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Written by industry experts in the industry, Koi Culture is the first book to provide a scientifically based, thorough review of this commercially important species worldwide. An essential reference work for all those involved in koi breeding, farming and trading, including fish farmers, equipment providers, aquaculture scientists, and fish biologists, this important new reference covers historical aspects of koi culture, koi biology and genetics, basic principles of koi aquaculture, koi production, and the design and construction of a koi farm.

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Author:   Servaas De Kock ,  Ronnie Watt
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
ISBN:  

9781405178921

ISBN 10:   1405178922
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   20 October 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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"Servaas de Kock left university with a BSc degree in chemistry and physics, followed a career in scientific equipment and computers until ""retirement"" to pursue his passion for koi, and has been a fulltime Koi breeder since 1993. He has a passion for fish and a special interest in the development of the ornamental fish industry of South Africa. Ronnie Watt took part in establishing Orient Fish Farm in the Cullinan District. With Ronniea s personal stock of bloodline Koi and newly acquired breeding parent fish, Orient quickly established itself as a breeder of note of Shiro Utsuri and Goshiki. Ronnie served as trainee judge in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and South Africa. On his own and in partnership with Servaas de Kock, he has written extensively about Koi."

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