[HTML][HTML] Impact of fish feed formulation training on feed use and farmers' income: Evidence from Ghana

C Ragasa, YO Osei-Mensah, S Amewu - Aquaculture, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Feed accounts for 60–80% of tilapia production costs, and high feed cost and
limited feed access are major issues faced by fish farmers. A potential solution is for farmers …

[HTML][HTML] Growing smaller fish for inclusive markets? Increasing stocking density and shortening the production cycle of Nile tilapia in cages on Lake Victoria

AM Kaminski, AM Pounds, B McAdam, J Bostock… - Aquaculture, 2024 - Elsevier
Fish farmers aim to maximise fish weight relative to the feed inputs needed to turn a profit.
Yet, many farmers in Africa lack the cash flow to grow large fish and many consumers prefer …

Analysis of relationship between growth traits and feed conversion ratio provides insights into aquaculture and breeding of largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides

X Shi, S Yuan, X Ma, X Tian, M Zhang, Y Zhang… - Aquaculture, 2024 - Elsevier
Feed costs constitute the largest expense in aquaculture production. Therefore, studies on
feed efficiency (FE), measured by feed conversion ratio (FCR), have attracted much attention …

Evaluation of potential applications of dietary probiotic (Bacillus licheniformis SB3086): Effect on growth, digestive enzyme activity, hematological, biochemical, and immune …

A Yaqub, MN Awan, M Kamran, I Majeed - Turkish Journal of Fisheries and …, 2021 - trjfas.org
The present study was designed to evaluate the dietary effect of dietary supplementation of
Bacillus licheniformis on growth, hematological and immune parameters of Oreochromis …

Impact of a divergent selective breeding programme on individual feed conversion ratio in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus measured in groups by video-recording

H De Verdal, P Haffray, V Douchet, M Vandeputte - Aquaculture, 2022 - Elsevier
Feed conversion ratio (FCR) is an important trait to target in breeding programs in order to
improve fish farming sustainability and increase environmental efficiency. Due to the …

[HTML][HTML] Isogenic lines of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) as a tool to assess how growth and feeding behaviour are correlated to feed efficiency in fish

S Pouil, T Kernéis, E Quillet, L Labbé, D Lallias… - Aquaculture, 2023 - Elsevier
Accurately measuring individual feed intake is required to include feed efficiency (FE) as an
objective in commercial breeding programs. Phenotyping individual feed intake through …

Potential for genomic selection on feed efficiency in Gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata), based on individual feed conversion ratio, carcass and lipid traits

M Besson, N Rombout, G Salou, A Vergnet, S Cariou… - Aquaculture …, 2022 - Elsevier
Genetic improvement of feed efficiency is key to improve the economic and environmental
sustainability of fish farming. However, it requires individual phenotypes of feed efficiency …

Heritability and genetic correlation for residual feed intake of Pacific abalone Haliotis discus hannai

W Yu, J Liu, F Yu, Y Shen, S Gong, Y Lu, W Peng… - Aquaculture, 2022 - Elsevier
Pacific abalone (Haliotis discus hannai) is the dominant farmed abalone species in China.
Feed efficiency is an important economic trait for abalone, but little attention has been paid …

Apparent nutrient utilization and metabolic growth rate of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, cultured in recirculating aquaculture and biofloc systems

M Amin, A Agustono, M Ali, P Prayugo… - Open Agriculture, 2022 - degruyter.com
Introduction Recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) and biofloc systems (BFS) have been
considered eco-friendly aquaculture technologies in the last few decades. However, which …

Population, Temperature and Feeding Rate Effects on Individual Feed Efficiency in European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

C Rodde, M Vandeputte, F Allal, M Besson… - Frontiers in Marine …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Using breeding programs to improve feed efficiency, the ratio between fish body weight gain
(BWG) and feed intake (FI), could increase aquaculture sustainability through reduced feed …