Nutrition in tropical aquaculture : essentials of fish nutrition, feeds, and feeding of tropical aquatic specieshttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/55502024-03-28T23:50:58Z2024-03-28T23:50:58ZNutrition in tropical aquaculture: Essentials of fish nutrition, feeds, and feeding of tropical aquatic specieshttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/55642023-03-23T02:25:31Z2002-01-01T00:00:00ZNutrition in tropical aquaculture: Essentials of fish nutrition, feeds, and feeding of tropical aquatic species
Millamena, Oseni M.; Coloso, Relicardo M.; Pascual, Felicitas P.
This book is intended to teach undergraduate students the essentials of aquaculture nutrition, feed formulation, and feeding management. It serves as a reference book for researchers in aquaculture, aquaculturists, fish farmers, and aquaculture nutritionists. For the basic understanding of the materials presented, it is essential that the students, teachers, and researchers have a good background in chemistry, fish biology, or fisheries. The book covers the subject areas of known nutrient requirements, effects of nutrient deficiencies on various aquatic species, nutrient sources, digestibility, and digestive physiology. Feed formulation, processing and storage, evaluation and quality control, feeding management, as well as the economics of feeding are included. Aspects on feeds and feeding related to the conservation of the aquatic environment are also dealt with.
Each chapter of this book has common features such as an introduction, basic concepts, and a summary. Both the basic and practical aspects of fish nutrition are included to give the students and allow the readers who are unfamiliar with the topics a clear understanding and knowledge of these concepts. Study questions at the end of each chapter serve as a guide to summarize and impress on the students the salient points of the subject matter in each chapter. To easily comprehend the subject matter, there is an appendix containing the analytical methods and a glossary of technical terms. The users particularly the students are encouraged to broaden their knowledge by referring to the list of references and suggested readings at the end of each chapter.
2002-01-01T00:00:00ZEconomics of feedingAgbayani, Renato F.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/55632021-11-28T03:08:01Z2002-01-01T00:00:00ZEconomics of feeding
Agbayani, Renato F.
Millamena, Oseni M.; Coloso, Relicardo M.; Pascual, Felicitas P.
This chapter aims to introduce concepts and methods in doing economic analysis applicable in aquaculture in general with emphasis in feed production and feeding in aquaculture farms. This chapter discusses the following topics: cost of producing feeds; simple single-input (feeds) and single output (fish) production function; indices for measuring economic efficiency of feeds; the least-cost combination; and linear programming as used in the allocation of limited resources such as feed ingredients that will meet the nutritional requirements of the fish.
2002-01-01T00:00:00ZManagement of feeding aquaculture speciesAlava, Veronica R.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/55622023-03-23T02:25:08Z2002-01-01T00:00:00ZManagement of feeding aquaculture species
Alava, Veronica R.
Millamena, Oseni M.; Coloso, Relicardo M.; Pascual, Felicitas P.
This chapter teaches the reader to: differentiate the different feeding strategies in pond culture; learn feeding management methods such as stock sampling and record keeping, calculating daily feed ration, choosing appropriate feed size, and methods of applying feeds; understand the impact of feeding management on water quality and environment and on the cultured animal’s growth, survival, and feed conversion ratio; and describe the different feeding schemes used to culture fishes (milkfish, tilapia, rabbitfish, bighead carp, native catfish, sea bass, orange-spotted grouper, and mangrove red snapper; and crustaceans (tiger shrimp and mud crab). Other species for aquaculture stock enhancement (donkey’s ear abalone, seahorses, window-pane oyster) are also discussed.
2002-01-01T00:00:00ZEvaluation of feedstuffs and aquafeedsTeruel, Myrna B.http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12066/55612021-11-28T03:08:01Z2002-01-01T00:00:00ZEvaluation of feedstuffs and aquafeeds
Teruel, Myrna B.
Millamena, Oseni M.; Coloso, Relicardo M.; Pascual, Felicitas P.
This chapter discusses how to evaluate feedstuffs and feeds. The results of feed evaluation will be used to ensure the production of high quality feeds for fish, crustaceans, and shellfish.
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