Tilapia Aquaculture in the North Central Region #1

Duration:
-

(funded project 1)

Description

The first Tilapia funded project was chaired by by Don Garling.

Objectives:

1. Develop and/or identify cost-effective feeds for tilapia culture in recirculating systems that minimize waste generation.

2. Compare and evaluate economically important traits for current commercial tilapia strains in the North Central Region with other strains cultured in recirculating systems.

Participants:

Principal Investigator/InstitutionObjectivesFunding
Paul B. Brown (Purdue University)      1$17,600
Kerry W. Tudor (Illinois State University)      1$16,400
Donald L. Garling (Michigan State University)      1$19,000
Konrad Dabrowski (Ohio State University)      1$16,000
Paul A. Fuerst (Ohio State University)      2$19,000
Christopher C. Kohler (Southern Illinois University-Carbondale)   1 & 2$32,000
 Total$120,000

Project Outline (313K pdf file)

Termination Report (50K pdf file)

Project Number: 1

Award Amount

$118791.00

Award Number

96-38500-2631