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Reduction of Rations below Satiation Levels

Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture CRSP investigation related to the scientific theme Feeds and Fertilizers Research.

Educational Development Activities in Support of Tilapia Aquaculture in the Philippines

Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture CRSP investigation related to the scientific theme Feeds and Fertilizers Research.

CNP : Role of Animal Source Foods to Improve Diet Quality and Growth and Cognitive Development in East African Children

The overall goal of the controlled child feeding intervention study was to improve the health, growth, and cognitive function of children through improving diet quality through […]

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Enhancing the Utilization of Grain Sorghum and Pearl Millet through the Improvement of Grain Quality Via Genetic and Nutritional Research

This research is focused on identification and characterization of germplasm sources that have improved grain quality and nutritional value characteristics. Breeding projects to assemble these genes […]

PD/A CRSP Central Database: A standardized information resource for pond aquaculture

Abstract: The Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program (PD/A CRSP) supports applied research and outreach programs for pond-based food-fish production, with funding under the U.S. Agency […]

  • Date of Publication: 1997
  • Author(s): Douglas H. Ernst; John P. Bolte; Duncan Lowes; Shree S. Nath
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

Climate, Site, and Pond Design

Abstract: The utilization of ponds for growing fish is not a novel concept, and in fact, it antedates recorded history. Early records indicate that the Chinese […]

  • Date of Publication: 1997
  • Author(s): Anita M. Kelly; Christopher C. Kohler
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Fry and Fingerling Production

Abstract: Tilapia production from aquaculture worldwide has grown rapidly, increasing from 241,681 metric tons (MT) in 1986 to 472,969 MT in 1992 (FAa, 1994). This growth […]

  • Date of Publication: 1997
  • Author(s): Bartholomew W. Green; Karen L. Veverica; Martin S. Fitzpatrick
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Attributes of Tropical Pond-Cultured Fish

Abstract: Food fish culture may be described as environmental management for growth of an edible product. The environment is managed contingent on a complex interaction of […]

  • Date of Publication: 1997
  • Author(s): David R. Teichert-Coddington; Thomas J. Popma; Leonard L. Lovshin
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Masculinization of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) by single immersion in 17a-methyldihydrotestosterone and trenbolone acetate

Abstract: The production of single sex populations offers several advantages in tilapia aquaculture, including enhanced growth and prevention of unwanted reproduction. A number of androgens have […]

  • Date of Publication: 1997
  • Author(s): Wilfrido M. Contreras-Sanchez; Martin S. Fitzpatrick; Ruth H. Milston; Carl B. Schreck
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

A strategic assessment of the potential for freshwater fish farming in Latin America

Abstract: Marine and many inland fishery resources are heavily exploited or overexploited, and although there is potential for increasing production from inland fisheries through intensification, development […]

  • Date of Publication: 1997
  • Author(s): James McDaid Kapetsky
  • Type of Document: Research Report