Feed and Feeding Practices in Aquaculture

by Elsevier Science

Overview

Feed and fertilizer are significant costs in aquaculture operations and play an important role in the successful production of fish and other seafood for human consumption. This book reviews the key properties of feeds, advances in feed formulation and ingredient choices and the practicalities of feeding systems and strategies.

Feed and Feeding Practices in Aquaculture provides an authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the topic and is an essential guide for nutritionists, farm owners and technicians in aquaculture, as well as those working in R&D in the feed production industry and academics/postgraduate students with an interest in the area.

• Reviews the key properties of aquafeed, advances in feed formulation and manufacturing techniques, and the practicalities of feeding systems and strategies
• Provides an overview of feed and fertilizer in aquaculture
• Covers feeding strategies and related issues in different areas of aquaculture

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780081005071
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	05/12/2015
Series:	Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	432
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

Dr. Allen Davis, Alumni Professor, School of Fisheries and Aquaculture and Aquatic Science, Auburn University. Dr. Davis has ~30 years of experience in fishery research. He’s received 12 prestigious awards including most recently, the Directors Research Award and Guthrie Award for Achievement in International Agriculture. He has published over ~169 publication cited 2084 times and is a frequent speaker at conferences. His research has improved technologies for the culture of marine and freshwater species for stock enhancement and aquaculture. His primary emphasis is on graduate student education, the development and improvement of commercial feeds and feed management strategies, as well as providing continuing education opportunities to the industry.

Table of Contents

Part One: Feed and fertiliser in aquaculture: an overview 1 Overview of aquaculture feeds: global impacts of ingredient use 2 Fertilizers in aquaculture 3 Nutritional requirements of cultured fish: formulating nutritionally adequate feeds 4 Complete feeds—intensive systems 5 Regulatory aspects of compound feed in aquaculture Part Two: Feed ingredients, production and processing 6 Quality control of feed ingredients for aquaculture 7 Additives in aquafeed: an overview 8 Replacing fishmeal and fish oil in industrial aquafeeds for carnivorous fish 9 Use of pre- and probiotics in finfish aquaculture 10 Safety of medical feed additives in the food chain 11 Using feed to enhance the color quality of fish and crustaceans 12 Storage and handling of feeds for fish and shrimp Part Three: Feeding strategies and environmental impact 13 Feeding in hatcheries 14 Feeding equipment 15 Environmental impact of phosphorus and nitrogen from aquaculture

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Reviews the key properties of feeds in aquaculture, advances in feed formulation and ingredient choices, and the practicalities of feeding systems and strategies

Editorial Reviews

"...many chapters also include a section on sources for further information...a useful reference for anyone working in the field of aquaculture nutrition." —Aquaculture Magazine

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