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Culturing live foods for fish larviculture using non‐microalgal diet: The role of waste‐generated bacteria and selected commercial probiotics—A review
(Aquaculture, Fish and Fisheries, 2022)
Condensed suspension of live microalga cells, for example, Chlorella vulgaris, Nannochloropsis oculata and Tetraselmis tetrathele is often utilized as diets for mass production of live food resources, that is, rotifers, ...
Biofloc system improves protein utilization efficiency and growth performance of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus fry: Experimental evidence
(John Wiley &Sons Ltd., 2022)
This study evaluated the effect of biofloc technology (BFT) on protein utilization and growth performance of Oreochromis niloticus fry under green house for 14 weeks under a 3 × 2 factorial design involving three crude ...
Promoting Sustainable Smallholder Aquaculture Productivity Through Landscape and Seascape Aquapark Models: A case Study of Busia County, Kenya
(Frontiers, 2022-06)
The dwindling capture fisheries has triggered an increase in Kenya's annual fish demand deficit, currently estimated at 553,000 MT. With the adoption of sustainable policies, aquaculture can bridge and surpass this deficit. ...
Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae meal improves growth performance, feed utilization, amino acids profile, and economic benefits of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus, L.)
(AQUATIC RESEARCH, 2022-07)
This study investigated the effect of replacing soybean meal (SBM) with black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFLM) on the growth performance, feed utilization, carcass body composition, and amino acids profile of Nile tilapia ...
Ecological implications of Rastrineobola argentea (omena) fishery: A rapid assessment of bycatch diversity at Dunga Beach, Lake Victoria, Kenya
(AfricArXiv, 2022-06)
Rastrineobola argentea (omena) is the second most important species in the fisheries of Lake Victoria after Nile perch. However, its fisheries have negative impacts on the ecology of the lake especially because of the high ...
Parasitic loads in the genetically improved (F7) Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (L.) cultured in fish farms in Busia and Siaya Counties, Kenya: indicators of increased resistance and efficiencies of synergistic technologies adoptions
(Research square, 2022)
In Kenya, breeding programmes whose source of genetic material is local water bodies are at inception with the National
Aquaculture Research Center, Sagana being the Nile tilapia and African catfish breeding nucleus. Fish ...
Phytoplankton distribution along a salinity gradient in two Kenyan saltworks (Tana and Kurawa)
(AJOL, 2022)
The current study assessed the diversity and abundance of phytoplankton genera in two Kenyan saltworks (Tana and Kurawa) in March and September 2021. Water samples were obtained from ponds with salinities ranging from 30 ...
Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758) culture in Kenya: Emerging production technologies and socio-economic impacts on local livelihoods
(Wiley online library, 2022)
Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is one of the most farmed fish globally, with a significant contribution improving local livelihoods, especially in developing countries. Nile tilapia was first cultured in Kenya in ...
Biofloc and green water condition improves reproductive traits and fatty acid composition of Artemia franciscana cultured under limited algal conditions
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2022-11-29)
This study investigated the effect of biofloc and green water conditions on the survival, growth, reproductive traits, and fatty acid composition of the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana. Artemia was cultured in glass jars ...
Fish and fish products consumption behaviours and attitudes of farmers in western Kenya.
(ResearchGate, 2022)
Fish and fish products contain high-quality protein of animal origin with essential
bioavailable micronutrients such as iron, zinc, vitamins and omega-3 fatty acids.
Although fish contribute to food and nutrition security, ...