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Handling and processing of tilapia
(Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development, 1987)
Tilapia is a very promising aquaculture species with the development of the aquaculture industry. The commercial value of tilapia varies greatly with size in certain countries like Israel and Africa. In Southeast Asia, ...
Tilapia marketing in Metro Manila
(Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development, 1987)
The culture of tilapia in the Philippines has spread across the country. Tilapia production is increasing as reflected in the volume of tilapia unloaded in major fish landings in the country.
In Metro Manila, where a large ...
Marketability of tilapia in Metro Manila
(Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development, 1987)
The Nile tilapia (Tilapia nilotica) is now accepted in Metro Manila market. The past ten years have shown an increasing trend in the marketability of tilapia. From a price of P5.00 per kilo in 1976, tilapia is now selling ...
Computer-based resources for aquatic animal health
(Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society, 2002)
A brief review of computer-based resources for aquatic animal health is presented, with emphasis on information sources likely to be of interest to scientists, diagnosticians, and university instructors working in the Asian ...
Genetic evidence for a unique taxonomic position of white spot syndrome virus of shrimp: Genus Whispovirus
(Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society, 2002)
White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is a relatively new agent causing a zoonotic disease in shrimp. Taxonomically this virus is presently an orphaned, floating virus species. WSSV has a unique virion morphology, genome ...
Detection of shrimp viral pathogens with a simple dot-blot enzyme immunoassay protocol
(Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society, 2002)
Dot-blot nitrocellulose enzyme immunoassays (DB-NC-EIA) were developed for the detection of two shrimp viral pathogens, white-spot virus (WSV), and yellow-head virus (YHV). The assays utilized HRP-conjugated virus-specific ...
Significant diseases of molluscs in the Asia-Pacific region
(Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society, 2002)
There have been relatively few studies on the diseases of molluscs in the Asian region, and those that have been carried out are often difficult to access. Therefore, our current knowledge of mollusc diseases in Asia is, ...
Birnaviruses of potential new serogroups isolated from tropical fish
(Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society, 2002)
Over the last 10 years, viruses have been isolated from fish imported into Singapore and also from indigenous fish in Singapore. In 1993, the marble goby Oxyeleotris marmorata** underwent viral diagnostic investigation as ...
Detection and identification of aquatic Mycobacterium species in fish, fish farm workers and the environment
(Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society, 2002)
Mycobacteriosis, caused by Mycobacterium spp, is a common disease in snakehead (Channa striata) and Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens). In Thailand, snakehead is an economically important food species, while Siamese ...
Viral infections in Australian freshwater crayfish
(Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society, 2002)
Viral diseases of freshwater crayfish are poorly understood. To date, much of the research in this field has been conducted in Australia and/or on Australian freshwater crayfish species. Cherax tenuimanus, Cherax destructor ...