Health & Welfare
How Indonesian company Prima Larvae Bali is using genetic technology and a partnership with CAT to elevate its shrimp breeding program.
Innovation & Investment
Enzootic thinks giant freshwater prawn farming could enjoy wider commercial success thanks to its breeding technique and focus on “super females.”
Health & Welfare
This article reports on a breeding program focused only on the improvement of growth rates at associate farms in Ecuador. By applying a localized breeding strategy, the program has yielded an average 7.8 percent annual phenotypic gain for commercial growth rates, while survival has remained fairly constant.
Health & Welfare
Through a genetic selection program started in 2006, significant advances have been achieved in the development of a specific pathogen-free L. vannamei line in Brazil.
Health & Welfare
Separate family rearing can lead to tank-derived environmental effects that are statistically confounded with full-sib family genetic effects in shrimp breeding.
Health & Welfare
Experiences with newly domesticated shrimp species in Australia underscore the importance of understanding the species' biological requirements.
Health & Welfare
Most shrimp cultured today are fed diets with greater than 30 percent protein, with much of this protein obtained from fishmeal.