Safeguard the success of aquaculture operations without expensive antibiotics! Diseases are a major threat to the sustainability of the aquaculture industry. Because antibiotics have many drawbacks, increasing importance is being placed on understanding the mechanisms that make nutrition a key factor in host defense against pathogens. Nutrition and Fish Health is the first book to provide comprehensive information on nutrition as a means to improve fish health and defend against infection. Nutrition and Fish Health offers state-of-the-art information on diseases affecting cold-water and warm-water fish, as well as marine shrimp. It comprehensively addresses such vital issues as: nutrition and feeding management immuno-stimulants mycotoxins fish immune system mechanisms the use of vaccines nutrition and environmental stressNutrition and Fish Health is a comprehensive guide to using nutrition to make your aquaculture operation a success. Proper fish nutrition can help you: reduce the risk of disease decrease the risk of environmental contamination associated with the use of antibiotics increase production of good quality product increase profitsGenerously illustrated with graphs, charts, tables, and photographs, Nutrition and Fish Health is an essential guidebook for aquaculturists, fish producers, extension agents, aquaculture students, disease specialists, and feed formulators.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
ISBN-13
9781560228875
eBay Product ID (ePID)
104841349
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Natural Science
Author
Chhorn Lim, Carl D Webster
Publication Name
Nutrition and Fish Health
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
392 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
794g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Chhorn Lim, Carl D Webster
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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