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An Appraisal of the Feasibility of Tilapia Production in Ponds Using Biofloc Technology: A review

Erick Ochieng Ogello, Safina M Musa, Christopher Mulanda Aura, Jacob O Abwao, Jonathan Mbonge Munguti (KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, 2014-01-01)

The continuous expansion of aquaculture sector has no doubt triggered debate on environmental issues and has accelerated global demand for fishmeal and fish oil in equal measure. In the recent past, scientists have described ...
Aquaculture Environment at Indonesia and Kenya

Romi Novriadi, Erick O Ogello (2012)
Aquaculture: a promising solution for food insecurity, poverty and malnutrition in Kenya

EO Ogello, JM Munguti (AFRICAN SCHOLARLY SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS TRUST (ASSCAT), 2016)

Food insecurity remains one of the most visible dimensions of poverty. The increasing population amid competition for land and water resources means that the global demand for food will continue to increase. In Kenya, the ...
BLENDING FISHWASTES AND CHICKEN MANURE EXTRACT AS A LOW-COST AND STABLE DIET FOR PLANKTONIC LIVE FOOD PRODUCTION

EO Ogello, Stenly Wullur, A Hagiwara (Ghent University, Belgium, 2017)

The global increase of aquaculture has expanded the demand for the zooplankton as live foods for larviculture. Although freshly cultured microalgae is the common diet for zooplankton, microalgal culture protocols are ...
Blending fishwastes and chicken manure extract as low-cost and stable diet for mass culture of freshwater zooplankton, optimized for aquaculture

Erick, Ogello O; Wullur, S; Hagiwara, A (IOP Publishing, 2019)

This study investigated the feasibility of fishwastes and chicken manure extract (CME) as cheap diet for mass culture of freshwater zooplankton. CME and fishwastes as well as carbon source were used to make fishwaste ...
Can Integrated Livestock-Fish Culture be a Solution to East Afircan's Food Insecurity? A Review

Erick Ochieng Ogello, FT Mlingi, BM Nyonje, H Charo-Karisa, JM Munguti (AJFAND, 2013-09-26)

Integrated livestock-fish culture approach envisages the integration of fish farming with cattle, sheep, goats, poultry, pigs or rabbit husbandry in a design allowing wastes from one system to be used as inputs in another ...
The challenges of management: Recent experiences in implementing fisheries co‐management in Lake Victoria, Kenya

Kevin O Obiero, Richard O Abila, Murithi J Njiru, Phillip O Raburu, Alfred O Achieng, Rodrick Kundu, Erick O Ogello, Jonathan M Munguti, Ted Lawrence (2015-09)

his study examined the efficacy of community‐level fishery co‐management organizations called Beach Management Units (BMUs) along the Kenyan shores of Lake Victoria. BMUs were established to enhance sustainable Lake Victoria ...
Complete mitochondrial genome of the freshwater monogonont rotifer Brachionus angularis (Rotifera, Brachionidae)

Min-Sub Kim, Beom-Soon Choi, Erick Ochieng Ogello, Hee-Jin Kim, Atsushi Hagiwara, Jae-Seong Lee (College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea, 2020)

The two complete mitochondrial genomes were sequenced from the freshwater monogonont rotifer Brachionus angularis. The mitochondrial genome sequences were 10,764 bp (mitochondrial DNA I) and 12,238 bp (mitochondrial DNA ...
Complete mitochondrial genome of the freshwater monogonont rotifer Brachionus rubens (Rotifera, Brachionidae)

Beom-Soon, Choi; Young, Hwan Lee; Jin-Sol, Lee; Erick, Ogello O; Hee-Jin, Kim; Atsushi, Hagiwara; Jae-Seong, Lee (Informa Uk Limited, trading as Taylor & Francil Group, 2019-12-10)

The two complete mitochondrial genomes were sequenced from the freshwater monogonont rotifer Brachionus rubens. The genome sequences were 12,041 bp and 13,793 bp in size, and the gene order and contents were identical to ...
Complete replacement of fish meal in the diet of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.) grow-out with alternative protein sources. A review

Erick Ochieng Ogello, Jonathan Mbonge Munguti, Yoshitaka Sakakura, Atsushi Hagiwara (KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, 2014)

Tilapia culture is widely practiced in tropical and subtropical regions with an annual growth rate of 12% thanks to their high growth rate, disease resistance, and low trophic feeding levels. The increase of aquacultur ...
Composting fishwastes as low-cost and stable diet for culturing Brachionus rotundiformis Tschugunoff (Rotifera): Influence on water quality and microbiota

Erick Ochieng Ogello, Stenly Wullur, Yoshitaka Sakakura, Atsushi Hagiwara (Elsevier, 2018-02-03)

The demand for the rotifers BRACHIONUS spp., which is considered indispensable for larviculture, has increased considerably in the tropical countries. Although freshly cultured microalga is the common rotifer diet, the ...
Culture Trials of Nile Perch Juveniles in Cages and Earthen Ponds

NO Outa, EO Ogello (2019-09)

Fish were obtained from Asembo Bay, Dunga, Kendu Bay, Homa Bay and Mbita beaches around Lake Victoria using beach seines (< 10-mm mesh). Fish were sorted by size and stocked into hapa nets, each measuring 3 m× 3 m× 1 m, ...
Culturing Brachionus rotundiformis Tschugunoff (Rotifera) using dried foods: application of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

Erick Ochieng Ogello, Yoshitaka Sakakura, Atsushi Hagiwara (Springer International Publishing, 2017-07-01)

This study investigated the population growth of the rotifer Brachionus rotundiformis (S-type) in batch cultures using dried Nannochloropsis oculata and Chlorella vulgaris with gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) supplementation. ...
DETERMINATION OF FISH VALUE ADDED PRODUCT-PREFERENCES AMONG THE RESIDENTS OF WOTE TOWN, MAKUENI...

Mary A Opiyo, Erick Ochieng Ogello, Sagwe Orina, Harrison Charo-Karisa (Research gate, 2016)

2012). Fish preferences and purchasing different attributes. According to (Polanco and Luna, 2010), food purchasing decisions are directed by cultural, psychological, lifestyles, culinary trends and diet restrictions. ...
Dietary Value of Waste-Fed Rotifer Brachionus rotundiformis on the Larval Rearing of Japanese Whiting Sillago japonica

Ogello, Erick Ochieng; Wullur, Stenley; Yoshitaka, Sakakura; Hagiwara, Atsushi (E3S Web of Conferences, 2020-02-12)

Abstract. Live food resources are useful for larval fish rearing. However, production of sufficient live food resources is expensive. This study employed a cost-effective rotifer culture technique using fish waste diet ...
Earthworm, Eisenia fetida, bedding meal as potential cheap fishmeal replacement ingredient for semi-intensive farming of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus

Musyoka, Sonia; Liti, David; Ogello, Erick O.; Meulenbroek, Paul; Waidbacher, Herwig (Aquaculture Research, 2020-02-11)

The study amalgamated earthworm and agro-industrial wastes through vermicomposting and then evaluated the potential of the bedding (mixture of Eisenia fetida and vermicompost) to replace fishmeal in semi-intensive farming ...
Effect of replacing marine protein with hydrolyzed feather meal on growth, apparent digestibility and body composition of juvenile tilapias; Oreochromis mossambicus (peters, 1852)

R Ondiba, E Ogello, K Obiero, S Musa, J Abwao (KENYA MARINE AND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE, 2017)

The effects of substituting hydrolyzed feather meal for fresh water shrimp meal on growth, apparent digestibility and body composition in tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus were evaluated under laboratory condition. Five ...
Effect of starvation and accumulation of generations on mixis induction in offspring of the monogonont rotifer Brachionus manjavacas hatched from resting eggs

Shohei Kamizono, Erick Ochieng Ogello, Yoshitaka Sakakura, Atsushi Hagiwara (Springer International Publishing, 2017-07-01)

The effect of starvation on sexual reproduction in cyclic parthenogenetic rotifers has been studied using life history experiment. Short-time starvation of rotifers that experienced starvation immediately after hatching ...
Effectiveness of Sodium Bicarbonate as an Anaesthetic for different sizes of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L., 1758) Juveniles

Mary A Opiyo, Erick Ochieng Ogello, Harrison Charo-Karisa (Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute, National Aquaculture Research Development and Training Center,, 2013-06-01)

The effectiveness of sodium bicarbonate as an anaesthetic for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) juveniles ranging from 2 to 27g was investigated. The juveniles were exposed to different concentrations of 0 (control), ...
Effects of aerated and non-aerated biofilters on effluent water treatment from a small-scale recirculating aquaculture system for Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.)

Zipporah Gichana, David Liti, Silke-Silvia Drexler, Werner Zollitsch, Paul Meulenbroek, Joseph Wakibia, Erick Ogello, Peter Akoll, Herwig Waidbacher (Sciendo, 2020-04-21)

Most recirculation aquaculture systems (RAS) use aerated biofilters to maintain suitable water quality for fish production. However, application of non-aerated biofilters may provide opportunities to lower aeration costs, ...

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