Physical Properties of Quality Fish Feed In this post, I will be showing you the physical properties of quality fish feeds you need to know. Firstly we need to understand what a feed is. What is a feed? The term “feed” can have different meanings depending on the context. Here are a few possible definitions:…
By 1993 it was becoming clearer that fishing from the wild cannot sustain fishery needs in Nigeria. Inland aquaculture in Nigeria produced 15, 576 metric tons with per capita availability of 5 kg of fish compared with per capita fish supply of 25.4 kg and 7.7k g for developed and developing countries, respectively (Coche et al., 1994). Hence,…
Catfish Health Maintenance of good fish health is critical to profitable fish culture. Slow growth, poor feed conversation, low yields, increased disease incidence and mortality, and consequently, low profitability are the results of poor fish health. Physiological stress is the fundamental cause of most fish health problems. The best way to manage fish health is…
Feeding and Management Table Size Catfish This is the rearing of juvenile fish to table size usually weighing 700gm – 1kg on average, 1.5kg and above. This is a highly capital-intensive venture as it requires at least the following Production tank (concrete, earthen, plastic, wooden) Feed for feeding the fish to table size Enough or…
Ever since the beginning of civilization, man has been trying to make use of animals around him for various purposes and to rear them to increase their number. What is Apiculture Beekeeping (or apiculture, from Latin; APIs “bee”) is the art of caring for and manipulating colonies of honeybees in large quantities, over and above…