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Diet savings in tilapia with chicken waste

Tilapia is one of the world's most widely farmed fish. Research work carried out in Egypt by Abdel-Tawwab and Ahmad Metwalli for the National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries could save growers money on their feed bills and get their fish out of the ponds faster, while at the same time reduce the reliance of fish meal in diets; a goal long sought by industry and researchers alike. John Mosig reports.