{"product_id":"dietary-nutrients-additives-and-fish-health-isbn-9780470962886","title":"Dietary Nutrients, Additives and Fish Health","description":"\u003cp\u003eFish nutrition can be the deciding factor between a robust and healthy farmed fish population and low aquaculture production. In an age where chemicals and antibiotics are under greater scrutiny than ever, a strong understanding of the role of nutrients and feed additives is essential in the aquaculture industry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDietary Nutrients, Additives and Fish Health\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive review of dietary nutrients, antinutritional factors and toxins, and non-nutrient dietary additives, and their effects on fish performance and immune system function, as well as overall health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book opens with an overview of fish immune systems and health. Subsequent chapters delve into proteins and amino acids, lipids and fatty acids, carbohydrates, beta glucans, vitamins, minerals, antinutrients, mycotoxins, nucleotides, prebiotics, probiotics, organic acids and their salts, and plant extracts and their impacts on fish health, growth, and development. The text then concludes with a chapter on feeding practices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuthored by leaders in aquaculture, \u003ci\u003eDietary Nutrients, Additives and Fish Health\u003c\/i\u003e will be an invaluable resource to graduate students, researchers and professionals alike.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Overview of Fish Immune System and Infectious Diseases 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCraig Shoemaker, De-Hai Xu, Benjamin LaFrentz, and Scott LaPatra\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Protein, Amino Acids, and Ingredients 25\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarl D. Webster and Kenneth R. Thompson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Lipids and Fatty Acids 47\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDouglas R. Tocher and Brett D. Glencross\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Carbohydrates 95\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGro-Ingunn Hemre and Dong-Fang Deng\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 β-Glucans 111\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAnn L. Gannam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Vitamins (Excluding C and E) 125\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eShi-Yen Shiau and Yu-Hung Lin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Effect of Vitamin C on Fish Health 151\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eViviane Verlhac Trichet, Ester Santigosa, Eve Cochin, and Jacques Gabaudan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Vitamin E 173\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarisol Izquierdo and Mónica Betancor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Minerals 195\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarl D. Webster and Chhorn Lim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Antinutrients 211\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eÅshild Krogdahl and Anne Marie Bakke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Mycotoxin Contamination of Fish Feeds 237\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBruce B. Manning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Nucleotides 249\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeng Li, Jianmin Zhao, and Delbert M. Gatlin III\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Prebiotics 271\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDelbert M. Gatlin III\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Gastrointestinal Microorganisms of Fish and Probiotics 283\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eViswanath Kiron\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Organic Acids and Their Salts 305\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChhorn Lim, Christian Lückstädt, Carl D. Webster, and Phillip Kesius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Plant Extracts 321\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGalina Jeney, Lourens De Wet, Zsigmond Jeney, and Guojun Yin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Feeding Practices and Fish Health 333\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChhorn Lim, Carl D. Webster, and Cheng-Sheng Lee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCheng-Sheng Lee\u003c\/b\u003e is the Director of the Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture, NIFA-USDA at Oceanic Institute of Hawaii Pacific University, HI, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChhorn Lim\u003c\/b\u003e is a Nutrition Scientist at the United States Department of Agriculture’s Aquatic Animal Health Research Laboratory in Auburn, Alabama, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDelbert M. Gatlin III\u003c\/b\u003e is Regents Professor and Associate Department Head for Research and Graduate Programs in the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences at Texas A\u0026amp;M University, Texas, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Webster\u003c\/b\u003e is Center Director\/Research Leader of the USDA-ARS Harry K. Dupree Stuttgart National Aquaculture Research Center, Stuttgart, AR, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFish nutrition can be the deciding factor between a robust and healthy farmed fish population and low aquaculture production. 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The text concludes with a chapter on feeding practices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter contributions by leaders in aquaculture, Dietary Nutrients, Additives, and Fish Health will be an invaluable resource to graduate students, researchers, and professionals alike.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Chapters organized in a user-friendly format by nutrients, antinutrients, and additives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Provides an overview of fish immune systems and health, as well as information on feeding practices.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Editors and authors are leaders in the field of fish nutrition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989061845221,"sku":"NP9780470962886","price":224.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470962886.jpg?v=1761782635","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/dietary-nutrients-additives-and-fish-health-isbn-9780470962886","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}