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Tilapia Culture
Second Edition
Creates an understanding of the current global state, production, farming technologies, and future potential of major cultured tilapia species
Abdel-Fattah M. El-Sayed (Author)
9780128165096, Elsevier Science
Paperback, published 15 October 2019
358 pages
27.6 x 21.5 x 2.3 cm, 0.93 kg
Tilapia Culture, Second Edition, covers the vital issues of farmed tilapia in the world, including their biology, environmental requirements, semi-intensive culture, intensive culture systems, nutrition and feeding, reproduction, seed production and larval rearing, stress and disease, harvesting, economics, trade, marketing, the role of tilapia culture in rural development and poverty eradication, and technological innovations in, and the environmental impacts of, tilapia culture. In addition, the book highlights and presents the experiences of leading countries in tilapia culture, thus making it ideal for tilapia farmers and researchers who seek the most relevant research and information. The new second edition not only brings the most updated information within each chapter, but also delivers new content on tilapia transfers, introductions and their impacts, the use of probiotics and other additives in tilapia culture, tilapia trade, including marketing, and sustainability approaches and practices, such as management practices, ecosystem approaches to tilapia culture, and value chain analyses of tilapia farming.
1. Current State and Future Potential 2. Taxonomy and Basic Biology3. Distribution, Transfers and Introductions 4. Environmental Requirements5. Semi-intensive Culture6. Intensive Culture7. Nutrition and Feeding8. Reproduction and Seed Production9. Stress and Diseases10. Harvesting, Processing and Economics11. Trade and Marketing 12. The Role of Tilapia Culture in Rural Development13. Recent Technological Innovations14. Environmental Impacts
Subject Areas: Food & beverage technology [TDCT], Medical toxicology [MMGT], Medical microbiology & virology [MMFM]
