Consultancy Report for the Initiation of a Programme for Fish Feed Development in the Regional Lead Centre in Thailand
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K.W. Chow

NETWORK OF AQUACULTURE CENTRES IN ASIA
Bangkok, Thailand
March 1982

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The author wishes to thank NIFI and FAO staff members for their valuable assistance throughout his stay in Thailand.

Chemical analysis of fish tissues and feed samples reported herein were performed by Dr. Mali Boonyaratpalin and Mrs. Nanthiya Unprasert with the assistance of Miss Edith Palmario.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction and Background

2. Terms of Reference of the Consultancy

3. Counterparts

4. Summary of Observations and Work Completed

4.1 Remodelling and improvement of the NIFI feedmill

4.1.1 State of the mill
4.1.2 Proposed alterations

4.2 Establishment of a diagnostic laboratory for nutritional disease

4.2.1 Blood levels of vitamins in selected species
4.2.2 Vitamin analysis of feeds

4.3 Fish feed development

4.3.1 Feed survey
4.3.2 Thai feed milling industry
4.3.3 Formulation of a research programme for the development of optimal diets for pond culture of Clarias and Ophicephalus
4.3.4 Mineral requirements of Macrobrachium
4.3.5 Alternative protein sources for fish diets
4.3.6 Encapsulated whole egg diets for fish larvae

5. Conclusions and recommendations

APPENDIX I   Tables

APPENDIX II   Drawings of modified mill

APPENDIX III   Experimental Procedure