Rothbard, S., 1997. Propagation of the Japanese ornamental carp (koi). Koi Breeding Methods. (A hard-cover booklet; Published also as a soft-cover Quarterly). TFH Publications, Ltd. 48pp.
Rothbard, S. & Wohlfarth, G.W., 1995. Methods for improvement of the Japanese ornamental (koi) carp. (A chapter in the book; Published also as an article in the journal Tropical Fish Hobbyist, 7(#469):224-242).
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1. Rothbard, S., 1973. Results of silver carp spawning in 1971 and 1972 at the Fish Hatchery at Gan Shmuel. Bamidgeh, 25:91-103.
2. Rothbard, S. & Pruginin, Y., 1975. Induced spawning and artificial incubation of Tilapia. Aquaculture, 5:315-321.
3. Pruginin, Y., Rothbard, S., Wohlfarth, G., Halevy, A., Moav, R. & Hulata, G., 1975. All-male broods of Tilapia nilotica x T. aurea hybrids. Aquaculture, 6:11-21.
4. Rothbard, S., 1975. Control of Euplotes sp. by formalin in growth tanks of Chlorella sp. used as medium for the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis, which serves as food for hatchlings. Bamidgeh, 27:101-109.
5. Avtalion, R.R., Pruginin, Y. & Rothbard, S., 1975. Determination of allogenic and xenogenic markers in the genus Tilapia. I. Identification of sex and hybrids in Tilapia by elecrtophoretic analysis of serum proteins. Bamidgeh, 27:8-13.
6. Rothbard, S., 1976. Experiments in massculture of the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus (Mori) on a bed of crushed sea weed Ulva petrusa (Kjelman). Bamidgeh, 28:8-13.
7. Rothbard, S., 1977. Observation on adult forms and experiments in growth of larvae of the freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium nipponense (de Mann). Bamidgeh, 29:115-124.
8. Rothbard, S., 1977. Induced spawning of the common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.). Summary of work done at the fish breeding farm at Gan Shmuel. 2nd Int. Course of Fish Culture, Israel. Ministry of Agriculture, Extension Service (Mime.). 6pp.
9. Hulata, G. & Rothbard, S., 1978. "Siamese twins" in Sarotherodon mossambicus. J. Fish Biol., 13:14.
10. Rothbard, S., 1978. Secondary nursing of the red sea bream Chrysophrys major (Temnicky & Schlegel) in an earthen pond. Aquaculture, 16:267269.
11. Hulata, G. & Rothbard, S., 1979. Cold storage of carp semen for short periods. Aquaculture, 16:267-269.
12. Rothbard, S., 1979. Observations on the reproductive behaviour of Tilapia zilli and some Sarotherodon spp. under aquarium conditions. Bamidgeh, 31:35-43.
13. Rothbard, S., 1979. Practical mass-culture of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis (Mueller). pp. 8-11 In: E.A. Huisman & H. Hogendoorn (eds.) Mass Rearing of Fry and Fingerlings of Freshwater Fishes. The Hague, EIFAC/T35 Suppl. 1.
14. Rothbard, S., Hulata, G. & Itzkovich, J., 1980. Abnormalities in Sarotherodon larvae. J. Fish Disease, 3:5.
15. Rothbard, S. & Hulata, G., 1980. A closed system incubator for cichlid eggs. Prog. Fish Cult., 42:203-204.
16. Hulata, G., Rothbard, S. & Wohlfarth, G., 1981. Genetic approach to the production of all-male progeny of Tilapia. Europ. Maricult. Soc., Special Publication, 6:181-190.
17. Itzkovich, J., Rothbard, S. & Hulata, G., 1981. Inheritance of pink body coloration in Cichlasoma nigrofasciatus (Guenther) (Pisces, Cichlidae). Genetica, 55:15-16.
18. Hulata, G., Rothbard, S. & Avtalion, R., 1981. Evidence for multiple paternity in Sarotherodon broods. Aquaculture, 25:281-283.
19. Rothbard, S., 1981. Induction of spawning in some cyprinids. State of Israel, Min. of Agricult., Extension Service, Foreign Training Dept. 50pp.
20. Rothbard, S., 1981. Induced reproduction in cultivated cyprinids - the common carp and the group of Chinese carps. I. The technique of induction, spawning and hatching. Bamidgeh, 33:103-121.
21. Rothbard, S., 1982. Introduction of exotic peneids, Penaeus monodon and P. stylirostris into Israeli aquaculture. pp. 14-16 In: Abstracts of South-African Israeli Symp. on Aquaculture. Herzliya, Israel.
22. Rothbard, S., Hulata, G. & Itzkovich. J., 1981/1982. Occurrence of spontaneous hermaphroditism in a Sarotherodon hybrid. Aquaculture, 26:391-393.
23. Rothbard, S., 1981. Production of Sarotherodon all-male hybrids, offspring of selected broodstocks. M.Sc. Thesis, Tel Aviv University, Israel. (Hebrew with English summary).
24. Rothbard, S., 1982. Induced reproduction in cultivated cyprinids - The common carp and the group of Chinese carps. II. The rearing of larvae and primary nursing of fry. Bamidgeh, 34:20-32.
25. Chervinski, J. & Rothbard, S., 1981/1982. An aid in manually sexing Tilapia. Aquaculture, 26:389.
26. Rothbard, S. & Rothbard Hamutal, 1982. Spermiation response of carp to homologous pituitary gland. pp. 201 In: C.J.J. Richter & H.J.Th. Goos (eds.) Reproductive Physiology of Fish. PUDOC, Wageningen, Holland.
27. Hulata, G., Wohlfarth, G. & Rothbard, S., 1983. Progeny-testing selection of tilapia broodstock producing all-male hybrid progenies - preliminary results. Aquaculture, 33:263-270.
28. Rothbard, S., Solnik, E., Shabbath, S., Amado, R., & Grabie I., 1983. The technique of mass production of hormonally sex-inversed all-male tilapias. pp. 425-434 In: Z. Yaron & L. Fishelson (eds.), Proc. Intl. Symp. Tilapia in Aquaculture. Nazareth, Israel Tel Aviv Univ.
29. Wohlfarth, G., Hulata, G., Rothbard, S., Itzkovich, J. & Halevy, A., 1983. Comparison between interspecific tilapia hybrids for some production traits. pp. 559-569 In: Z. Yaron & L. Fishelson (eds.), Proc. Intl. Symp. Tilapia in Aquaculture. Nazareth, Israel Tel Aviv Univ.
30. Rothbard, S., 1984/85. Culture of rotifers in Japanese mariculture centers (abstract). Israel. J. Zool., 22:204.
31. Hulata, G., Rothbard, S., Itzkovich, J., Wohlfarth, G. & Halevy, A., 1985. Differences in hybrid fry production between two strains of Nile tilapia. Prog. Fish Cult., 47:42-49.
32. Bogomolnaya, A., Rothbard, S. & Yaron, Z., 1987. Sex steroids in tilapia at various phases of the breeding cycle: Preliminary in vivo and in vitro studies. (abstract) Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 53:452-453.
33. Rothbard, S., Moav, B. & Yaron, Z., 1987. Changes in steroid concentrations during sexual ontogenesis in tilapia. Aquaculture, 61:59-74.
34. Lubzens, E., Rothbard, S., Blumenthal, A., Kolodny, G., Perry, B., Oland, B., Wax, A. & Farbstein, H., 1987. Raising freshwater cyprinid larvae on th euryhaline rotifer Brachionus plicatilis (D.F. Mueller). Aquaculture, 60:143-155.
35. Berger, A. & Rothbard, S., 1987. Androgen induced sex-reversal of red tilapia fry stocked in cages within pond. Bamidgeh, 39:49-57.
36. Rothbard, S. Yaron, Z. & Moav, B., 1988. Field experiments on growth enhancements of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus x O. aureus F1 hybrids) using pellets containing an androgen (17a-ethynyltestosterone). pp. 367-375 In: R.S,V. Pullin, T. Bhukaswan, K. Tunguthai, & J.L. Maclean (eds.). The 2nd Intl. Symp. on Tilapia in Aquaculture. ICLARM Conf. Proc. 15, Bangkok, Thailand.
37. Stoumboudi, M., Rothbard, S., Villwock, W., Gisis, A. & Abraham, M., 1989. Cyprinid hybrids in nature and in aquaculture ponds. pp. 239-240 In: R. Billard & N.D.E. Pauw (comps.), Intl. Conf. Aquacult. Europe 89. E.A.S., Bordeaux (France). Spec. Publ. 10/1989.
38. Wohlfarth, G.W., Rothbard, S., Hulata, G. & Szweigman, D., 1990. Inheritance of red body coloration in Taiwanese tilapia and in Oreochromis niloticus. Aquaculture, 84:219-234.
39. Rothbard, S., Zohar, Y., Zmora, N., Levavi-Sivan, B. , Moav B. & Yaron, Z., 1990. Clearance of 17a-ethynyltestosterone from muscle of sex-inverted tilapia hybrids, treated for growth enhancement with two doses of the androgen. Aquaculture, 89:365-376.
40. Cherfas, N., Kozinsky, O., Rothbard, S., & Hulata, G., 1990. Induced diploid gynogenesis and triploidy in ornamental (koi) carp, Cyprinus carpio L. I. Experiments on the timing of temperature shock. Israeli J. Aquacult. - Bamidgeh, 42:3-9.
41. Rothbard, S., 1990. Androgens in Sex-Differentiation and Growth-Enhancement of Tilapia (Oreochromis sp.). Ph.D. Thesis, Tel Aviv University, Israel. (Hebrew with English abstract).
42. Cherfas, N., Rothbard, S., Hulata, G. & Kozinsky, O., 1991. Spontaneous diploidization of maternal chromosomes in ornamental (koi) carp, Cyprinus carpio L. J. Appl. Ichthyol., 7:72-77.
43. Wohlfarth, G. & Rothbard, S., 1991. Preliminary investigations on color inheritance in Japanese ornamental carp (nishiki-goi). Israeli J. Aquacult. - Bamidgeh, 43:62-68.
44. Moav, B., Groll Yonat & Rothbard, S., 1991. Expression of transferred genes in farmed fish. p. 34 In: Frontiers of Biotechnology in Aquaculture 91. Satellite of the 15th Intl. Cong. Biochem., Sea of Galilae, Israel.
45. Rothbard, S., Ofir, M., Levavi-Sivan, B. & Yaron , Z., 1991. Hormonal profiles associated with breeding behavior in Oreochromis niloticus. p. 207 In: A.P. Scott, J.P. Sumpter, D.E. Kime & M.S. Rolfe (eds.). Reproductive Physiology of Fish. Proc. 4th Intl. Symp., Norwich UK.
46. Rothbard, S., 1991. Induction of endomitotic gynogenesis in the nishikigoi, Japanese ornamental carp. Israeli J. Aquacult. - Bamidgeh, 43:145-155.
47. Szweigman, D., Rothbard, S. & Wohlfarth, G., 1992. Further observations on the inheritance of color in koi. Nichirin, 5:37-41.
48. Moav, B., Groll, Y., Sternberg, H. & Rothbard, S., 1992. Specific gene promoters in fish (abstract). The Japanese-Israeli Symposium on Aquaculture. ILOR, Israel.
49. Wohlfarth, G.W., & Rothbard, S., 1993. Color inheritance in Japanese ornamental carp (abstarct). 4th Intl. Symp. Genet. Aquacult., Wuhan, China. Aquaculture, 111:291.
50. Shelton, W..L. & Rothbard, S., !993. Determination of the developmental duration (Tau-0) for ploidy manipulation in carps. Israeli J. Aquacult. - Bamidgeh, 45:73-81.
51. Rothbard, S. & Shelton, W.L., 1993. Gynogenesis in the black carp, Mylopharyngodon piceus. Israeli J. Aquacult. - Bamidgeh, 45:82-88.
52. Lubzens, E., Rothbard, S. & Hadani, A., 1993. Cryopreservation as a tool in aquaculture. The Japanese-Israeli Symp. on Aquaculture. ILOR, Haifa-Eilath, Israel.
53. Rothbard, S. & Wohlfarth. G., 1993. Inheritance of albinism in the grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella. Aquaculture, 115:253-271.
54. Hulata, G., Wohlfarth, G.W., Karplus, I., Schroeder, G.L., Harpaz, S., Halevy, A., Rothbard, S., Cohen, S., Israel, I. & Kavessa, M., 1993. Evaluation of Oreochromis niloticus x O. aureus hybrids, progeny of different geographical isolates, reared under varying management regimes. Aquaculture, 115:253-271.
55. Lubzens, E., Rothbard, S. & Hadani, A., 1993. Cryopreservation and viability of spermatozoa from the ornamental Japanese carp (nishikigoi). Israeli J. Aquacult. - Bamidgeh, 45:169-174.
56. Wohlfarth, G.W., Rothbard, S., Karplus, I., Harpaz, S. and Halevy, A., 1994. The association between initial weight and growth in tilapias during communal testing. I. Pond testing. Israel. J. Aquacult. - Bamidgeh. 46:83-88.
57. Shelton, W.L. & Rothbard, S., 1994. Development of reproductively limited black carp: A model for exotic fish reproduction (abstract). A.F.S. Spec. Symp. Uses & Effects of Cultured Fishes in Aquatic Ecosystem. New Mexico, USA.
58. Rothbard, S., 1994. Cloning of nishikigoi, Japanese ornamental (koi) carp. Israeli J. Aquacult. - Bamidgeh, 46:171-181.
59. Rothbard, S., Hagani, Y., Moav, B., & Shelton, W.L., 1995. Chromosome set manipulations in the black carp, Mylopharyngodon piceus (abstract). Aquaculture, 137:156-157.
60. Rothbard, S., Hagani, Y., Moav, B., Shelton, W.L. & Rubinshtein, I., 1995. Gynogenesis in albino grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella (Val.). p. 139 In: F.W. Goetz & P. Thomas (eds.). Proc. 5th Intl. Symp. Reproduct. Physiol. Fish., Fish Symposium 95, Austin TX, USA.
61. Rothbard, S. & Wohlfarth, G.W., 1995. Methods for improvement of the Japanese ornamental (koi) carp. Tropical Fish Hobbyist, 7(#469):224-242.
62. Linhart, O., Peter, R.E., Rothbard, S., Zohar, Y. & Kvasnicka, P., 1995. Spermiation of common tench (Tinca tinca L.) stimulated with injection or implantation of GnRH analogues and injection of carp pituitary extract. Aquaculture, 129:119-121.
63. Shelton, W.L., Soliman, A. & Rothbard, S., 1995. Experimental observations on feeding biology of black carp, Mylopharyngodon piceus. Israeli J. Aquacult. - Bamidgeh, 47:59-67.
64. Shelton, W.L. & Rothbard, S., 1995. Gonadal differentiation of black carp. p. 143 In: F.W. Goetz & P. Thomas (eds.), Proc. 5th Intl. Symp. Reproduct. Physiol. Fish., Fish Symposium 95, Austin TX, USA.
65. Rothbard, S. & Yaron, Z., 1995. Carps (Cyprinidae). Chapter 13, pp. 321-352, In: N.R. Bromage & R.J. Roberts (eds.). Broodstock Management and Egg & Larval Quality. Blackwell Science.
66. Rothbard, S., 1995. Tilapia monosex culture in Israel. Advances in Modern Biotechnology. Havana, Cuba. Vol. 3, 1.10.
67. Moav, B., Hinits, Y., Groll, Y & Rothbard, S., 1995. Inheritance of recombinant carp b-actin/GH cDNA gene in transgenic carp. Aquaculture, 137:179-185.
68. Rothbard, S., 1995. A pilgrimage to the cradle of evolution. Tropical Fish Hobbyist, 2(#477):199-209.
69. Rothbard, S., Rubinshtein, I. & Gelman, E., 1996. Storage of common carp eggs for short durations. Aquaculture Research, 27:175-181.
70. Rothbard, S., Rubinshtein, I. & Shelton, W.L., 1996. The black carp, Mylopharyngodon piceus, as a biocontrol of freshwater molluscs. Abstracts of 6th Intl. Zebra Mussel & other Aquatic Nuisance Species Conference, Dearborn, Michigan, USA.
71. Rothbard, S., 1997. Propagation of the Japanese ornamental carp (koi). Koi Breeding Methods. Quarterly. TFH Publications, Ltd. 48pp.
72. Rothbard, S., Shelton, W.L., Kulikovski, Z., Rubinshtein, I., Hagani, Y. & Moav, B., 1997. Chromosome set manipulations in the black carp. Aquaculture International, 5:51-64.
73. Rothbard, S. & Shelton, W.L., 1997. The albino grass carp. Tropical Fish Hobbyist, 462:150-159.
74. Rothbard, S., Levavi-Sivan, B. & Yaron, Z., 1997. Breeding behavior and the associated GtH and steroid levels in female Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Pol. Archiv. Hydrobiol., 44(1-2):83-92.
75. Rothbard, S., Tevet, N., Solnik, T. and Rubinshtein, I., 1997. Color and scalation in blue shubunkin, a variety of goldfish, Carassius auratus. Israeli J. Aquacult.-Bamidgeh, 49:25-33.
76. Rubinshtein, I., Rothbard, S. and Shelton, W.L., 1997. Relationships between embryological age, cytokinesis-1 and the timing of ploidy manipulations in fish. Israeli J. Aquacult. - Bamidgeh, 49:99-110.
77. Rothbard, S., Rubinshtein, I. and David, L., 1999. Ploidy manipulations aimed to produce androgenetic Japanese ornamental (koi) carp, Cyprinus carpio L. Israeli J. Aquacult. - Bamidgeh, 51:26-39.
78. Rothbard, S., Rubinshtein, I. and David, L., 1999. Color inheritance in two crosses of goldfish, Carassius auratus. p. 448 In: B. Norberg, O.S. Kjesbu, G.L. Taranger, E. Andersson and S.O. Stefansson (eds.) Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Reproductive Physiology in Fish, Bergen, Norway.
79. Rothbard, S. and Rubinshtein, I., 1999. The black carp, a potential biocontrol of mollusks. Israeli J. Aquacult. - Bamidgeh, 51:74-83.
80. Rothbard, S., Rubinshtein, I. and David, L., 1999. Coloration in crosses between two variants of goldfish, Carassius auratus. Israeli J. Aquacult. - Bamidgeh, 51:133-140.
81. Rothbard, S., Shelton, W.L., Rubinshtein, I., Hinits, Y. and David, L. 2000. A study on induction of all-female triploids in grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), by integration of hormonal sex-inversion and ploidy manipulation. Israeli J. Aquacult. - Bamidgeh, 52:131-148.
82. Rothbard, S and Peretz, Y., 2002. Tilapia culture in Negev, the Israeli desert. Proceedings of the International Forum on Tilapia Culture in the 21 Century. Los Banos, Philippines, 25-28 Feb. 2002. (in press).

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