Feed and Feeding Practices in Aquaculture

Feed and fertilizer are significant costs in aquaculture operations and play an important role in the successful production of fish and other seafood for human consumption. This book reviews the key properties of feeds, advances in feed formulation and ingredient choices and the practicalities of feeding systems and strategies.

Feed and Feeding Practices in Aquaculture provides an authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the topic and is an essential guide for nutritionists, farm owners and technicians in aquaculture, as well as those working in R&D in the feed production industry and academics/postgraduate students with an interest in the area.

Reviews the key properties of aquafeed, advances in feed formulation and manufacturing techniques, and the practicalities of feeding systems and strategiesProvides an overview of feed and fertilizer in aquacultureCovers feeding strategies and related issues in different areas of aquaculture

Part One: Feed and fertiliser in aquaculture: an overview 1 Overview of aquaculture feeds: global impacts of ingredient use 2 Fertilizers in aquaculture 3 Nutritional requirements of cultured fish: formulating nutritionally adequate feeds 4 Complete feeds—intensive systems 5 Regulatory aspects of compound feed in aquaculture Part Two: Feed ingredients, production and processing 6 Quality control of feed ingredients for aquaculture 7 Additives in aquafeed: an overview 8 Replacing fishmeal and fish oil in industrial aquafeeds for carnivorous fish 9 Use of pre- and probiotics in finfish aquaculture 10 Safety of medical feed additives in the food chain 11 Using feed to enhance the color quality of fish and crustaceans 12 Storage and handling of feeds for fish and shrimp Part Three: Feeding strategies and environmental impact 13 Feeding in hatcheries 14 Feeding equipment 15 Environmental impact of phosphorus and nitrogen from aquaculture