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A Practical Guide to Nutrition, Feeds, and Feeding of Catfish

Summary

Catfish nutrition research in the United States began in the 1950s and is still ongoing today. During the past seven decades, countless studies have been conducted on catfish nutrition, feeds, and feeding practices. Thus, catfish nutrient requirements and feeding behavior are well defined. This has led to the development of nutritious, cost-effective, sustainable, and environmentally friendly feeds, as well as to feeding strategies for all phases of catfish production. These developments have been instrumental to the success of the catfish industry. This bulletin summarizes current knowledge of nutrition, feeds, feeding practices, and related topics for pond-raised catfish.