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Nutrition and Feeding of Fish

Nutrition and Feeding of Fish

by Tom Lovell
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Publication Date: 16/12/2012

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1 The Concept of Feeding Fish.- Evolution of Aquaculture.- Necessity of Feeding Fish.- Comparison of Feeding Fish and Land Animals.- Fish Versus Farm Animals as Animal Protein in Human Diets.- Levels of Fish Culture.- 2 The Nutrients.- Energy Requirements and Sources.- Proteins and Amino Acids.- Vitamins.- Essential Lipids.- Minerals.- 3 Digestion and Metabolism.- Digestion.- Measuring Nutrient Digestibility in Fish.- Metabolism.- Rate of Metabolism (Oxygen Consumption) in Fish.- 4 Nonnutrient Diet Components.- Toxins and Antimetabolites.- Diet Additives.- Accidental Contaminants.- 5 Feed Formulation and Processing.- Formulating Fish Feeds.- Practical Feed Ingredients.- Processing Fish Feeds.- 6 Fish Feeding Experiments.- Controlled Environment Studies.- Practical Environment Studies.- 7 Practical Feeding - Channel Catfish.- Feeding Practices.- Nutritional Requirements of Channel Catfish.- Importance of Natural Foods in Catfish Ponds.- Effect of Fish Size on Feeding Responses.- Compensatory Growth in Channel Catfish.- Effects of Feed on Sensory Qualities of Processed Catfish.- Feeding Brood Fish.- 8 Practical Feeding-Tilapias.- Culture Practices.- Nutrient Requirements.- Feeds and Feeding.- 9 Practical Feeding-Salmon and Trout.- Types of Salmonid Culture.- Production of Seedstock.- General Culture Methods.- Nutrient Requirements.- Feed Formulation.- Feeding Practices.- 10 Practical Feeding-Penaeid Shrimps.- Culture Practices.- Nutrient Requirements.- Feeds and Feeding.- Practical Feeds.- 11 Practical Feeding-Eels.- Culture Methods.- Nutritional Requirements.- Feed Preparation.- Feeding Practices.- Daily Feeding Rate.- Research Needs.- 12 Practical Feeding-Crawfish.- Culture.- Feeding Behavior.- Providing Natural Foods for Crawfish.- Supplemental Feeding.- Nutrient Requirements.- Appendix A Composition of Feed Ingredients.- Appendix B Common and Scientific Names of Species.
ISBN:
9781475711769
9781475711769
Category:
Educational: Sciences
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
16-12-2012
Language:
English
Publisher:
Springer
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
229x152mm
Weight:
0.41kg

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