Integrated Aquaculture

by Ahilan, B., K. Ravaneshwaran & P. Kuumaravel

ISBN: 9789383048137
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 5495.00
Biblio : x+142p., figs., tabls., ind., 23 cm

Author Profile

Dr. B. Ahilan is working as Professor in the Department of Aquaculture Fisheries College and Research Institute, Thoothukudi.

About The Book

This book on Integrated Aquaculture is a comprehensive guide and deals with the various Integrated Aquaculture practices prevailing in India. The present status of integrated farming and new technologies on the Integrated Aquaculture has also been aptly dealt with. This book emphasizes different integrated fish farming practices like poultry cum fish culture, Duck cum fish culture, Pig cum fish culture, Cattle cum fish culture, nutrient dynamics, chemical composition of animal wastes and economics of different integrated fish farming systems in detail. It is hoped that this publication presented in an easy- to- read style with a number of photographs and illustrations would be of great use to all students who have fisheries in their curriculum and also a standard guide for the researchers, entrepreneurs and fish farmers.

Table of Contents

Foreword v Preface vii 1. Introduction 1 2. Current Status and Prospects of Integrated Fish Farming in India 11 3. Fish Culture 18 4. Cattle-Fish Integration 29 5. Integrated Pig-Fish Farming 37 6. Rabbit-Fish Integration 50 7. Goat-Fish Integration 57 8. Poultry-Fish Integration 61 9. Duck-Fish Integration 73 10. Paddy-cum-Fish System 86 11. Plant-Fish Integrated Systems 94 12. Nutrient Dynamics in Integrated Fish Farming Systems 107 13. Chemical Composition of Animal Waste 118 14. Economics of Various Integrated Fish Farming Practices 126 15. Constraints in Integrated Fish Farming 132 References 137 Index 139