Fish Farming / Aquaculture What is Aquaculture? Aquaculture is an industry that encompasses the cultivation of aquatic plants and animals in controlled systems for commercial‚ recreation or resource management purposes. The most widely accepted short definition of Aquaculture is the cultivation of any aquatic (freshwater and marine) species of plant or animal. Aquaculture for food production is similar to other forms of animal husbandry‚ the animals are cared for‚ protected and fed with the intention
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A REPORT ON Study tour & project Subject: Molecular Farming Presented by Mr. Pethkar sachin tanajirao Department of Plant biotechnology At College Of AgriculturalBiotechnology‚Latur. Affiliated to Marathwada AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY‚PARBHANI Academic year 2010-2011 PREFACE It gives me great pleasure to write a project report of our study tour‚ which was an unforgettable event in my degree course. Study tour gaves me such memorable moments which I can’t forget through
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FISH FARMING Fish farming is the principal form of aquaculture‚ while other methods may fall under mariculture. Fish farming involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures‚ usually for food. A facility that releases young (juvenile) fish into the wild for recreational fishing or to supplement a species’ natural numbers is generally referred to as a fish hatchery. Worldwide‚ the most important fish species used in fish farming are carp‚ salmon‚ tilapia and catfish
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is still the center of the duck in the Philippines. (Fronda‚ 1972). Ducks are now being raised in many other areas in the country‚ and they are second only to chickens in popularity and economic importance (see Table 1). TABLE 1. Popularity of Poultry on Farm‚ by Kind: 1950 to 1983 (in thousand heads) Year Chicken Duck 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 25‚235 44‚584 52‚335 56‚929 56‚999 56‚512 50‚103 49‚965 45‚671
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just looking at this we can see that local farming is very beneficial. But not only it is fresh and cheap‚ it supports the locals and reduces the environmental cost. First‚ it is beneficial for the consumers. Typical vegetables and fruits are usually picked 4 to 7 days before the distribution so in this period the products are kept in the freezing facilities. However‚ when you freeze the vegetables‚ their quality goes down. On the other hand‚ local farming provides fresh newly picked foods to the
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Preparation Factory Farming First of all‚ I am not against meat eating. However‚ factory farming is an unacceptable practice of meat producing and this unethical action need to be stopped. In order to support my idea‚ I am going to discuss the facts about factory farming. In order to have a better understanding about factory farming‚ it is necessary to define what the factory farming is. It is almost where the meat comes from. In 1920s‚ factory farming began to modify family farming to maximize the
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state that the US is currently in‚ we need an oil alternative‚ which is both economically friendly‚ and environmentally friendly. Algae farming tends to fall in both of these categories; what’s more‚ it is also efficient. For three very important rationales‚ I stand in a strong affirmation for this bill‚ in which we will fund algae farming. First off‚ Algae farming can be farmed realistically anywhere. There are very few requirements for algae biofuel. All biofuels that are created from land plants
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is to introduce to you the rural banking system which is currently operating very well after 33 years of its introduction. Other parts of the world‚ notably the Netherlands and the Philippines have had tremendous benefits out of their rural banking system. The search for a system to tackle the financial problems of the rural dweller started as far back as the 1960s under the Nkrumah regime. During that period‚ the need for a veritable rural financial system in Ghana to tackle the needs of small scale
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fewer options exist to help people overcome disease when infected with antibiotic-resistant pathogens”. This shows that when the farmers are feeding and injecting antibiotics into the animals that they stay in the animals system. When humans eat it‚ it can get into their system which will cause them to become immune to the antibiotics so when they are sick it won’t help because their body is use to it. Some may say‚ “Nearly half of the antibiotics used are nearly identical to ones given to humans”
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People often contribute to the practices of factory farming and ignore the negative effects it produces. Factory farming does not just harm animals‚ but also the environment and humans. Society tends to avoid the dangerous impacts of the companies. Animals used in factory farms‚ suffer because the company neglects the welfare of the animals in order to maximize their profit (PETA). They cram as many factory animals as they can into small spaces get more money. Chickens‚ pigs‚ cows‚ and turkeys stay
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