Utilization of Soybean Products in Fish Paste Products

The Utilization of Soybean Products in Tilapia Feed – a Review

Tilapia is one of the most important groups of fish for aquaculture with an annual production exceeds two million metric tons. They have been cultured for quite a long time ago. However, their aquaculture production has been developed remarkably during the last few decades due to the increased level of intensification and cultured area. In the past, fish meal was used as a main protein source i...

Culture-independent bacterial community analysis of the salty-fermented fish paste products of Thailand and Laos

A bacterial community analysis, using a culture-independent method (polymerase chain reaction-denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis), detected 17 species of bacteria including species of the genera Tetragenococcus, Lactobacillus, Pediococcus, Weissella Halanaerobium, Clostridium, and Sphingomonas in a traditional salty-fermented fish paste known as pla-ra or pa-daek in Thailand and Laos, whic...

Utilization of Agricultural By-products in Taiwan

An abundance of agricultural by-products have been used to feed dairy and beef cattle in Taiwan, in order to reduce the cost of livestock production. Most farmers are not concerned about the nutrient value of agricultural by-products. They need to be educated on how to utilize by-products properly. Research to improve techniques of preservation and the efficiency of utilization of agricultural ...

High Pressure Treatments of Soybean and Soybean Products

Determination of Heavy Metals in Fish Products

Cadmium, lead and mercury contents in fish were studied. Fresh and frozen fish from 17 FAO localities were bought in Czech markets. Atomic absorption spectrometry technique was used for determination of cadmium, lead and mercury concentration. Ten samples exceeded the maximum permissible limit for mercury (0.5 mg/kg or 1 mg/kg for selected fish species) and three fish samples exceeded the maxim...