Shrimp

Appraising pond liners for shrimp culture
Appraising pond liners for shrimp culture

Results include improved production efficiency through increased annual cycles, aeration rates and stocking densities

Environmental trigger for EMS/AHPNS identified in Agrobest shrimp ponds
Environmental trigger for EMS/AHPNS identified in Agrobest shrimp ponds

Early mortality syndrome, also known as acute hepatopancreatic necrosis syndrome (AHPNS), appeared at Agrobest in early January 2011 in five ponds

Soybean meal, distillers grains replace fishmeal in experimental shrimp diets
Soybean meal, distillers grains replace fishmeal in experimental shrimp diets

Global aquaculture production of shrimp has grown dramatically within the last two decades. Soybean meal, distillers grains replace fishmeal

Water exchange and dietary methionine requirement for juvenile Pacific white shrimp
Water exchange and dietary methionine requirement for juvenile Pacific white shrimp

The amino acid requirements of marine shrimp have been established using flow-through, clear-water culture systems – to provide maximum control over

Research team unlocks way to use cheaper feed in shrimp production
Research team unlocks way to use cheaper feed in shrimp production

The research team found that feed type used and the C/N ratio influenced biofloc development, water, quality, shrimp performance, feeding levels and production

Comparing salinities in intensive, commercial-scale biofloc for Pacific white shrimp
Comparing salinities in intensive, commercial-scale biofloc for Pacific white shrimp

Intensive, biofloc-based, minimal-water-exchange systems operate under low rates of water exchange, reducing or eliminating pollution from effluent

Performance of Pacific white shrimp in biofloc with different light regimes
Performance of Pacific white shrimp in biofloc with different light regimes

A biofloc technology system is one designed to increase productivity while improving the environmental control over production, and has reduced water exchange

Automated feeding systems in pond production of Pacific white shrimp
Automated feeding systems in pond production of Pacific white shrimp

The continued success of shrimp aquaculture will rely on improvements in feed management and reductions in the labor requirements for production.

Assessment of supplemental Bacillus probiotics in whiteleg shrimp juveniles
Assessment of supplemental Bacillus probiotics in whiteleg shrimp juveniles

Bacillus probiotics are spore-forming bacteria that are heat stable and are able to survive passage through the acidic stomach and make it to the gut

Updates on shrimp diseases AHPND, NHP at Aquaculture America 2018
Updates on shrimp diseases AHPND, NHP at Aquaculture America 2018

A much-anticipated theme at the recent Aquaculture America 2018 was that of shrimp diseases.Many aquatic animal diseases caused by viruses, bacteria

Natural strategies to improve growth and health of farmed shrimp
Natural strategies to improve growth and health of farmed shrimp

Natural products like probiotics, prebiotics and lipopolysaccharides (LPS) have potential to improve growth and health of farmed shrimp.

The importance of biosecurity and disinfection in aquaculture (Part 5)
The importance of biosecurity and disinfection in aquaculture (Part 5)

Aquaculture - Biosecurity: The importance of biosecurity and disinfection in aquaculture (Part 5)

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