Description
Book SynopsisTilapia 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.
Trade Review"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"
Table of Contents1: Current State and Future Potential 2: Basic Biology and Ecology 3: Environmental Requirements 4: Semi-intensive Culture 5: Intensive Culture 6: Nutrition and Feeding 7: Reproduction and Seed Production 8: Stress and Diseases 9: Harvesting, Processing and Economics 10: The role of Tilapia Culture in Rural Development 11: Recent Technological Innovations 12: Environmental Impacts
