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Physical, environmental, and chemical methods of disease prevention and control
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2010)
Disease prevention is a primary and cost-effective method in fish health management. It is more effective and economical than attempting to stop a disease that has already set in. Preventive measures have always big advantage ...
Viral diseases
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2010)
Outbreaks of viral infections can cause massive mortalities among cultured fishes or shrimps. Water temperature and age of the fish or shrimps are significant factors that influence the development of viral infections. ...
Parasitic diseases and pests
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2010)
This chapter deals with parasitic animals of significance to aquaculture because of their harmful effects on fish and crustaceans. It also illustrates the life cycle of major parasites and discusses the various methods in ...
Nutritional diseases
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2010)
Diagnosis of nutritional diseases is difficult because many signs exhibited by fish are non-specific and most nutritional deficiencies are hard to define. A compilation of data on feed composition and feeding management, ...
Use of plant protein sources in aquafeed for high value marine species in ASEAN member states
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
Cultured marine aquatic species are predominantly carnivorous. Major species in the region are seabass, grouper, snapper, tiger shrimp, mangrove crab and abalone. These species, except for abalone, require a high level of ...
Overview on the use of plant protein in aquaculture feed
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
Fish meal (FM) is the best and main protein source for fish and shrimp feed because of the favorable amino acid profile, highly unsaturated fatty acids, palatability and absence of antinutritional factors. Aquaculture ...
Status of development and use of alternative dietary ingredients in aquaculture feed formulations in Japan: Recent progress of fish meal replacement study of marine fish
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
Fish meal (FM) reduction in aquafeeds is one of the most important issues in aquaculture in Japan. The progress in research studies on reducing the amount of FM in aquafeeds has been demonstrated in several marine species ...
FAO policies and initiatives promoting responsible and efficient use of feed ingredients from marine animal origin
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2015)
After rapid development for three decades, aquaculture has become the most important source of food fish in Asia, which currently supplies about 55 per cent of food fish for the people. The rapid growth of aquaculture ...
Brunei Darussalam: Status of implementation of the resolution and plan of action on aquaculture.
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2011)
The aquaculture industry in Brunei Darussalam consists of cage culture of marine fishes and pond culture of freshwater and marine shrimps. The government has established various facilities to promote, facilitate and sustain ...
Polyculture of mud crab in Region 3
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2017)
The polyculture of mud crab with one to three other species (milkfish (Chanos chanos), tilapia (Oreochromis spp.) and shrimp or sugpo (Penaeus monodon)) is a common practice in Region 3. Pond preparation is given importance ...