Tilapia productivity nearly quadrupling in Dutch-backed RAS tilapia product trial in Vietna

Tilapia productivity nearly quadrupling in Dutch-backed RAS tilapia product trial in Vietnam

Thursday. February 13th, 2020
Intercropping silver pompano and shrimp in India Intercropping silver pompano and shrimp in India

Aquaculture in India is predominately based on a few species of major freshwater carps and freshwater prawns, and Pacific white shrimp in saline water systems.

Monday. February 10th, 2020
Farmed tilapia see growth, meat quality boost from nerolidol supplement Farmed tilapia see growth, meat quality boost from nerolidol supplement

Adding supplemental nerolidol to diets of farmed tilapia improves fish growth and performance along with increasing meat quality, researchers say.

Wednesday. February 5th, 2020
RAS allows SSF to double smolt size RAS allows SSF to double smolt size

The first smolts to have been produced at Scottish Sea Farms’ new £55 million Barcaldine hatchery have been transferred to sea this week.

Tuesday. February 4th, 2020
New study shows vertical transmission of tilapia lake virus New study shows vertical transmission of tilapia lake virus

A recent study suggests that tilapia lake virus (TiLV) causes systemic infections that can move to the hosts’ reproductive organs and transmit the infection

Friday. January 17th, 2020
Seaweed supplementation shows delayed mortality in farmed seabass Seaweed supplementation shows delayed mortality in farmed seabass

A recent study suggests that supplementing farmed European seabass diets with Gracilaria sp. aqueous extract (GRA) can protect the fish from disease challenges

Wednesday. January 15th, 2020
Researchers examine antimicrobial resistance potential in aquaculture Researchers examine antimicrobial resistance potential in aquaculture

International team finds different mechanisms by which antimicrobial-resistant genes could spread among gut bacteria

Tuesday. January 14th, 2020
Organic selenium additive boosts mineral uptake, may reduce malnutrition Organic selenium additive boosts mineral uptake, may reduce malnutrition

Feeding farmed fish organic instead of inorganic selenium supports fish production and increases concentration of the mineral in fish tissue providing

Monday. January 13th, 2020
Replacing dietary fish oil with palm oil in Nile tilapia Replacing dietary fish oil with palm oil in Nile tilapia

Fish oil has traditionally been used as the major lipid component in fish feeds to provide essential polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)

Friday. January 10th, 2020
Taurine supplementation could support protein substitution in fish feed Taurine supplementation could support protein substitution in fish feed

Supplementing sea bass diets with a higher level of taurine boosts fish growth and feed efficiency when using a low-fishmeal, high soy protein diet, researchers

Thursday. January 9th, 2020
Seven deadly fins: study sheds light on key tilapia viruses Seven deadly fins: study sheds light on key tilapia viruses

A new study outlines the seven viral infections (other than tilapia lake virus) that can affect tilapia farms and profiles the steps the industry

Wednesday. January 8th, 2020
Long-term dietary replacement of fishmeal, fish oil in rainbow trout Long-term dietary replacement of fishmeal, fish oil in rainbow trout

The rapid growth of global aquaculture production over the last three decades has resulted in an increased demand for aquafeeds.

Tuesday. January 7th, 2020
AMR in aquaculture: a fish vet’s perspective AMR in aquaculture: a fish vet’s perspective

When we talk about antimicrobial resistance (AMR), it normally refers to bacteria developing resistance to antibiotics, but all types of microbes

Tuesday. December 31st, 2019
New study shows vertical transmission of tilapia lake virus New study shows vertical transmission of tilapia lake virus

A study, published in the journal Aquaculture, has provided further evidence that tilapia lake virus (TiLV) can be transmitted from infected broodstock

Monday. December 30th, 2019
Researchers look to new ways to tackle CMS in salmon Researchers look to new ways to tackle CMS in salmon

Experts from the Scottish aquaculture industry, academia and veterinary diagnostics, are aiming to develop a new early warning system for cardiomyopathy syndrom

Friday. December 27th, 2019
Feed trial successfully replaces fishmeal with black soldier fly larvae for farmed Atlantic Feed trial successfully replaces fishmeal with black soldier fly larvae for farmed Atlantic

A new study finds that feeding black soldier fly larvae to salmon at the sea-water stage did not impair the physio-chemical quality of the finished salmon fille

Tuesday. December 24th, 2019
Israeli firm’s ‘plug-and-play’ RAS solution attracts investment Israeli firm’s ‘plug-and-play’ RAS solution attracts investment

Despite the global growth in popularity of land-based aquaculture, two major challenges remain for recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)

Monday. December 23rd, 2019
Lab-scale testing of novel fish feed ingredients is a growing trend: Brabender Lab-scale testing of novel fish feed ingredients is a growing trend: Brabender

Whether floating, suspended, or slowly sinking, lab-scale extruders enable cost-efficient testing of aqua feed produced from various raw materials such as

Monday. December 23rd, 2019
Hope for tackling complex gill disease in salmon Hope for tackling complex gill disease in salmon

An internaitonal team of researchers believe that “a significant step” has been taken towards the early detection and potential treatment of complex

Friday. December 20th, 2019
Plant additive may boost farmed snapper immune response Plant additive may boost farmed snapper immune response

Adding extracts from Chenopodium ambrosioides to the diets of farmed red snapper may improve fish’s antioxidant response and immune functioning when facing

Thursday. December 19th, 2019
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