Overview

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.

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Author:   Abdel-Fattah M. El-Sayed (Alexandria University, Egypt) ,  Abdel-Fattah M. El-Sayed (Alexandria University, Egypt)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.835kg
ISBN:  

9780851990149

ISBN 10:   0851990142
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   24 April 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of 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.

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Tilapia Culture does a very good job of covering all aspects of the subject and should quickly become the standard reference work on the topic. R R Stickney, Texas A&M University, USA

"""Tilapia Culture does a very good job of covering all aspects of the subject and should quickly become the standard reference work on the topic."" R R Stickney, Texas A&M University, USA"""

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