Volume 11, Number 6 November/December 2015 MCI (P) 037/10/2015 ISBN 1793 -056
From the editor
- 2015 - the good, bad and ugly
News
- Targets set at Vietfish 2015
Shrimp Culture
- Night time in shrimp farming
Soraphat Panakorn describes night activities at shrimp farms and best management practices to avoid disasters - Probiotics reduce mortality and pathology in a standardised AHPND challenge model
Beneficial effects include higher survival and histological signs of hepatopancreas regeneration. By Dang Thi Hoang Oanh, Mathias Corteel and Olivier Decamp
Biofloc Technology
- Shrimp biofloc technology - efficient and biosecure operation system
Efficient intensive shrimp farming with biofloc technology, says Nyan Taw - More on biofloc technology
Insights into BFT and its applications at World Aquaculture 2015
Feed Technology
- Aqua Feeds 2.0: From Farm to Plate
This second part looks at the challenges with fish meal replacement, nutrition and health, sustainable feeds and environmental impacts and communicating for the future - Phytogenics for better profitability and sustainability
A tool to counter immune system suppression/side effects in the gastrointestinal tract in shrimp fed with low fish meal diets. By By Rui Goncalves and Goncalo Santos - Yeast cell wall and immunostimulation
Prebiotics in feeds for carp fingerlings improved feed efficiency, growth and resistance to A. hydrophila infection. By Ghaffar Ebrahimi and Marcia Villaca - Phytonutrient solutions for white shrimp and tilapia farming
Clément Soulet discusses results of experimental challenges in Thailand and Israel - Medium chain triglycerides in Vietnamese aquaculture
The potential with shrimp, and pangasius (vaccinated and unvaccinated). By Jan Oppen Berntsen, Nguyen Duc Dung, Pham Cong Thanh, Vo Thanh Tung, Huynh Truong Giang and Tran Thi Tuyet Hoa
Developments
- Aquaponics as a sustainable solution for Asian aquaculture
This opens up the possibility to harvest fish and vegetables from the same volume of water, say Jason Danaher and Kaitlin Redmond - Improving farming practices
Zonal management among smallscale aquaculture operators in Asia
Freshwater Aquaculture
- A closed hatchery system for the freshwater prawn
Developed in Brazil and adopted by Latin American commercial hatcheries. By Wagner C. Valenti and Dallas L. Flickinger - Snakehead farming in indoor RAS
Seminar for new farmers - Pangasius in Indonesia
Stepping up competitive edge with AFTA in 2016
Marketing
- Tilapia is the US consumers' choice
Popular in the US, imports are expected to increase in 2015. By Fatima Ferdouse
Company News
- PPP in research and training
- The second shrimp wave in India
- Shrimp seminars in East Java/Marine fish hatchery operators meet in Crete
- Lightner retires and leadership transition for the UA-APL begins
- Thanks to Algae!/appointment
- App to give a head start in aquaculture
Events
- Practical Short Course on Feeds & Pet Food Extrusion