August 2016

Effects of different additives on colorimetry and melanosis prevention of Atlantic seabob shrimp (Xyphopenaeus kroyeri) stored under refrigeration

The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of the food additives, sodium chloride, sodium metabisulfite, sodium nitrite and citric acid on the anti-melanotic activity in shrimp (Xyphopenaeus kroyeri) kept under refrigeration for 13 days post-capture. A sensory panel and color measurements (L*: luminosity, a*: red-green axis saturation and b*: yellow-blue axis saturation) was conducted during storage to evaluate the...

Author(s): Ana Amélia Nunes Fossati, Guiomar Pedro Bergmann, Luiz Alberto Oliveira Ribeiro, Danilo Pedro Streit Júnior, Tiago Martins Costa Schneider and Liris Kindlein

August 2016

Growth performance of three tilapia fish species raised at varied pond sizes and water depths

An on-farm study was conducted in Chingale area in Zomba, Southern Malawi to assess the growth of three tilapia fish species in earthen ponds of different sizes and water depths. The experiment was laid out in a factorial design of 200 and 400 m2 pond sizes, 0.8 and 1.2 m pond water depths, and fish species: Oreochromis karongae, Oreochromis shiranus and Tilapia rendalli, replicated thrice among randomly selected...

Author(s): Fanuel Kapute, Joshua Valeta, Jeremy Likongwe, Jeremiah Kang’ombe, Joseph Nagoli and David Mbamba