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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446338503321

Titolo

Dietary supplements for the health and quality of cultured fish / / edited by Heisuke Nakagawa, Minoru Sato, Delbert M. Gatlin III

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, MA, : CABI, 2007

ISBN

1-280-85795-1

9786610857951

1-84593-200-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NakagawaHeisuke

SatoMinoru <1948->

GatlinDelbert M. <1958->

Disciplina

639.3

Soggetti

Fishes - Feeding and feeds

Fishes - Quality

Fishes - Health

Dietary supplements

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Preface; I: Quality and Health of Cultured Fish; 1 Evaluation of Quality in Cultured Fish; 2 Fish Health Assessment; II: Essential Nutrients; 3 Vitamins; 4 Amino Acids, Peptides; 5 Lipids; 6 Minerals; III: Natural Substances; 7 Microorganisms; 8 Terrestrial Plants; 9 Algae; 10 Chitin; 11 Plant Saponins; 12 Nucleotides; IV: Future Strategies; 13 Nutrigenomics; 14 Economics and Food Safety; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book addresses current information on the effects of micronutrients and other efficacious substances from plants, animals and bacteria, with regard to quality and health of cultured fish. Each chapter contains tables, figures and is packed with many new references to help expand your knowledge of various aspects of fish culture technology. With fisheries scientists and students in mind, this book serves as a useful manual for your field of research.