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Fish diseases in Malaysia: Status and problems
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
Aquaculture is still at an early stage of development in Malaysia; however, it has expanded quite rapidly over the past decade or so. Under the National Agriculture Policy, aquaculture development has been given high ...
The shrimp farming industry in the Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
The shrimp farming industry in the Philippines is the culture of shrimp (Penaeus monodon) in brackishwater and seawater grow-out farms to marketable size. The industry is highly dependent upon the other sectors/components ...
Shrimp grow-out culture techniques in the Philippines
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
The major commercial shrimp species in the Philippines belong to the genus Penaeus and Metapenaeus. The important penaeid shrimps are: P. monodon (giant tiger shrimp or sugpo); P. japonicus and P. semisulcatus (tiger shrimp ...
Shrimp seed production in Malaysia
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
The giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, and the marine shrimp, Penaeus monodon, are now becoming the most important cultured species in Malaysia. The progress in the aquaculture of these species has led to ...
Fish nutrition in Malaysia: Status and problems
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1993)
In aquaculture, nothing is more important than a well-balanced diet and adequate feeding. An undernourished fish is never able to maintain its health and attain its growth potential regardless of the quality of its ...
Research on crustaceans
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
Crustacean research at the SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department during the last three years focused mostly on the tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon. Studies were done along six problem areas: (1) developing spawning techniques for ...
Shrimp culture and the environment
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
This paper reviews the interactions between shrimp culture and the natural environment. It considers and gives details of the effects of shrimp culture on the environment and the effects of environmental change on shrimp ...
Coastal aquaculture in Thailand
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1995)
Coastal aquaculture in Thailand has expanded rapidly in both area and production in the last decade. The important cultured species are the shrimps (Penaeus monodon and P. merguiensis), sea bass Lates calcarifer, groupers ...
A preliminary study on the effect of hypoxia on carotenoid metabolism in black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon Fabricius
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1996)
The pigmentation of black tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon is due to astaxanthin, astaxanthin monoester, and astaxanthin diester. These carotenoids are biosynthesized from beta-carotene or zeaxanthin. Biosynthesis is postulated ...
In vitro digestibility of locally available feedstuffs for white shrimp Penaeus indicus
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1996)
An in vitro method of determining protein digestibility was modified for application in white shrimps. The protein digestibility of 21 locally available feedstuffs were determined. Vitamin-free casein was used as reference ...