Overview
Feeding is the process by which organisms acquire and ingest nutrients, and in aquaculture and animal science it encompasses the formulation of diets, feeding regimes, and the physiological and growth responses they produce. Effective feeding strategies determine growth performance, feed conversion efficiency, health, and production economics, making feed the central operational and cost variable in fish and livestock culture. Core considerations include nutrient requirements and balance, the digestibility and antinutritional factors of feed ingredients, the evaluation of alternative and locally available protein and energy sources, feeding frequency and ration size, and the relationship between diet composition and somatic growth. In fish culture, controlled feeding trials assess weight gain, feed utilization, and survival across graded inclusion levels of test ingredients. Research grounded in this area examines growth performance of catfish hybrids fed graded levels of processed seed-cake diets, the effect of soaked pigeon-pea seed inclusion on growth and feed-utilization efficiency in Nile tilapia fingerlings, and broader constraints on fish-culture practice. The field also intersects with feeding in human and animal nutrition more broadly, including complementary and therapeutic feeding. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research on aquaculture nutrition and feeding, addressing diet formulation, ingredient evaluation, and the growth and efficiency outcomes that govern sustainable production.
Research published in this journal
12 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.
Common Complementary Feeding Practices Among Under-Five Children: The Case of Zambia
Evaluation of A Nutrition Feeding Algorithm for Children and Adolescents Undergoing Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT)
Growth Performance of Heteroclarias Juveniles Fed Graded Levels of Autoclaved Castor Seed (Ricinus communis L.) Cake Based Diets
Breast Feeding and Melatonin: Implications for Improving Perinatal Health
Severity Extent Of Wasting Among Children Admitted To Therapeutic Feeding Program. A Case Control Study
Study of obstacles of fish culture in Khartoum State (Omdurman, Khartoum and Khartoum north, case study)
Prospects of Integrating Caviaculture and Fish Farming in the Western Region of Cameroon
The Nutrition Route following Esophagectomy
Role of Religion on Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Lactating Mothers on Infant Feeding
How this research is being cited
The 12 articles above have been cited 123 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.
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