Feed ingredients and fertilizers for farmed aquatic animals
Subtitle: sources and composition
By: by Albert G.J. Tacon, Marc Metian and Mohammad R. Hasan
Contributors: Hasan, Mohammad R.; Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Series: FAO fisheries and aquaculture technical paper -- 540; FAO fisheries and aquaculture technical paper -- 540.
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9789251064214
Subjects: Nutrition; Aquaculture; Feeding and feeds; Fishes; Hatchery fishes; Composition; Crustacea
Description: Presents an overview of the major feed ingredient sources and feed additives commonly used within industrially compounded aquafeeds, including feed ingredient sources commonly used within farm-made aquafeeds, and major fertilizers and manures used in aquaculture for live food production.   Information is provided concerning the proximate and essential amino acid composition of common feed ingredient sources, as well as recommended quality criteria and relative nutritional merits and limitations, together with a bibliography of published feeding studies for major feed ingredient sources by cultured species.  Major feed ingredient and fertilizer groupings discussed include: animal protein sources, plant protein sources, single cell protein sources, lipid sources, other plant ingredients, feed additives, and fertilizers and manures.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-209).

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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Principles of feed ingredient and fertilizer analysis; title: Feed terms and ingredient classification; title: Ingredient sources, composition and reported usage; title: Contaminants; title: Ingredient profiles and dietary inclusion levels; title: Conclusion.