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Ronald W. Hardy is affiliated with the University of Idaho in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within agricultural and biological sciences, with a significant focus on aquatic science. Over their career, they have contributed to fields including immunology and microbiology as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

The scientist's main areas of study encompass:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, Ronald W. Hardy has specialized subfields that include:

  • Aquatic Science
  • Immunology
  • Physiology
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Plant Science

The principal topics of research cover a broad spectrum related to aquaculture and aquatic species, notably:

  • Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
  • Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
  • Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
  • Aquatic life and conservation
  • Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
  • Insect Utilization and Effects
  • Moringa oleifera research and applications

Ronald W. Hardy has published several papers, with notable recent work including:

  • A 20-year retrospective review of global aquaculture, 2021, Nature
  • Bile acid metabolism in fish: disturbances caused by fishmeal alternatives and some mitigating effects from dietary bile inclusions, 2020, Reviews in Aquaculture
  • Utilization of functional feed additives to produce cost-effective, ecofriendly aquafeeds high in plant-based ingredients, 2023, Reviews in Aquaculture
  • Insect (black soldier fly larvae) oil as a potential substitute for fish or soy oil in the fish meal-based diet of juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), 2021, Animal nutrition
  • Insect lipid in fish nutrition: Recent knowledge and future application in aquaculture, 2023, Reviews in Aquaculture

The frequent publication venues where their work appears include:

  • Reviews in Aquaculture
  • Aquaculture Research
  • Nature
  • Aquaculture
  • Animal nutrition

Collaboration is a consistent aspect of their research activity. Frequent co-authors associated with their work include:

  • Brian C. Small
  • Andreas Brezas
  • Rosamond L. Naylor
  • Max Troell
  • Vikas Kumar

Best Publications

  • Expanding the utilization of sustainable plant products in aquafeeds: a review

    Delbert M Gatlin;Frederic T Barrows;Paul Brown;Konrad Dabrowski

  • Feeding aquaculture in an era of finite resources

    Rosamond L. Naylor;Ronald W. HardyRonald W. Hardy;Dominique P. Bureau;Alice Chiu

  • Utilization of plant proteins in fish diets: effects of global demand and supplies of fishmeal

    Ronald W Hardy

  • Fly Prepupae as a Feedstuff for Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss

    Sophie St-Hilaire;Craig Sheppard;Jeffery K Tomberlin;Stephen Irving

  • Apparent protein digestibility and mineral availabilities in various feed ingredients for salmonid feeds

    Shozo H. Sugiura;Faye M. Dong;Cindra K. Rathbone;Ronald W. Hardy

  • Status and opportunities for genomics research with rainbow trout.

    Gary H. Thorgaard;George S. Bailey;David Williams;Donald R. Buhler

  • Alternate protein sources for salmon and trout diets

    Ronald W. Hardy

  • Dietary microbial phytase supplementation and the utilization of phosphorus, trace minerals and protein by rainbow trout [Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum)] fed soybean meal‐based diets

    S H Sugiura;J Gabaudan;F M Dong;R W Hardy

  • Dietary substitution of soy and rapeseed protein concentrates for fish meal, and their effects on growth and nutrient utilization in gilthead seabream Sparus aurata L.

    G Wm Kissil;I Lupatsch;D A Higgs;R W Hardy

  • Diet Formulation and Manufacture

    Ronald W. Hardy;Frederick T. Barrows

  • Effects of lysine supplementation in plant protein-based diets on the performance of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and apparent digestibility coefficients of nutrients

    Zongjia J Cheng;Ronald W Hardy;James L Usry

  • Fish meal: historical uses, production trends and future outlook for sustainable supplies.

    R. W. Hardy;A. G. J. Tacon;R. R. Stickney;J. P. McVey

  • Replacement of herring oil with menhaden oil, soybean oil, or tallow in the diets of Atlantic salmon raised in marine net-pens

    Ronald W. Hardy;Thomas M. Scott;Lee W. Harrell

  • Metabolic response to dietary phosphorus intake in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

    Denise I Skonberg;Leon Yogev;Ronald W Hardy;Faye M Dong

  • Thermal adaptation and acclimation of ectotherms from differing aquatic climates

    Shawn R. Narum;Nathan R. Campbell;Kevin A. Meyer;Michael R. Miller

  • The influence of dietary lipid source and alpha-tocopheryl acetate level on product quality of rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri)☆

    Steven M. Boggio;Ronald W. Hardy;Jerry K. Babbitt;Ernest L. Brannon

  • Fish performance, fillet characteristics, and health assessment index of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fed diets containing adequate and high concentrations of lipid and vitamin E

    Sage Chaiyapechara;Michael T Casten;Ronald W Hardy;Faye M Dong

  • Heat-induced changes in sulfhydryl groups and disulfide bonds in fish protein and their effect on protein and amino acid digestibility in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri)

    Johannes Opstvedt;Ruth Miller;Ronald W. Hardy;John Spinelli

  • Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar): The “Super-Chicken” of the Sea?

    Ole Torrissen;Rolf Erik Olsen;Reidar Toresen;Gro Ingunn Hemre

  • Effect of Dietary Calcium Phosphate and Zinc Supplementation on Whole Body Zinc Concentration of Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairdneri)

    Ronald W. Hardy;Karl D. Shearer

Frequent Co-Authors

Delbert M. Gatlin
Delbert M. Gatlin Texas A&M University
Troy L. Ott
Troy L. Ott Pennsylvania State University
Ronald J. Roberts
Ronald J. Roberts University of Idaho
Barbara Rasco
Barbara Rasco University of Wyoming
Peter D. Nichols
Peter D. Nichols Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Dominique P. Bureau
Dominique P. Bureau University of Guelph
Santosh P. Lall
Santosh P. Lall Lloyds Banking Group (United Kingdom)
Anthony P. Farrell
Anthony P. Farrell University of British Columbia
Victor Raboy
Victor Raboy Agricultural Research Service
Caird E. Rexroad
Caird E. Rexroad Agricultural Research Service

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