Aquaculture is responsible for almost 50% of the global production of aquatic organisms.
However, the activity generates residues that cause environmental impacts. Several …

Tilapia culture is currently practised in 95 countries all over the world and the number is
expected to increase. This book discusses in detail the principles and practices of tilapia …

Structural environmental enrichment, that is, a deliberate addition of physical complexity to
the rearing environment, is sometimes utilized to reduce the expression of the undesirable …

Animals fed formulated diets indirectly consume large quantities of water. Globally, about 1.2
m3 of water is needed to produce 1 kg of grain used in animal feeds. Cattle in feedlots …

In recent years, the issue of fish welfare in various aquaculture systems has garnered
significant attention from animal protection organizations, government departments …

Aquaculture has evolved as the fastest growing food-producing sector and developed as an
important component in food security. To keep a sustainable growth pattern, health …

Much has been said on the need to practice aquaculture in a sustainable manner, preferably
without jeopardizing the environment (Naylor, et al. 2000 and FAO 1997). As a result, best …

Monoculture is an inefficient aquaculture system because on average<~ 20% of the diet
supplied is assimilated by the target species. Integrated aquaculture systems are attractive …

Currently, the government of India has authorized importations of only O. niloticus and red
hybrids. The major intent of these introductions was to develop a tilapia farming industry …

A 4-month feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effect of surface area of periphyton
substrates (PS) and stocking density (SD) of juvenile Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, on …