Archive for May 6th, 2008

Probiotics in aquaculture

Aquaculture production of molluscs is worth US$11 billion per year and represents 65% of World mollusc product. A significant limitation to the industry is loss of stock through bacterial disease. Traditional methods to combat disease with antibiotics have been questioned and alternatives have been sought. The field of probiotics as well as the screening methods […]

The Potential impact of modern biotechnology on fish aquaculture

Philippa Melameda, Corresponding Author Contact Information, E-mail The Corresponding Author, Zhiyuan Gonga, Garth Fletcherb and Choy L. Hew
The introduction of molecular techniques in addition to the more traditional methods of biotechnology term has supplied the resources to increase significantly production in world aquaculture. The ability to identify relevant genes endowing the phenotype of interest has […]