The Shrimp Book

GENERAL: GENERAL History of shrimp farming: History of shrimp farming Small-scale shrimp farmers and global markets - trends, future prospects and adaptation: Small-scale shrimp farmers and global markets - trends, future prospects and adaptation THE SHRIMP: THE SHRIMP Functional anatomy of penaeid shrimp: Functional anatomy of penaeid shrimp The integument of shrimp: cuticle and its moult cycle: The integument of shrimp: cuticle and its moult cycle The shrimp immune system: The shrimp immune system Genetics - the potential for management and culture efficiency of the giant tiger shrimp: Genetics and its applications for increasing management and culture efficiency of the giant tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) Development morphology and ontogeny of penaeid prawns postlarva: Development morphology and ontogeny of penaeid prawns postlarva PRODUCTION SYSTEMS: PRODUCTION SYSTEMS Semi-intensive shrimp culture: the history of shrimp farming in Ecuador: Semi-intensive shrimp culture: the history of shrimp farming in Ecuador Intensive production of shrimp: Intensive production of shrimp Use of intensive and super-intensive nursery systems: Use of intensive and super-intensive nursery systems Shrimp pond soil and water quality management: Shrimp pond soil and water quality management Maturation and larval rearing of the Pacific white shrimp, Penaeus vannamei: Maturation and larval rearing of the Pacific white shrimp, Penaeus vannamei Better management and certification in shrimp farming: Better management and certification in shrimp farming Selective breeding of shrimp: Selective breeding of shrimp White spot and taura syndrome virus: disease as drivers in the shrimp farming industry: White spot and taura syndrome virus: disease as drivers in the shrimp farming industry FEEDS AND FEEDING: FEEDS AND FEEDING Practical feed management in semi-intensive systems for shrimp culture: Practical feed management in semi-intensive systems for shrimp culture Raw material evaluation strategies for shrimp diets: optimizing raw material sustainability: Raw material evaluation strategies for shrimp diets: optimizing raw material sustainability Nutrient requirements and current status of shrimp nutrition research: Nutrient requirements and current status of shrimp nutrition research Mineral requirements of shrimp and prawns: Mineral requirements of shrimp and prawns Vitamin requirements of shrimp and prawns: Vitamin requirements of shrimp and prawns Nutrition and shrimp health: Nutrition and shrimp health BIOSECURITY AND SHRIMP HEALTH MANAGEMENT: BIOSECURITY AND SHRIMP HEALTH MANAGEMENT Principal shrimp infectious diseases, diagnosis and management: Principal shrimp infectious diseases, diagnosis and management Importance of host-viral interactions in the control of shrimp disease outbreaks: Importance of host-viral interactions in the control of shrimp disease outbreaks Designing a biosecurity plan at the facility level: criteria, steps and obstacles: Designing a biosecurity plan at the facility level: criteria, steps and obstacles Evolutionary principles applied to disease control and health management in shrimp aquaculture: Evolutionary principles applied to disease control and health management in shrimp aquaculture Immunostimulants, probiotics and phage therapy: alternatives to antibiotics: Immunostimulants, probiotics and phage therapy: alternatives to antibiotics Shrimp epidemiology: applying population-based methods to shrimp health management: Shrimp epidemiology: applying population-based methods to shrimp health management What will PCR bring to shrimp farming: contribution, compromise or conflict?: What will PCR bring to shrimp farming: contribution, compromise or conflict? An economic framework for discussing antimicrobial agent use in shrimp farming: An economic framework for discussing antimicrobial agent use in shrimp farming The State Committees for aquaculture health: a success story from Mexico: The State Committees for aquaculture health: a success story from Mexico POST HARVEST ISSUES: POST HARVEST ISSUES Shrimp production and trade: Shrimp production and trade Microbiological safety of aquacultured shrimp: Microbiological safety of aquacultured shrimp Maintaining quality of farmed shrimp to meet market demands: Maintaining quality of farmed shrimp to meet market demands