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- Professor
- School of Fisheries, Aquaculture & Aquatic Sciences
Short Bio
I am an Aquatic Animal Nutritionist holding the position of Professor with the School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences. Throughout my career I have dedicated my research and teaching efforts to improve technologies for the culture of marine (Florida pompano, red drum, red snapper, white seabass, California yellowtail and Pacific white shrimp) and freshwater (catfish, bass, bluegill and tilapia) species for stock enhancement and aquaculture. My labs primary activities have emphasized, graduate student education, the development and improvement of commercial feeds and feed management strategies, as well as providing continuing education opportunities to the industry.
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Education
PhDTexas A&M University1990
MSTexas A&M University1986
BSNorthern Arizona University1983
Professional Experience
May 2012 - present: Alumni Professor, Auburn University, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences.
August 2010 - April 2012: Professor, Auburn University, Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures.
August 2004 - 2010: Associate Professor, Auburn University, Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures.
December 1999 - August 2004: Assistant Professor. Auburn University, Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures.
September 1998 - 1999: Research Scientist. The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, Texas.
September 1996 - 1998: Research Associate. The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, Texas.
August - December 1997: Adjunct Professor. Texas A&M University, College of Science and Technology, Department of Biology, Corpus Christi, Texas.
Research
Research and teaching efforts emphasize improved technologies and diet formulationsfor the culture of marine (Florida pompano, red drum, red snapper, white seabass, California yellowtail and Pacific white shrimp) and freshwater (catfish, bass, bluegill and tilapia) species for stock enhancement and aquaculture.
Extension Experience
Throughout my career, I have embraced continuing education, training and technology transfer as part of my career. I participate in numerous scientific and industry-based meetings and/or training programs in the US and abroad.Books and Chapters
Fornari, D. C., D. A. Davis. Tilapia nutritional requirements. In Tilapia: Aquaculture, Biology and Health Management. Ed. Thompson, K., C. A. Shoemaker, D. C. Little. CABI Digital Library.880 pages
Quintero, H. E., L. A. Roy and D. A. Davis. 2025. Feeding Practices and Practical Management Strategies for Finfish and Crustaceans. In Nutrition and Physiology of Fish and Shellfish: Nutritional Management V2, Editor K. Vikas. Academic Press, San Diego, California USA. ISBN 9780323908733.
Davis, D. A. editor, 2022. Feed and Feeding Practices in Aquaculture. 2nd Editon. Woodhead Publishing. London Wall, London. p 454. ISBN: 9780128215982 eBook ISBN: 9780128229927.
Zhou, Y., M. Huang, J. Ge, and D. A. Davis. 2022. Mineral Requirements of Shrimp. Pages 374-391. The Shrimp Book II. Edited Victoria Alday-Sanz.5m Books Ltd.
Davis, D. A. and R. W. Hardy. 2022. Feeding and fish husbandry. Pages 857-882. In Fish Nutrition. Hardy, R.W. and S. J. Kaushik. Academic press.
Davis, D. A. editor, 2015. Feed and Feeding Practices in Aquaculture. Woodhead Publishing. London Wall, London. p 432.
National Research Council 2011. Nutrient Requirements of Fish and Shrimp. The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C. p 376.
Shusuke, K and D. Allen Davis. 2011. Mineral requirements of shrimp and prawns. Pgs. 485-490. In: The Shrimp Book. Theory and practice of penaeid aquaculture. (Victoria Alday, Editor). Nottingham University Press. Nottingham, UK.
Davis, D. A. and D. Sookying. 2009. Strategies for reducing and/or replacing fish meal in production diets for the Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. Pgs 91-96. In Browdy, C. L. and D. E. Jory, edts. The Rising Tide, Proceedings of the Special Session on Shrimp Farming. World Aquaculture 2009. World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge Louisiana, USA.
Davis, D. A., T. N. Nguyen, M. H. Li, D. M Gatilin III, T. O'Keefe. 2009. Advances in aquaculture nutrition: in catfish, tilapia and carp. Pgs 440-548. In. G. Burnell and G. Allan. New Technologies in Aquaculture. Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge, UK.
Venero, J. A., D. Allen Davis and Chhorn Lim. 2008. Use of plant protein sources in crustacean diets. Pgs 163-203. In. C. Lim, C. D. Webster and C. S. Lee. Alternative Protein Sources in Aquaculture Diets. The Haworth Press, New York.
Watanabe, W. O., D. D. Benetti, M. W. Feeley, D. A. Davis and R. P. Phelps. 2006. Status of artificial propagation of mutton, yellowtail and red snapper (family Lutjanidae) in the southeastern United States. In. A. M. Kelly and J. Silverstein. Aquaculture in the 21st Century. American Fisheries Society, p 643.
Phelps, R. P., G. S. Sumiarsa, E. E. Lipman, H.-P. Lan, K. K. Moss, and D. A. Davis. 2005. Intensive and Extensive Production Techniques to Provide Copepod Nauplii for Feeding Larval Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus. Pages 151-168. In. C.-S. Lee, P. J. O'Bryen and N. H. Marcus. Copepods in Aquaculture. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Oxford, UK.
Lazo, J.P. and D. A. Davis. 2000. Ingredient and Feed Evaluation. Pages 453-463. In. R.R. Stickney (Editor). Encyclopedia of Aquaculture. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.
Davis, D.A., K.L.Bootes and C.R. Arnold. 2000. Snapper (Family, Lutjaidae) culture. Pages 884-889. In. R.R. Stickney (Editor). Encyclopedia of Aquaculture. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.
Davis, D.A. and A.L. Lawrence. 1997. Minerals. In L. R. D'Abramo, D. E. Conklin and D. M. Akiyama (Editors). Crustacean Nutrition, Advances in World Aquaculture, Volume 6, pp. 150-163.
