Metabolic and immune status of Pacific white shrimp Penaeus vannamei concerning farming conditions
Juan Pablo Apún-Molina,
Arlett Robles-Romo,
Takeo Matsumoto
et al.
Abstract:Biomarkers for monitoring shrimp health have been proposed but scarcely evaluated at the farm level. We analyzed several indicators of energy status in shrimp under farming conditions concerning stocking densities (100 m-2 with biofloc, 15 and 7 m-2). The influence of the year's season (temperature) was also analyzed, and, finally, an unfortunate event of White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infection occurred on the 7 m-2 farms, adding another condition. At shrimp sampling from ponds, the effect of acute handling… Show more
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