Forecasting Production and Costs for Largemouth Bass Stockers
and Food Fish Production Systems

Marketing Baitfish in Kentucky

Jason Danaher's Polyculture Thesis, Journal of the WAS, Sept. 2007

Catfish Farming in Kentucky

Articles from KSU Aquaculture Nutrition Division

Aquatic Weed Control in Ponds

Kentucky Aquatic Farming 1995-2007

Kentucky Aquatic Farming Summer 2007

Growout of Freshwater Prawns In Kentucky Ponds

Processing & Marketing Aquaculture Products On a Small Scale

Selling Freshwater Prawns At Kentucky Food Festivals

Evaluation of Plant & Animal Source Proteins for Replacement of Fish Meal in Practical Diets of the Largemouth Bass, Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, Dec. 2005

Impact of Different Management Technologies on the Production, Population Structure, and Economics of Freshwater Prawn Culture in Temperate Climates, Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, Dec. 2004

Overview of Recent Research and Development in Temperate Culture of the Freshwater Prawn in the South Central U.S., Aquaculture Research, 2005 36, 264-277

The following articles are from
KSU Aquaculture's Nutrition Division:

Digestibility of Dry Matter, Protein, Lipid, and Organic Matter of Two Fish Meals, Two Poultry By-product Meals, Soybean Meal, and Distiller's Dried Grains with Solubles in Practical Diets for Sunshine Bass, Morone chrysops X M. saxatilis
Kenneth R. Thompson, Steven D. Rawles, Linda S. Metts,
Re'Gie Smith, Ashley Wimsatt, Ann L. Gannam, Ronald G. Twibell, Ronald B. Johnson, Yolanda J. Brady, and Carl D. Webster

Use of Alfalfa Hay, Compared to Feeding Practical Diets Containing Two Protein Levels, on Growth, Survival, Body Composition, and Processing Traits of Australian Red Claw Crayfish, cherax quadricarinatus, Grown in Ponds
Linda S. Metts, Kenneth R. Thompson, Youling Xiong, Baohua Kong, Carl D. Webster, and Yolanda Brady

Use of Turkey Meal as a Replacement for Menhaden Fish Meal in Practical Diets for Sunshine Bass Grown in Cages
Kenneth R. Thompson, Linda S. Metts, Laura A. Muzinic, Siddhartha Dasgupta and Carl D. Webster

Microbiological and Physicochemical Properties of Red Claw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) Stored in Different Package Systems at 2 °C
G. Chen, Y.L. Xiong, B. Kong, M.C. Newman, K.R. Thompson, L.S. Metts and C.D. Webster

Effects of Different Feeding Frequencies on Growth, Body Composition, and Fillet Composition of Juvenile Sunshine Bass, Morone chrysops M. saxatilis, Grown Indoors
Kenneth R. Thompson, Carl D. Webster, Ann M. Morgan and
Ebony J. Grisby

Use of Turkey Meal as Partial andTotal Replacement
of Fish Meal in Practical Diets for Sunshine Bass
(Morone chrysops · Morone saxatilis) Grown in Tanks
L. A. Muzinic, K. R. Thompson, L. S. Metts, S. Dasgupta and
C. D. Webster

Effects of feeding practical diets containing different protein
levels, with or without fish meal, on growth, survival, body
composition and processing traits of male and female
Australian red claw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) grown
in ponds
K. R. Thompson, L. S. Metts, L. A. Muzinic, S. Dasgupta and
C. D. Webster

A Preliminary Assessment of Growth, Survival, Yield, and Economic Return of Australian Red Claw Crayfish,
Cherax quadricarinatus, Stocked at Three Densities in Earthen Ponds in a Cool, Temperate Climate
Carl D. Webster, Kenneth R. Thompson, Laura A. Muzinic
Daniel H. Yancey, Siddhartha Dasgupta, Youling L. Xiong
David B. Rouse and Lukas Manomaitis

Growth, Processing Measurements, Tail Meat Yield, and Tail Meat Proximate Composition of Male and Female Australian
Red Claw Crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus, Stocked into Earthen Ponds
Kenneth R. Thompson, Laura A. Muzinic, Daniel H. Yancey,
Carl D. Webster, David B. Rouse and Youling Xiong

Quality Changes in Australian Red Claw Crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus, Stored at 0°C
Yen-Chang Tseng, Youling L. Xiong, Carl D. Webster,
Kenneth R. Thompson and Laura A. Muzinic

Partial and total replacement of fish meal with soybean meal and brewer’s grains with yeast in practical diets for Australian red claw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus
Laura A. Muzinic, Kenneth R. Thompson, Aaron Morris,
Carl D. Webster, David B. Rouse and Lukas Manomaitis

Use of hempseed meal, poultry by-product meal,
and canola meal in practical diets without fish meal
for sunshine bass (Morone chrysops M. saxatilis)
Carl D. Webster, Kenneth R. Thompson, Ann M. Morgan, Ebony J. Grisby and Ann L. Gannam

Feeding Frequency Affects Growth, Not Fillet Composition,
of Juvenile Sunshine Bass (Morone chrysops X M. saxatih)
Grown in Cages
Carl D. Webster, Kenneth Thompson, Morgan, Ebony J.Grisby
and Siddhartha Dasgupta


Lecithin requirements of juvenile Australian red claw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus
K. R. Thompson, L. A. Muzinic, T. D. Christian, C. D. Webster,
L. Manomaitis and D. B. Rouse.


Effect on Growth, Survival, and Fatty Acid Composition of
Australian Red Claw Crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus Fed
Practical Diets With and Without Supplemental Lecithin
and/or Cholesterol
Kenneth R. Thompson, L. A. Muzinic , Tracey D. Christian,
Carl D. Webster, Lukas Manomaitis and David B. Rouse

Evaluation of practical diets containing different protein levels,
with or without fish meal, for juvenile Australian red claw crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus)
Kenneth R. Thompson, Laura A. Muzinic, Linda S. Engler, and Carl D. Webster

Effects of feeding practical diets containing various
protein levels on growth, survival, body composition,
and processing traits of Australian red claw crayfish
(Cherax quadricarinatus) and on pond water quality
Kenneth R. Thompson, Laura A. Muzinic, Linda S. Engler,
Sha-Rhonda Morton and Carl D. Webster

Influence of Gender and Spawning on Meat Quality of Australian Red Claw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus) Stored at 2 ◦C
Baohua Kong, Youling L. Xiong, Caodi Fang, Kenneth R. Thompson, Linda S. Metts, Laura A. Muzinic, and
Carl D. Webster