Feed Management in Intensive Aquaculture

This text provides a guide to the management and use of formulated feeds in intensive fish and shrimp culture. With this information, fish farmers may gain better control over their largest variable cost and the means to improve the profitability of their operations. Specific topics covered include: essential details of the biological, environmental, and nutritional factors that influence the feeding, growth, and survival of fish and shrimp; analysis of the relative merits of the various methods of feed handling and storage methods; methods for the selection of appropriate feed types, ration sizes, and feeding schedules, and details of how to measure the performance of feeding programs. Throughout the book references are provided to key areas of current research. In addition, examples from varied sectors of the industry illustrate the general principles of feed management.