Health & Welfare
Clinical case report: EMS/AHPND outbreak in Latin America
Behind the successful control of Early Mortality Syndrome (EMS), or Acute Hepatopancreatic Necrosis Disease (AHPND), in a Latin American shrimp nursery.
Health & Welfare
Informe de caso clínico: Brote de EMS/AHPND en América Latina
Detrás del control exitoso del Síndrome de Mortalidad Temprana (EMS), o la Enfermedad de Necrosis Hepatopancreática Aguda (AHPND), en un vivero de camarón de América Latina.
Health & Welfare
Limited decomposition enhances PCR detection of AHPND Vibrio in shrimp
A study confirmed the utility for improved polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection of the Vibrio bacteria that cause acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease (AHPND) in asymptomatic shrimp by permitting the shrimp to expire and decompose for several hours prior to preservation and PCR processing.
Health & Welfare
Hawaiian company breeds SPF black tiger shrimp for improved growth
Since 2001, Moana Technologies has worked toward providing domesticated, genetically improved and specific pathogen-free (SPF) black tiger shrimp to farmers in Asia. Based in Hawaii, USA, Moana built a breeding base on wild-caught broodstock from seven locations in Asia.