Table Of Contents:

List of Contributors x
Preface xi

The Concept of Feeding Fish 1(12)

Evolution of Aquaculture 1(1)

Levels of Aquaculture 2(3)

Comparison of Feeding Fish and Land Animals 5(4)

Nutritional Value of Fish as a Human Food 9(4)

Dietary Requirements 13(58)

Energy 13(10)

Proteins and Amino Acids 23(7)

Vitamins 30(28)

Essential Lipids 58(3)

Minerals 61(10)

Digestion and Metabolism 71(24)

Digestion 71(5)

Measuring Nutrient Bioavailability by Digestion Trials 76(2)

Net Retention of Minerals 78(3)

Bioa Vailability by Growth Trials 81(1)

Metabolism 81(8)

Rate of Metabolism (Oxygen Consumption) in Fish 89(6)

Nonnutrient Diet Components 95(14)

Toxins and Antimetabolites 95(7)

Fiber 102(1)

Pigments 102(1)

Diet Additives 103(3)

Accidental Contaminants 106(3)

Bioavailability of Nutrients 109(6)

Defining Bioavailability 109(1)

Determining Bioavailability 110(1)

Bioavailability of Mineral Supplements 111(2)

Bioavailability of Vitamin Sources 113(2)

Nutrition and Fish Health 115(8)

Lipids 115(1)

Vitamins 116(1)

Minerals 117(1)

Mycotoxins 118(1)

Dietary Immunostimulants 118(1)

Feed Deprivation 118(2)

Megadoses of Nutrients and Disease Resistance 120(3)

Fish Nutrition and Feeding Experiments 123(12)

Controlled Environment Studies 123(7)

Practical Environment Studies 130(5)

Feed Formulation and Processing 135(18)

Nutritional Considerations 135(1)

Nonnutritional Considerations 136(1)

Practical Feed Ingredients 136(6)

Feed Formulation 142(3)

Manufacturing Processes 145(2)

Quality Assurance 147(2)

Feed Types 149(4)

Feeding Channel Catfish 153(22)

Feeding Practices 155(9)

Nutritional Requirements 164(7)

Natural Food 171(1)

Effect of Feeds on Sensory Quality of Processed Catfish 172(1)

Compensatory Growth 173(2)

Feeding Salmon and Trout 175(24)

General Culture Methods 179(1)

Nutrient Requirements 179(7)

Feed Formulation 186(6)

Feeding Practices 192(7)

Feeding Hybrid Striped Bass 199(16)

General Culture Methods 200(4)

Nutrient Requirements 204(5)

Practical Diet Formulation 209(1)

Feeding Practices 210(1)

Effects of Diet on Sensory Qualities of Processed Fish 211(4)

Feeding Tilapias 215(12)

Culture Practices 216(3)

Nutrient Requirements 219(3)

Feeds and Feeding 222(5)

Feeding Penaeid Shrimp 227(38)

Culture Practices 228(4)

Nutrient Requirements 232(8)

Feeds and Feeding 240(9)
Appendices

A Composition of Feed Ingredients 249(14)

B Common and Scientific Names of Species 263(2)
Index 265