Aquaculture : principles and practices / T.V.R. Pillay and M.N. Kutty.
Material type: TextPublisher: Ames, IA : Blackwell Pub., 2005Edition: Second editionDescription: xvi, 624 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1405105321
- 9781405105323
- 639.8 22
- SH135 .P545 2005
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639.8 LEK Aquaculture engineering / | 639.8 LIV Live feeds in marine aquaculture / | 639.8 PAR Aquaculture science / | 639.8 PIL Aquaculture : principles and practices / | 639.8 SPE Species and system selection for sustainable aquaculture / | 639.803 ENC Encyclopedia of aquaculture / | 639.80954 SUS Sustainable aquaculture : global perspectives / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Basis of aquaculture -- 2. History of aquaculture and its present state -- 3. National planning of aquaculture development -- 4. Selection of sites for aquaculture -- 5. Selection of species for culture -- 6. Design and construction of aquafarms -- 7. Nutrition and feeds -- 8. Reproduction and genetic selection -- 9. Health and diseases -- 10. Control of weeds, pests and predators -- 11. Harvesting and post-harvest technology -- 12. Marketing of aquaculture products -- 13. Economics and financing of aquaculture -- 14. Farm management -- 15. Sustainability and environmental management of aquaculture -- 16. Carps -- 17. Trouts and salmons -- 18. Catfishes -- 19. Eels -- 20. Tilapias -- 21. Grey mullets and milkfish -- 22. Yellowtail -- 23. Sea-basses and sea-breams -- 24. Other finfishes -- 25. Shrimps and prawns -- 26. Crayfishes and crabs -- 27. Oysters and mussels -- 28. Clams, scallops and abalones -- 29. Seaweeds -- 30. Integration of aquaculture with crop and livestock farming -- 31. Stocking of open waters and ranching.
"This comprehensive work is an essential purchase for all those studying aquaculture and is a valuable source of reference for all personnel involved in the aquaculture industry, including those working in fish farms, research institutions, teaching posts in universities and commercial establishments such as aquaculture equipment and feed supply companies. Libraries in universities and research establishments will find this book an important addition to their shelves."--BOOK JACKET.
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