus Sonnenholzner; Claude Boyd
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Pond soil pH measurementq

Abstract: Soil pH often is measured in samples from the bottoms of aquaculture ponds. Several different techniques for soil pH are used. This study considered the […]

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  • Author(s): Taworn Thunjai; Claude E. Boyd; Karen Dube
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Efectos en la rentabilidad y las estrategias de manejo de las fincas en Honduras, por las tasas de sobrevivencia del Camaron blanco

Abstract: Honduras es el productor de camaron cultivado mas importante entre los paises del Istmo Centroamericano, con un columen total de produccion de 12,000 TM, de […]

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  • Author(s): Diego Valderrama y Carole R. Engle
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Ten-year simulations of organic matter concentrations in tropical aquaculture ponds using the multiple pool modeling approach

Abstract: The accumulation rate of organic matter has been used to develop guidelines on sediment management in tropical aquaculture ponds. However, there is conflicting evidence as […]

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  • Author(s): Daniel M. Jamu; Raul H. Piedrahita
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article