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Aquaculture

Captured production of aquatic food organisms such as fish, crustaceans and molluscs has stayed around the 90 million tonnes level since 2001.

A great number of traditional fishing grounds are over-fished with many of the commercial fish species on the brink of extinction. Mainly due to a growing global population, demand for fish has seen a steady increase and global food fish consumption reached a new high of 118 million tonnes in 2009.

List of Publications

Chapters in Collections (peer reviewed)

  1. van Rijn, J., Shilo, M., Bejerano, I. and S. Nizan. 1990. The effect of inorganic nitrogen compounds on microorganisms and fish in fish ponds. In: H.Rosenthal and S. Sarig (eds.). Research in Modern Aquaculture. Spec. Publ. no. 11, Europ. Aquacult. Soc., Bredene, Belgium, pp. 3-27.

Prof. Jaap van Rijn

Aquaculture

Publications in Google Scholar

“Fish perform all their bodily functions in water.
Because fish are totally dependent upon water to breathe,
feed and grow, excrete wastes, maintain a salt balance and reproduce,
understanding and controlling the quality of water is critical to successful aquaculture.
To a great extent, water determines the success or failure of an aquaculture operation”

Research Interests:

List of Publications

1. Doctoral Dissertation: The involvement of antiestrogen ‑ Tamoxifen, in the precocious puberty process in the Gallus Domesticus ‑ White Leghorn male, and possible applications. Supervision: Prof. N. Snapir, Prof. B. Robinzon, 1990, Hebrew University of Jerusalem # 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11.

Curriculum Vitae

 

Degrees:

  • Ph.D. Animal Sciences, (Poultry Reproduction), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1990.
  • M. Sc. Agr. Animal Sciences (Poultry Reproduction), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1986.
  • B. Sc. Agr. Animal Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1983.

Teaching Responsibilities:

List of Publications

Chapters in Collections

  • Nebel RL, Jones CM and Roth Z (2011) “Reproduction, events and management: Mating management: Detection of oestrus”. Fuquay JW, fox PF and McSweeney PLH (eds.) Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences, Second Edition, vol. 4, pp. 461-466. San Diego: Academic Press.

Review Articles

  1. Wolfenson D, Roth Z and Meidan R (2000) Impaired reproduction in heat-stressed cattle: basic and applied aspects. Animal Reproduction Science 60-61, 535-547 (Invited review).

Curriculum Vitae

Degrees:

  • B.Sc. degree in Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1989-1992).
  • M.Sc. degree in Reproductive Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1995-1998).
  • Ph.D. degree in Reproductive Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1998-2002)

Teaching Responsibilities:

71835 (B.Sc.) - Biology of lactation
71808 (B.Sc.) - Introduction to animal biology
71812 (B.Sc.) - Dairy cattle management

Open Positions

M.Sc. and Ph.D. students needed

for a microbiology lab at the Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture (Rehovot).

Our lab studies the gut microbiota at the population, single species and molecular levels (using methods such as cell culture, qPCR, NGS...) and aim to answer basic and applied science questions such as: