Health & Welfare
Effects of pre-slaughter stress on the fillet quality of Nile tilapia
Higher holding densities and asphyxiation increase stress, damaging flesh, while lower densities reduce stress and improve fillet quality.
Aquafeeds
Grow-out protein requirements of Nile tilapia fed fishmeal-free diets
Protein levels affect growth performance, yield and composition parameters, supporting the use of fishmeal-free soybean- and corn-based diets.
Health & Welfare
Effects of Schizochytrium dietary oil replacement on growth, omega-3 deposition and gut microbiome composition of Nile tilapia
Schizochytrium oil can improve Nile tilapia growth and increase omega-3 content without detrimental effects on the gut microbiome.
Health & Welfare
Effect of low dietary protein and nutritional programming in Nile tilapia fry
Tilapia respond positively to nutritional programming and a reduction in protein levels in starter feeds for fry shortly after yolk-sac absorption.
Aquafeeds
Evaluating soy lecithin supplementation in Nile tilapia raised in suboptimal temperatures
Soy lecithin phospholipids can be vital to improve the growth of Nile tilapia at suboptimal temperatures and offer an approach for new ingredients.
Intelligence
Effect of water depth on growth of the macroalgae Ulva lactuca in a biofloc system
Integrated biofloc culture of Pacific white shrimp, Nile tilapia and U. lactuca is feasible with shallow floats up to 10 cm in depth.
First full reference genome for a genetically improved tilapia strain could aid global food security
Intelligence
First full reference genome for a genetically improved tilapia strain could aid global food security
Scientists say the reference genome for a genetically improved tilapia strain can be a "baseline" for breeding beneficial traits.
Health & Welfare
Did illegal waste dumping cause a superbug that’s affecting Brazil’s tilapia?
Scientists in Brazil have identified a "superbug" connected to various diseases in both humans and intensive tilapia aquaculture – and it could be caused by illegal waste dumping in the water system.
Health & Welfare
Different routes of formalin-killed vaccine administration and effect on immunity and disease resistance of Nile tilapia
Efficacy of an oral vaccine in trials with tilapia shows it to be a viable, cost-effective alternative to administering vaccines by injection.
Health & Welfare
Dietary passionfruit peel powder boosts Nile tilapia immunity
Dietary supplementation with passionfruit peel powder stimulates the immune, antioxidant systems of Nile tilapia cultured in biofloc systems.
Aquafeeds
Chitin digestibility and intestinal enzyme activity in Nile tilapia and rainbow trout
Study results corroborate that chitin could act as a nutrient source as well as an antinutrient in both Nile tilapia and rainbow trout.
Aquafeeds
How does nanoselenium supplementation impact Nile tilapia?
Nanoselenium supplementation increased its bioavailability and improved overall growth as well as the omega-3 fatty acid content of tilapia.
Health & Welfare
How light intensity levels can impact stress effects in Nile tilapia aquaculture
Exposure to varying light-intensity levels changes the water quality, bacteria count, survival rate and disease resistance in Nile tilapia culture.
Aquafeeds
Effect of microalgae Scenedesmus on Pacific white shrimp and Nile tilapia in a biofloc environment
Addition of the microalgae Scenedesmus to tilapia feeds and rearing water improve fish growth and yields without affecting sludge production.
Aquafeeds
How dietary supplementation with fumaric acid affects Nile tilapia juveniles
Adding fumaric acid effectively promotes growth, improves intestinal morphometry and decreases pathogenic gut bacteria of Nile tilapia juveniles.
Health & Welfare
Vaccinating Nile tilapia against Tilapia Lake Virus (TiLV)
Immunized Nile tilapia broodstock can mount a protective antibody response to Tilapia Lake Virus and transfer antibodies to progeny.