The Shrimp Book

1. History of shrimp farming
2. Small-scale shrimp farmers and global markets – trends, future prospects and adaptation
3. Functional anatomy of penaeid shrimp
4. The integument of shrimp: cuticle and its moult cycle
5. The shrimp immune system
6. Genetics and its applications for increasing management and culture efficiency of the giant tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon
7. Development morphology and ontogeny of penaeid prawns postlarva
8. Semi-intensive shrimp culture: the history of shrimp farming in Ecuador
9. Intensive production of shrimp
10. Use of intensive and super-intensive nursery systems
11. Shrimp pond soil and water quality management
12. Maturation and larval rearing of the Pacific white shrimp, Penaeus vannamei
13. Better management and certification in shrimp farming
14. Selective breeding of shrimp
15. White spot and taura syndrome virus: disease as drivers in the shrimp farming industry
16. Practical feed management in semi-intensive systems for shrimp culture
17. Raw material evaluation strategies for shrimp diets: optimizing raw material sustainability
18. Nutrient requirements and current status of shrimp nutrition research
19. Mineral requirements of shrimp and prawns
20. Vitamin requirements of shrimp and prawns
21. Nutrition and shrimp health
22. Principal shrimp infectious diseases, diagnosis and management
23. Importance of host-viral interactions in the control of shrimp disease outbreaks
24. Designing a biosecurity plan at the facility level: criteria, steps and obstacles
25. Evolutionary principles applied to disease control and health management in shrimp aquaculture
26. Immunostimulants, probiotics and phage therapy: alternatives to antibiotics
27. Shrimp epidemiology: applying population-based methods to shrimp health management
28. What will PCR bring to shrimp farming: contribution, compromise or conflict?
29. An economic framework for discussing antimicrobial agent use in shrimp farming
30. The State Committees for aquaculture health: a success story from Mexico
31. Shrimp production and trade
32. Microbiological safety of aquacultured shrimp
33. Maintaining quality of farmed shrimp to meet market demands

A comprehensive source of information on all aspects of shrimp production, this reference covers not only the global status of shrimp farming, but also examines shrimp anatomy and physiology. From nutrition to health management and harvesting issues to biosecurity, this well-researched volume evaluates existing knowledge, proposes new concepts, and questions common practices. With an extensive review on worldwide production systems, this compilation will be highly relevant to research scientists, students, and shrimp producers.