Control of prolific reproduction is vital for a profitable tilapia aquaculture enterprise. All‐male
tilapia culture is a popular method used to control prolific breeding, because the male …

Capture fisheries production has reached a stagnant stage and is no longer considered
capable of sustaining the supply of fisheries products for the growing global demand …

Growth and immune status of monosex Nile tilapia produced through dietary treatment with
solvent extracts of four plant materials were analysed. Nile tilapia juveniles (mean weight …

The rise in global concern on the adverse effects of uncontrolled utilization of synthetic
antibiotics in the production of food fish necessitates search for alternative natural products …

Mixed sex juveniles of Nile tilapia (mean weight 0.025±0.009 g; mean length 1.25±0.012
cm) were subjected to dietary treatment (commercial fish feed, Tokyu, Japan, 30% crude …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Herbal plants such as Basella alba (Family: Basellaceae),
Tribulus terrestris (Family: Zygophyllaceae), Asparagus racemosus (Family: Asparagaceae) …

The potential of pine pollen (PP) to masculinize sexually undifferentiated Nile tilapia was
evaluated by feeding graded levels of PP (0.08–3.20 g kg-1 basal diet) to triplicate groups of …

Monosex populations are in demand in many finfish species with sexual dimorphism, eg,
better growth performance, higher economic value. Synthetic steroids are commonly used to …

Our study was conducted to obtain the effect of Tribulus terrestris extract (TTE) on growth
performance, feed utilization, fish body composition, some blood parameters, sex-ratio and …

Accepted: 20 March 2019 Efficacy of ethanol and methanol extracts of medicinal herb
Withania somnifera roots was evaluated in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloficus on …