Fish nutrition and feed technology a teaching manual

Aquaculture - culture of aquatic organisms including aquatic vegetations under controlled conditions which are now recognized as a viable and profitable farming or enterprise worldwide. As aquaculture technology has evolved, the push toward higher yields and faster growth has involved the enhancemen...

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Main Author: Athithan, S.
Other Authors: Felix, N., Venkatasamy, N.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Delhi, India Daya Pub. 2012
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Type of feeds used in aquaculture
  • Physiology of digestion and metabolism in fishes
  • Food and feeding habits of fish
  • Nutritional requirements of cultivable fin and shellfishes - proteins
  • Nutritional requirements of cultivable fin and shellfishes - fats (lipids)
  • Nutritional requirements of cultivable fin and shellfishes - carbohydrates (CHO)
  • Nutritional requirements of cultivable fin and shellfishes - vitamins and minerals
  • Nutritional bioenergetics of fish
  • Aqua feed formulation and management
  • Micro particulate feeds
  • Feed ingredients
  • Feed additives
  • Physical evaluation of feeds and feed ingredients
  • Chemical evaluation of feeds and feed ingredients
  • Biological evaluation of feeds and feed ingredients
  • Microbiological evaluation of feeds and feed ingredients
  • Feeding strategies
  • Aqua feed proceesing
  • Feed handling and storage
  • Anti-nutritional factors (or) antimetabolites and toxic factors
  • Nutritional diseases in fishes
  • Probiotic and their uses in aqua feeds
  • Economics aspects of aqua feed usage
  • Aquaculture feed management