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Replacement of Fish Meal with Poultry By-Product Meal as a Protein Source in Sunshine Bass, Morone Chyrsops X Morone Saxatilis , Diets
(2008-09-09)
The sunshine bass Morone chrysops x Morone saxatilis has become an important fish to aquaculture in the United States favored as both a sport fish and a food fish. As with many cultured species, feed often accounts for ...
Evaluation of Fabrea Salina and Other Ciliates as Alternative Live Foods for First-Feeding Red Snapper, Lutjanus Campechanus, Larvae
(2008-09-09)
One of the major challenges with the culture of red snapper Lutjanus campechanus is providing an appropriate food source at the onset of feeding. At first-feeding the larvae has limited endogenous reserves and within hours ...
Assessing Persistence of Two Rare Darter Species Using Population Viability Analysis Models
(2008-09-09)
The objective of this study was to assess whether results predicted from population viability analysis (PVA) models resemble historical and current presence/absence data for Etheostoma boschungi and Etheostoma brevirostrum. ...
Disruption of Embryonic Development in Channel Catfish, Ictalurus Punctatus, Using 'Sterile-Feral' Gene Constructs
(2008-09-09)
Channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, embryos were electroporated with a sterile feral 3 (SF3), sterile feral 4 (SF4), glutamate decarboxylase (GAD) or CAB constructs and a blank control. Doxycycline was applied to some ...
Improving Tolerance to Hypoxia in the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea Virginica
(2008-09-09)
The loss of oyster reefs is attributed to a variety of causes including over fishing, disease, and periodic hypoxia. Hypoxia, as well as brief periods of anoxia, is a problem in Mobile Bay, in particular. Development of ...
Production Comparison of Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus, Blue Catfish I. furcatus, and Their Hybrids in Earthen Ponds
(2008-09-09)
Two strains of channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus, HS-5 channel and NWAC 103 channel catfish), one strain of blue catfish (I. furcatus, D&B blue catfish) and their hybrids (HS-5 channel ? × D&B blue ?, NWAC 103 channel ...
Evaluation of the Live Attenuated Vaccine Aquavac Esc and the Effects of a Primary Nursery Phase on the Production of Channel Catfish Fingerling in Earthen Ponds
(2008-09-09)
The evaluation of the live attenuated vaccine AQUAVAC ESC® in field conditions as well as the use of a primary nursery phase were studied to determine if better production and survival of fingerlings were obtained. This ...
An Evaluation of Nursery Techniques and Feed Management During Culture of Marine Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei
(2008-09-09)
The use of indoor shrimp nurseries is often encouraged, especially prior to intensive and super-intensive shrimp culture. Potential benefits in subsequent grow out include; better control of stock inventory, better ...