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Quantifying gregarine infestation of Penaeus vannamei on a commercial shrimp farm and some attempts at treatment
Type: Journal Article
The gregarine (Nematopsis spp.) infestation in Penaeus vannamei on a commercial shrimp pond is discussed focusing on quantifying the parasites and some attempts to control infestation.
The potential for crop rotation in controlling diseases in shrimp culture
Type: Journal Article
The use of antibiotics and other chemicals in controlling shrimp pathogens become ineffective as the strains grow more resistant to these chemicals. Moreover, the bacterial pathogen (Vibrio harveyi) produced biofilm coating ...
Echinacea purpurea and Allium sativum as immunostimulants in fish culture using Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
Type: Journal Article
This study aimed to evaluate and compare the efficiency of echinacea and garlic-supplemented diets as immunostimalants after different periods of application and after 4-month of withdrawal on some haematological and ...
Molecular probes and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) -based kits for diagnosis of shrimp diseases
Type: Journal Article
Technology for effective and fast diagnosis of animal diseases is essential for developing aquaculture management strategies. This paper reviews the conventional techniques for shrimp disease diagnosis and discusses the ...
Rapid genomic detection of aquaculture pathogens
Type: Poster
Aquaculture is the world’s fastest growing food sector increasingly and is recognized for its potential to alleviate poverty and hunger in small-scale systems. However, progress is limited by diseases and lack of knowledge ...
An assessment of health management practices and occupational health hazards in tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) and freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) aquaculture in Bangladesh
Type: Journal Article
Diseases have been recognized as the major obstacle to the shrimp (Penaeus monodon) and prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) aquaculture production in Bangladesh. The present study assessed the range of aquatic animal health ...
Effect of some immunostimulants as feed additives on the survival and growth performance of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus and their response to artificial infection
Type: Journal Article
Four plant based immunostimulants (Echinacea purpurea 0.25 and 1.0 ppt, Allium sativum 3 %, Nigella sativa 3% and Origanum marjorana 2 and 3% and mixture of Allium sativum , Nigella sativa 3:1, 1:3 and 3:3%, respectively ...
The use of antibiotics in aquaculture: health and environmental issues, control and mitigation measures
Type: Journal Article
This paper attempts to review the use of antibiotics in aquaculture in Malaysia because of the heightened concerns over its use and abuse and its impact on human health and the environment. Health and environmental issues ...
Effect of some local immunostimulants on the survival, growth performance and challenge infection of Oreochromis niloticus
Type: Conference Paper
Disease outbreaks are encountered in the rapidly developing aquaculture industry and affecting the economy but their controls seem to be difficult. Therefore, the use of immunostimulants may be an effective mean of increasing ...
Monoclonal antibodies in fish and shellfish health management in India
Type: Journal Article
The paper describes the superiority of monoclonal antibodies (MAb) over conventional polyclonal antisera. Studies undertaken indicate that Aeromonas hydrophila isolates are highly heterogenous and variation exists even ...