Shrimp

Indonesia plans to revitalise 300,000 hectares of fallow shrimp farms
Indonesia plans to revitalise 300,000 hectares of fallow shrimp farms

Indonesia has announced plans to bring over 300,000 hectares former shrimp farming ponds back into production, in a bid to improve its seafood yields

Can probiotics make shrimp farming more environmentally friendly?
Can probiotics make shrimp farming more environmentally friendly?

A new study demonstrates that using probiotics when producing white shrimp larvae – not just in the grow-out stage – can help reduce emissions of greenhouse

Giant river prawns: a fresh approach for global shrimp farming?
Giant river prawns: a fresh approach for global shrimp farming?

The giant river prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) fetches excellent prices in seafood markets across Asia.

Why are antibiotic residues in farmed shrimp a big deal?
Why are antibiotic residues in farmed shrimp a big deal?

The accidental discovery of the antibiotic penicillin, by Alexander Fleming in the late 1920s, reshaped human and animal medicine

Skretting develops new grower shrimp feed for improved feed intake and growth
Skretting develops new grower shrimp feed for improved feed intake and growth

Skretting has developed a new diet for shrimp that it claims achieves faster gut transit time, enables increased feed intake while retaining FCR

Krill meal ranked top in study assessing growth enhancers in shrimp
Krill meal ranked top in study assessing growth enhancers in shrimp

Trial findings support the use of krill meal as an effective growth enhancer in fishmeal-challenged diets for whiteleg shrimp, says krill meal producer

Dr Loc’s key steps to antibiotic-free shrimp production
Dr Loc’s key steps to antibiotic-free shrimp production

Producing shrimp without the use of antibiotics is a realistic goal for all shrimp producers, according to Loc Tran, founder of ShrimpVet.

Study of co-infection of WSSV and Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Study of co-infection of WSSV and Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND), caused by specific strains of the bacterium Vibrio parahaemolyticus (VpAHPND), has been reported in shrimp

GOAL 2019 Global shrimp production review
GOAL 2019 Global shrimp production review

The change has shifted China’s shrimp production estimates lower by about 100,000 metric tons (MT) in most of those years. Despite this adjustment

Feed formulations affect shrimp flavor, texture
Feed formulations affect shrimp flavor, texture

Results of this study show that modifications in diet and in biofloc management clearly have implications for the nutritional and sensory qualities of shrimp

Biofloc systems, tilapia byproduct may support cheaper shrimp production
Biofloc systems, tilapia byproduct may support cheaper shrimp production

Tilapia processing waste may provide an alternative and less expensive protein source to use in place of fishmeal in shrimp feeds while supporting shrimp

Parasite control in aquaculture takes teamwork
Parasite control in aquaculture takes teamwork

Cleaner fish like wrasse and lumpfish have been used as a parasite control in aquaculture for decades, but for the most part their use has been limited

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