| Description |
xix, 319 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Series |
Chapman & Hall aquaculture series ; 1 |
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Chapman & Hall aquaculture series ; v. 1
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| Contents |
1. Aquaculture. 1.2. Forms of aquaculture. 1.3. The status of the aquaculture industry. 1.4. Organisms cultured. 1.5. Finfish culture - food and feeding -- 2. Energetics. 2.2. Definition of energetics. 2.3. Factors affecting energy partitioning. 2.4. Energetics and feeding. 2.5. The effect of ration on growth. 2.6. Determination of feeding rate -- 3. Metabolism. 3.2. Metabolism. 3.3. Carbohydrates. 3.4. Carbohydrate metabolism. 3.5. The citric acid cycle. 3.6. Amino acids. 3.7. Lipid metabolism. 3.8. Vitamins. 3.9. Minerals. 3.10. Manifestation of nutritional deficiencies. 3.11. Regulation of metabolism and growth by hormones -- 4. Digestion and absorption. 4.1. General anatomy and organ physiology. 4.2. Digestion. 4.3. Microbial digestion. 4.4. Absorption. 4.5. Regulatory activities. 4.6. Digestibility -- 5. Larval nutrition and growth. 5.2. Morphology. 5.3. Digestive processes. 5.4. Feeding behaviour and its role in larval nutrition. 5.5. Nutrient requirements of larvae -- 6. Broodstock nutrition. 6.2. Energy partitioning for reproduction. 6.3. Protein requirements of broodstock. 6.4. Effect of dietary quality on reproductive output. 6.5. Effects of specialized diets provided to broodstock immediately prior to spawning -- 7. Diet preparation. 7.2. Aims of diet preparation. 7.3. Forms of diet. 7.4. Feed ingredients. 7.5. Diet formulation. 7.6. Feed manufacture. 7.7. Water stability of feeds (pellets). 7.8. Feed storage -- 8. Non-nutrient diet components. 8.2. Antimetabolites. 8.3. Binders. 8.4. Accidental contaminants. 8.5. Non-nutrient, non-toxic dietary components. 8.6. Steroids and steroid-like substances -- 9. Feeding of cultured finfish. 9.2. Appetite and satiation. 9.3. Factors influencing feeding behaviour. 9.4. Feeding practices in aquaculture. 9.5. Comparison of feeding practices. 9.6. Record keeping in feeding. 9.7. Fertilization and supplementary feeding. 9.8. Weaning -- 10. The feed industry. 10.2. Status of the aquafeed industry. 10.3. Problems of the aquafeed industry. 10.4. Alternative feed ingredients. 10.5. Reducing feed costs. 10.6. Trends in feed development. 10.7. Application of research findings. 10.8. Farm-made feeds -- 11. Feeds, feeding and the environment. 11.2. Macroinfluences on the environment. 11.3. Feeds, feeding and the environment. 11.4. Feed quality and environmental pollution. 11.5. Feeds and legal aspects -- 12. Methods used in studies on nutrition. 12.2. Nutritional requirements of cultured species. 12.3. Nutritional quality of feedstuffs. 12.4. Nutritional quality of compounded feeds. 12.5. Nutrition deficiency studies. 12.6. Chemical evaluation. 12.7. Organoleptic properties (flavour) |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p.[288]-308) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [288]-308) and index |
| Subject |
Fishes -- Feeding and feeds.
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Fishes -- Nutrition.
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Aquaculture.
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Fishes -- Feeding and feeds.
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Fishes -- Nutrition.
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| Author |
Anderson, Trevor A.
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| ISBN |
041255030X |
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