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Efficiency of pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo), sweet wormwood (Artemisia annua) and amaranth (Amaranthus dubius) in removing nutrients from a smallscale recirculating aquaponic system
(Aquaculture International, 2019-08-28)
In aquaponic systems, plants absorb dissolved nutrients from aquaculture wastewater for their growth. The removal of nutrients allows reuse of water and minimises wastewater discharge to the surrounding environment. This ...
Growth and Nutrient Removal Efficiency of Sweet Wormwood (Artemisia annua) in a Recirculating Aquaculture System for Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2019-05)
The maintenance of optimal water quality for fish production is one of the major challenges in aquaculture. Aquaponic systems can improve the quality of water for fish by removing the undesirable wastes and in turn produce ...
Can Integrated Livestock-Fish Culture be a Solution to East Afircan's Food Insecurity? A Review
(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
(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 ...
In vitro assessment of ruminal fermentation characteristics of tropical browse mixtures supplemented with yeast
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2012-03-01)
An in vitro ruminal gas production study was conducted to assess the effect of yeast
supplementation on rumen fermentation of tanniniferous tropical browse mixtures prepared
by mixing Berchemia discolor with Acacia ...
An Appraisal of the Feasibility of Tilapia Production in Ponds Using Biofloc Technology: A review
(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 ...
Nutritive Value and Availability of Commonly Used Feed Ingredients for Farmed Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus L.) and African Catfish (Clarias Gariepinus, Burchell) in Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania
(AJFAND, 2012)
Commonly utilized feed ingredients for culture of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) from Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda were collected over a period of six months (January - June ...
Haematological response of African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus Burchell 1822) fingerlings exposed to different concentrations of tobacco (Nicotiana tobaccum) leaf dust
(Hindawi, 2013)
The present study set out to investigate the haematological effects of tobacco leaf dust on African catfish, Clarias gariepinus,
fingerlings, with a mean weight of 3.01 ± 1.25 g using “static renewal bioassay system” ...
Effectiveness of Sodium Bicarbonate as an Anaesthetic for different sizes of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L., 1758) Juveniles
(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), ...
Methane emissions from riverine and swampy coastal wetlands: influence of open and macrophyte‐infested areas
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2011-11)
he atmospheric concentration of methane (CH4) exerts a strong influence on the global climate. Notably, wetlands are important CH4 sources, whose emission represents an ecosystem process depending on such wetland characteristics ...