Tilapia Culture

Tilapia Culture

Author: Abdel-Fattah M. El-Sayed
ISBN: 9780851990149
Pages: 304
Format: 18 Χ 25
Binding: Paperback
Pub. Year: 2006

Main Description

Tilapia culture is currently practised in 95 countries all over the world and the number is expected to increase. This book discusses in detail the principles and practices of tilapia culture in the world. It covers all the vital issues of farmed tilapia including: the biology, environmental requirements, semi-intensive culture, intensive culture systems, feed and feeding, reproduction and breeding, spawning and larval rearing, stress and diseases, harvesting and marketing and the role of tilapia culture in rural development. It also highlights and presents the experiences of leading countries in tilapia culture.

Readership

Researchers, advanced students and practitioners in aquaculture.

Main Contents

• Current State and Future Potential
• Basic Biology and Ecology
• Environmental Requirements
• Semi-intensive Culture
• Intensive Culture
• Nutrition and Feeding
• Reproduction and Seed Production
• Stress and Diseases
• Harvesting, Processing and Economics
• The role of Tilapia Culture in Rural Development
• Recent Technological Innovations
• Environmental Impacts