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Improving Farmed Fish Quality and Safety (Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition) by Ø. Lie (Eds.) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Improving Farmed Fish Quality and Safety (Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition) about?

Global aquaculture production has grown rapidly over the last 50 years. It is generally accepted that there is limited potential to increase traditional fisheries since most fish stocks are well or fully exploited. Consequently increased aquaculture production is required in order to maintain global per capita fish consumption at the present level. Fish farming enables greater control of product quality and safety, and presents the possibility of tailoring products according to consumer demands. This important collection reviews safety and quality issues in farmed fish and presents methods to improve product characteristics. The first part of the book focuses on chemical contaminants, chemical use in aquaculture and farmed fish safety. After an opening chapter discussing the risks and benefits of consumption of farmed fish, subsequent contributions consider environmental contaminants, pesticides, drug use and antibiotic resistance in aquaculture. Part two addresses important quality issues, such as selective breeding to improve flesh quality, the effects of dietary factors including alternative lipids and proteins sources on eating quality, microbial safety of farmed products, para

Who reads Improving Farmed Fish Quality and Safety (Woodhead Publishing Series in Food Science, Technology and Nutrition)?

It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Ø. Lie (Eds.)
Publisher
Woodhead Publishing ; CRC Press
Published
2008
Language
EN
ISBN
9781845694920
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Science, Engineering, Agriculture

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