Description
Book SynopsisThis definitive book on The Shrimp is the result of the contributions of 67 international authors. It contains a wealth of scientific knowledge which usually can only be located in a fragmented manner in specialised journals or was presented in industry conferences that rarely reaches a wide audience. It brings together the worlds of aquaculture science and industry production. The book includes descriptions of farming practices and the actual implementation of new technologies
The content is structured into six parts: shrimp farming, the shrimp as an animal, current farming practices, optimisation of feeds, biosecurity and post harvest.
It is addressed to shrimp producers and service providers, researchers and students. It compiles, in one single volume, the full depth of the academic perspective together with the most recent developments in field practice.
This book illustrates the important interaction between the academic and industry worlds. It facilitates access to information, knowledge and new ideas as well as bringing in material for debate and discussion.
Table of ContentsGENERAL * History of shrimp farming * Small-scale shrimp farmers: challenges & global markets * THE SHRIMP * Functional anatomy of panaeid shrimp * The integument of shrimp: cuticle & its moult cycle * The shrimp immune system * Genetics & its applications for increasing management & culture efficiency of the giant tiger shrimp * Development morphology & ontogeny of panaeid prawns postlarva * PRODUCTION SYSTEMS * Semi-intensive shrimp culture * Intensive production * Use of intensive and super-intensive nursery systems * Shrimp pond soil & water quality management * Maturation & larval reariing of the Pacific white shrimp * Better management & certification in shrimp farming * Selective breeding of shrimp * White spot & taura syndrome virus * FEEDS & FEEDING * Practical feed management in semi-intensive system * Raw material evaluation strategies for shrimp diets * Nutrient requirements & current status of shrimp nutrition research * Mineral requirements * Vitamin requirements * Nutrition and shrimp health * BIOSECURITY & SHRIMP HEALTH MANAGEMENT * Principal shrimp infectious diseases, diagnosis & management * Importance of host-viral interactions in the control of shrimp disease outbreaks * Designing a biosecurity plant at the facility level * Evolutionary principles applied to disease control & health management * Immunostimulants, probiotics & phage therapy * Shrimp epidemiology * What will PCR bring to shrimp farming * An economic framework for discussing antimicrobial agent use * The State Committees for aquaculture health * POST HARVEST ISSUES * Shrimp production & trade * Microbiological safety of acquacultured shrimp * Maintaining quality of farmed shrimp to meet market demands * Index
