Tag Luke A. Roy

• Animal Health & Welfare

  January 30, 2017

  Evaluating biofloc technology for intensive culture of fathead minnows

  A study tested the use of biofloc technology to improve the productivity of the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) a commercially important baitfish in North America. 

• Marketplace

  January 18, 2016

  Commercial implementation of in-pond raceway system

  An in-pond raceway system in Alabama was utilized to supply various niche markets, including Asian grocery store chains that desired fresh live fish, recreational pond stocking businesses, private pond owners and fee fishing operations. In many cases, a higher price 

• Animal Health & Welfare

  November 19, 2015

  Biomass density affects bass production

  The production period for largemouth bass in ponds hampers the economic feasibility of pond culture in the United States. A study demonstrated that bass fingerlings could be raised at high densities in a semi-closed recirculating system without serious mortality, size 

• Animal Health & Welfare

  July 2, 2014

  Chemical treatment costs reduced with in-pond raceway systems

  By dividing ponds into smaller, more controllable areas, IPRS can substantially reduce chemical treatment costs, improve treatment delivery and allow new treatments that are cost-prohibitive in traditional pond settings. 

• Animal Health & Welfare

  July 2, 2013

  U.S. field trials show promise for mullet farming in polyculture

  Field trails in Alabama, USA, demonstrated the potential of raising striped mullet with Pacific white shrimp in inland ponds. Using wild-caught fingerlings at low density, the trials found the same survival rates as for mullet and shrimp grown separately. 

• Feed Sustainability

  May 1, 2009

  Alternatives to fishmeal perform well in low-salinity shrimp farm trial

  In a white shrimp farm trial in a low-salinity environment, alternatives to fishmeal did not negatively impact the growth, survival or FCR of the shrimp.