The Thad Cochran National Warmwater Aquaculture Center is home to the USDA-NIFA Southern Regional Aquaculture Center. The mission of the Center is to support aquaculture research, development, demonstration, and education to enhance viable and profitable U.S. aquaculture production to benefit consumers, producers, service industries, and the American economy. Projects that are developed and funded are
based on industry needs and are designed to directly impact commercial aquaculture development in the southern region and the nation. Catfish research includes scientists in the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (MAFES), USDA Agricultural Research Service, and the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine.
- Adoption of Alternate Catfish Production Technologies
- Biomphalaria Obstructa (syn. B. havanensis) Is Host to Two Species of Trematodes Infective to Catfish
- DEET Toxicity to Channel Catfish Sac Fry
- Development and Use of Primary Fish Cell Cultures in Fish Disease Diagnosis
- Development of an Oral Vaccination Platform to Protect Catfish Against Enteric Septicemia of Catfish
- Economics and Risk of Intensive Catfish Production Technologies
- Edwardsiella Piscicida: A New Catfish Pathogen
- Encapsulation of Bolbophorus damnificus Metacercariae Is Linked to Mortality in Channel Catfish
- Evaluation of Cost-effective Feeds for Hybrid Catfish Fingerlings
- Evaluation of Factors Potentially Affecting Vaccine Safety and Efficacy
- Feeding Management for Market-Size Hybrid Catfish
- Molecular and Morphological Characterization of Myxozoan Actinospore Types from a Commercial Catfish Pond in the Mississippi Delta
- Nutrient Digestibility of Alternative Feed Ingredients by Channel Catfish
- Potassium Permanganate Is Not an Effective Pond Disinfectant to Control Dero Digitata
- Quantification of Pathogen Specific Antibody Response in Catfish
- Reducing Feed Cost for Hybrid Catfish Fingerling Production
- Reducing Size Variation in Hybrid Catfish Culture Through Graded Partial Harvest
- Synergistic Effects of Flavobacterium Columnare on Mortality from Visceral Toxicosis of Catfish
- Using Alternative Protein Sources to Replace Soybean Meal in Catfish Feeds
- Validation of Fermentation and Processing Procedures for the Commercial Scale Production of a Live Attenuated Edwardsiella ictaluri Vaccine for Use in Catfish Aquaculture