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Land-use influence on the functional organization of Afrotropical macroinvertebrate assemblages
(ELSEVIER, 2021-04)
Studies investigating the effects of human activities on the functional organization of macroinvertebrate communities
in tropical streams and rivers are very limited, despite these areas witnessing the greatest loss of ...
GROWTH AND SURVIVAL ON EXPOSURE TO LAMBDA CYHALOTHRIN AND AFLATOXINS OF DIETARY FISH FROM SELECTED AQUATIC SOURCES IN KENYA
(Journal of Advance Research in Food, Agriculture and environmental science, 2018)
Toxicants cause a wide range of concerns in the health of fish. The specific objectives of the
study were determine aberration of growth and survival as an iron indicator on exposure to
lambda cyhalothrin and aflatoxins ...
KEY LIMITATIONS OF FISH FEEDS, FEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, AND OPPORTUNITIES IN KENYA’S AQUACULTURE ENTERPRISE
(African journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development (ajfand), 2021-03)
Profitability is key in fish farming, just as it is to any other enterprise. For the farmers
to actualize high-profit margins, it is imperative to have access to well-balanced
nutritive and cost-effective feeds, backed ...
Effects of Deployment Period on Decomposition and Colonization of Leaf Litter of Differing Quality by Invertebrates
(African Journal of Education, Science and Technology (AJEST), 2021-05)
Detritivorous invertebrates play major roles in organic matter processing and nutrient cycling in headwater streams. In this study, three common leaf species in upland Kenyan streams (Vernonia myriantha, Syzygium cordatum ...
Effect of Replacing Fish Meal by Soybean-Blood Meal Mixture on Performance of Tilapia (Oreochromis Niloticus)
(THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLEDGE, 2018)
Commercial fish feeds are highly expensive and unaffordable to majority of fish famers, usually fish meal which is scarce
and expensive is used in compounding fish feeds. A fourteen-week study was done to determine growth ...
A review of the populations of tilapiine species in lakes Victoria and Naivasha, East Africa
(African Journal of Aquatic Science, 2021)
This paper discusses the catch trends, population attributes and biological characteristics of tilapiine species
that are both native and that have been introduced into Lake Victoria and Lake Naivasha. Predation by Lates ...
Influence of Rainfall Seasonality onEndohelminth Parasites of Oreochromisniloticusbaringoensis (Trewavas, 1983) at River Molo Inlet in Lake Baringo, Rift Valley, Kenya
(Journal of Aquatic Science and Marine Biology, 2018)
This study was conducted at the inlet of River Molo in Lake Baringo, Kenya during dry and wet seasons.Dissolved oxygen, temperature, turbidity and pH were measured in-situ.Fish samples collected werepreserved ...
Assessment of Duckweed Supplement Diet to Fishmeal on the Growth Performance of Oreochromis niloticus Fingerlings
(AER Journal, 2019)
Oreochromis niloticus is the most cultured fish in tropical freshwater aquaculture systems
and second most cultured fish after carps in the world. In Kenya, Oreochromis niloticus has
potential in eradicating hunger and ...
Biological aspects of Schilbe intermedius (Ruppell, 1832) in the Nyanza Gulf of Lake Victoria, Kenya
(Lakes & Reserv, 2019)
Silver butter catfish (Schilbe intermedius) is an indigenous fish species in Lake Victoria.
It has a good economic value because of the quality and freshness of its flesh, in creasing its demand for consumption. It is ...
Growth and Nutrient Removal Efficiency of SweetWormwood (Artemisia annua) in a RecirculatingAquaculture System for Nile Tilapia(Oreochromis niloticus)
(MDPI : Wiley, 2019)
The maintenance of optimal water quality for fish production is one of the major challengesin aquaculture. Aquaponic systems can improve the quality of water for fish by removing theundesirable wastes and in turn produce ...