This third edition of "Fish Nutrition" is a comprehensive treatise on nutrient requirements and metabolism in major species of fish used in aquaculture or scientific experiments. It covers nutrients required and used in cold water, warm water, fresh water, and marine species for growth and reproduction. It also highlights basic physiology and biochemistry of the nutrients and applications of these principles to scientific and practical diet formulations and to manufacturing techniques for major species used worldwide in aquaculture. It covers: nutrient requirements for dietary formulations for fish farming; digestive physiology; comparative nutritional requirements of different species; and, fish as unique animals for certain metabolic pathways.
- ISBN10 0123196507
- ISBN13 9780123196507
- Publish Date January 1973
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 14 July 1994
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
- Imprint Academic Press Inc
- Edition 2nd edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 798
- Language English