Intensive Fish Farming
Blackwell Science Ltd (Publisher)
Published on 15. June 1988
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-0-632-01904-5 (ISBN)
Description
Written by an internationally-renowned group of experts, this book examines the environmental requirements, engineering aspects, rearing systems, nutrition and disease problems associated with the farming of fish. The examples given are taken from commercial fish farms all over the world and the book is intended as a source of reference both to those who are learning to specialize in this aspect of livestock management and to those qualified specialists already working in the field.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
108 illustrations, appendices
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 150 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-632-01904-5 (9780632019045)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
What is fish farming?; Fish, their requirments and site evaluation; Farming systems and husbandry practice; Propagation and site improvement; Nurition and growth; Fish health and disease; Intensive marine farming in Japan; Fish culture in the United States; The development of polyculture in Israel - a model of intensification; Commercial development and future prospects.