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An R&D trial was conducted with shrimp biofloc technology at a commercial facility in Saudi Arabia. Results indicated that biofloc technology can be effectively applied, with some protocol adjustments, in the KSA’s extreme desert environmental conditions. 

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. 

To ensure optimal water quality and clean pond bottoms at shrimp farms, choosing consistently good-quality feed and close monitoring of feed trays supported by a proven feeding guide are recommended practices to control the amount of feed applied to ponds. 

To evaluate the value of incorporating tail weight and yield in shrimp-breeding programs, the authors carried out a study to estimate heritabilities and genetic correlations for the traits. 

In a 10-week study of nursery-reared Pacific white shrimp performance, the inclusion of Spirulina meal allowed reduction of fishmeal up to 25 percent with no detrimental effect on shrimp growth performance. 

A study evaluated Pacific white shrimp given plant protein-based diets with varied lipid content and soybean meal:soy protein concentrate ratios. 

A study demonstrated that market-size shrimp can be profitably produced with zero water exchange in intensive raceways. The reuse of water that served for an earlier nursery study allowed the immediate establishment of a healthy microbial community in the grow-out study. 

A recent study in Brazil tested the efficacy of nine commercial feed attractants for Litopenaeus vannamei. Condensed fish-soluble protein, an amino acid complex with digested bivalve mollusk, and whole squid protein hydrolysate stimulated the highest feeding responses. 

Research on the methionine requirement for white shrimp showed a diet requirement of 0.45 percent using a protein-bound form of methionine. 

Several trials in Ecuador and Thailand showed that nucleotide supplementation in feed can improve growth and survival in shrimp and tila­pia pro­duction. 

Thailand's dramatic switch from black tigers to disease-resistant Pacific white shrimp has significantly increased profits. 

The introduction of specific pathogen-free white shrimp brought both a new species and new ideas to China’s aquaculture industry. 

A study in Ecuador found that pellet stability and the overall physical properties of feed pellets greatly influences the consumption of shrimp feeds with varied types and proportions of binder agents. 

FAO published a technical paper with the aim of helping Latin American white shrimp hatcheries hatchery operators produce quality, disease-free postlarvae. 

Since 1985, white shrimp farming has developed significantly in northwestern Mexico along the coastal lagoons of the states of Nayarit, Sonora, and Sinaloa.