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EDUCATION
Ph.D., Texas A & M University
M.S., University of North Dakota
B.S., Western Illinois University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Aquatic animal nutrition
and improved aquacultural practices for warmwater species; specifically,
nutrient requirements and nutritional physiology of fishes and crustaceans,
development and improvement of feeds for commercially important species, and
reduction of nutrient inputs to aquacultural production systems.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
COURSES TAUGHT:
FISHERIES 2001 - Introduction to Fisheries and Aquaculture
FISHERIES 4061 - Special Problems
FISHERIES 7010 - Nutrition of Aquatic Animals
FISHERIES 7070 - Fisheries Seminar
FISHERIES 8000 - Thesis Research
FISHERIES 9000 - Dissertation Research
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Yan, W. B., R. C. Reigh and Z.
Xu. 2001.
Effects of fungal phytase on utilization of dietary protein and
minerals, and
dephosphorylation of phytic acid in the alimentary tract of
channel catfish Ictalurus
punctatus fed an all-plant-protein diet.
Journal of the World Aquaculture Society
Accepted).
Reigh, R. C. and W. Yan.
2001.
Enzyme treatment of catfish feeds can reduce environmental phosphorus
loads.
Louisiana Agriculture 44(3): 7.
Weirich, C. R. and R. C. Reigh.
2001.
Dietary lipids and stress tolerance of larval fish. In: C. Lim and
C.D. Webster (editors). Nutrition and Fish Health. Food Products Press
(Haworth Press, Inc.), Binghamton,
New York.
Weirich, C. R., R. C. Reigh and
D. W. Freeman. 2000.
Temporary sequestration of fingerling channel catfish in
cages as a means to improve
production of multiple-crop ponds: preliminary
studies. Journal of Applied Aquaculture 10(3): 17-30.
Weirich, C. R., R. C. Reigh
and D. W. Glenn, III. 2000.
Decapsulated Artemia cysts as dietary supplements
for hatchery-raised channel catfish
Ictalurus punctatus fry: survival, growth,
and body composition of fry and subsequent
production characteristics of
fingerling catfish. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 31: 609-617.
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