Microalgae have the various function with positive health effects. For not only human beings, but also its potentiality has important roles for aquaculture system. Microalgae provide the essential fatty acids namely PUFAs. The long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) with two most important parts; Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) …
Read More »COMMERICALLY IMPORTANT OF SILVER FISH (MUKENE) RASTRINEOBOLA ARGENTEA, (PELLEGRIN, 1904) JINJA REGION, UGANDA
1.Dr. Vaitheeswaran Thiruvengadam, Project Manager, LuLu Fish Farming, International University of East Africa, Kampala, Uganda, East Africa. Pavitraa V, III Year, B.Tech., Biotechnoloy, , SASTRA University, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. Akila Priya M, Assistant Professor and Head, Department of Mathematics, Cauvery College of Engineering Technology, Trichy, Tamil …
Read More »FOR BETTER MANAGEMENT IN AQUACULTURE DURING THE WINTER SEASON
By : Dr Mustapha. A. Aquaculture Scientific Expert in Fish Nutrition. Morocco. To a large extent, water determines the success or failure of an aquaculture operation. Water quality is a dynamic network of physical, biological and chemical factors that influence fish production. The most important water quality parameter is temperature. It …
Read More »THE AQUACULTURED CATFISH CONTAINS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF PROTEIN AND POLYUNSATURATED ACIDS THAN THE WILD CATFISH
Aquafarming of catfish has become very popular in Africa, raising concerns about the nutritional benefits of this fish to consumers especially when compared to the wild catfish. Recent research conducted by University of Calabar, Cross Rivers State, Nigeria reveals that that aquacultured catfish contained significantly higher amounts of protein than …
Read More »NUTRITIVE AND PHYTOCHEMICAL ASSESSMENT OF COTTON (GOSSYPIUM SPP.) SEED MEAL FOR FISH FEED
The Proximate, Phytochemical and Mineral analysis of mechanically extracted cotton seed meal was carried out in a laboratory. This study revelated that Cotton Seed meal (CSM) contained nutritive values and phytochemical constituents. It could be used as a protein supplement in fish feed formulation, more research should carry out on …
Read More »AN ASSESSMENT OF POST-HARVEST FISH LOSSES AND PRESERVATION PRACTICES IN SIAVONGA DISTRICT, SOUTHERN ZAMBIA : COMPARISON BETWEEN AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES
Fish is an extremely perishable food product which requires proper handling soon after harvest. The present study was aimed at assessing post-harvest fish losses and preservation practices in Siavonga district, Southern Zambia. The results of the study revealed that all the fishers experienced post-harvest fish losses at varying degrees with …
Read More »EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTAL SELENIUM IN FISH FEED BOOSTS GROWTH AND GUT ENZYME ACTIVITY IN JUVENILE TILAPIA (OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS)
Tilapia culture has emerged as a convenient and highly profitable fish farming in over 120 countries . It has shown an 11% annual growth during 1987–2017 . In 2017, FAO (2019) ranked tilapia as the 4th most popular culture fish and included in the top 10 aquaculture producing fish species …
Read More »THE LAKE VICTORIA AND IT’S ROLE IN AQUACULTURE FOR INCREASED FISH PRODUCTION IN EAST AFRICA
Inland water bodies are natural capital assets which must be managed in a manner to not only maintain existing benefits for food security, livelihoods and income, but also seek to increase the sustainable contribution of the sub-sector to the blue economy growth of African countries in aquaculture and fisheries. The …
Read More »HUMAN HEALTH BENEFITS OF FISH CONSUMPTION
Fish has been an important part of the diet of humans in almost all countries in the world since the dawn of time. This feed is claimed to help prevent a range of other health problems from mental illness to blindnessThe health benefits of eating fish are being increasingly understood …
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