The aquaculture industry is the fastest growing food production industry in the world and approximately 50% of all fish consumed by humans is from aquaculture. As aquaculture technology has evolved, the push toward higher yields and faster growth has involved
An Introduction to Aquafeeds
Culture of aquatic animals especially fish culture has undergone a dramatic worldwide growth in the last few years. The aquaculture industry is the fastest growing food production industry in the world and approximately 50% of all fish consumed by humans
Maize in fish feed: in context of Bangladesh
Maize (called vutta in Bengali) is one of the emerging crops in Bangladesh, is being cultivated for long time; though still is being considered as minor crops. Price, demand and supply of maize are increasing worldwide. Bangladesh has a great
Duck weeds in Bangladesh
Duck weeds are the group of floating plants belonging to the genera Lemna, Azolla and Wolffia (Singh and Mittal, 1999). But Das (1997) mentioned Lemna, Spirodela, Wolffia and Wolffiella genus as duck weeds. So far, a total of 34 species
Plant Origin Fish Feed Ingredients
Variety of fish feed ingredients are available in Bangladesh. A major portion of this ingredients are obtained from different plants. Different parts of plant body are used as fish feed. Plant origin feed ingredients are comparatively cheaper than animal origin
Animal Origin Fish Feed Ingredients
Animal origin fish feed ingredients are obtained from different mollusks, silkworm, poultry, cattle and fish mainly. These feed ingredients are applied by targeting carnivorous culture species. Some ingredients like fish viscera, cattle viscera are applied directly into the culture water