Recent Developments in Catfish Aquaculture

This book is a single convenient source of information that covers priority areas of research in channel catfish aquaculture. Recent Developments in Catfish Aquaculture compiles some of the latest research in the field as presented at the Catfish Research Symposium. The editors present a diverse collection of chapters that illustrates recent research efforts in catfish culture and shows the scope of research that is being conducted in nutrition, genetics, water quality management, economics, fish health, and pond production systems.Some of the contributing authors’chapters are developmental but many contain information that can be immediately applied to commercial situations to improve production efficiency. A variety of subjects are covered in this catfish resource, including:Health Issues: immunology, vaccination, selection, drug evaluation, nutritional causesGenetics: hybridization, selectionHatchery Management: new techniques to incubate eggs; control of fungus on developing eggs; evaluation of mechanical gradersProduction Economics: comparison of different approachesWater Quality: discovery and identification of an algae that kills catfish; off-flavor; water circulatorsNutrition: effects of feed on growth and fattiness of fish; nutritionally induced health problemsFood Technology: impedance microbiology for evaluation and safety of processed catfishBehavior: behavioral interactions and feeding behaviorRecent Developments in Catfish Aquaculture shows the paradox that exists in catfish farming research. On one hand, extremely sophisticated research is being used to solve complex problems. On the other, the basic method of raising catfish has not yet been determined. Several chapters describe important new developments in the field and will lead to important breakthroughs and developments in the future.This volume is required reading for those conducting catfish research or catfish culture, including university and federal aquaculture researchers as well as students. They will find it useful as a reference guide, and catfish farmers will find it helpful as a guide to recent advances in production technology.

ContentsPreface Efficacy of Sarafloxacin Hydrochloride in Treating Naturally-Induced Edwardsiella ictaluri(in ital.) Infections in Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus Studies on Vaccination of Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.), Against Edwardsiella ictaluri(in ital.) Enhanced Disease Resistance to Enteric Septicemia in Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.), Administered Lytic Peptide Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus,(in ital.) Immunity to Saprolegnia(in ital.) sp. In Search of the Cause of Proliferative Gill Disease in Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.): Preliminary Results of a Two-Year Study Effects of Dietary Protein Level and Feeding Regimen on Growth and on Fattiness of Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.) Folic Acid and Pteroic Acid Related to Anemia of Cultured Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.) Histopathology of Hematopoietic Tissue in Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.), with Anemia Dietary Folic Acid and Bacterial Infections in Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.) Seasonal Trends in Flavor Quality of Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.), from Commercial Ponds in Mississippi Physiological Approaches to the Management of Off-Flavors in Farm-Raised Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.) Design and Performance of a Horizontal, Axial-Flow Water Circulator Effects of Short-Term Feed Withdrawal on Water Quality in Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.), Ponds Aphanizomenon flos-aquae(in ital.), A Toxic Blue-Green Alga in Commercial Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.), Ponds: A Case History Response to Challenge with Edwardsiella ictaluri(in ital.) by Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.), Selected for Resistance to E. ictaluri(in ital.) Enzymatic Reduction of Methemoglobin to Hemoglobin in Blue Catfish, Ictalurus furcatus,(in ital.) and Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.), 5(multiplication sign, not an `x?) Blue Catfish Hybrids Early Growth and Morphology Among Hybrids of Ictalurid Catfish Comparison of Culture Traits of Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.), and Blue Catfish, I. furcatus(in ital.) The Use of Formalin and Iodine to Control Saprolegnia(in ital.) Infections on Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.), Eggs Forced-Air Incubation of Catfish Eggs Evaluation of a Mechanical Grader to Separate Fingerling Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.), Into Length Groups Physiological Stress in Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.), Harvested by Lift Net, Vacuum Pump, or Turbine Pump Trade-Offs Between Single- and Multiple-Batch Production of Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.): An Economics Perspective Production Characteristics and Economic Performance for Four Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.), Pond Stocking Density-Cropping System Combinations Evaluation of Impedance Microbiology for Rapid Assessment of Shelf-Life and Quality of Processed Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.) Behavioral Interactions in Juvenile Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus(in ital.) Index Reference Notes Included