Health & Welfare
Testing may help increase IHHNV tolerance in Pacific white shrimp
The authors conducted a study to investigate the prevalence of IHHNV in P. vannamei within the context of a family-based genetic selection program.
Health & Welfare
Study: Inbreeding affects body weight, not survival, in white shrimp
Inbreeding commonly causes a decrease in the mean values of traits of productive interest in aquaculture. Results of a study, however, showed that inbreeding had no effect on grout survival of Pacific white shrimp from 65 to 130 days of age.
Intelligence
Thailand’s white shrimp revolution
Thailand's dramatic switch from black tigers to disease-resistant Pacific white shrimp has significantly increased profits.