Abstract

The history of the propagation similarly as spawning of common catfish species during this family is reviewed, with special stress on channel cat and its coupling with blue channel catfish. The importance of the channel cat female blue catfish male hybrid, together with current and future strategies of hybrid catfish production, and also the potential role it plays within the recovery of the United States of America catfish business area unit mentioned. Recent advances in catfish culture components, together with setting, management, nutrition, feeding, wellness management, culture systems, genetic improvement programs, transgenic, and also the application of genome-based approaches in catfish production and welfare, area unit reviewed.