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Record Nr.

UNINA9910841418303321

Titolo

Freshwater prawn culture [[electronic resource] ] : the farming of Macrobrachium rosenbergii / / [edited by] Michael Bernard New and Wagner Cotroni Valenti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Science, 2000

ISBN

1-281-31284-3

9786611312848

0-470-99955-1

0-470-99954-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (465 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NewMichael B. <1932->

ValentiWagner Cotroni

Disciplina

639.58

639/.58

Soggetti

Shrimp culture

Macrobrachium rosenbergii

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Freshwater Prawn Culture: The farming of Macrobrachium rosenbergii; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1 History and Global Status of Freshwater Prawn Farming; 2 Nomenclature and Taxonomy; 3 Biology; 4 Broodstock Management; 5 Flow-through Hatchery Systems and Management; 6 Recirculation Hatchery Systems and Management; 7 Larval Prawn Feeds and the Dietary Importance of Artemia; 8 Nursery Systems and Management; 9 Grow-out Systems ... Site Selection and Pond Construction; 10 Grow-out Systems ... Monoculture; 11 Grow-out Systems ... Culture in Temperate Zones

12 Grow-out Systems ... Polyculture and Integrated Culture13 Nutrition, Feeds and Feeding; 14 Grow-out Systems ... Water Quality and Soil Management; 15 Health Management; 16 The Biology and Management of Size Variation; 17 Commercial Freshwater Prawn Farming Around the World; 18 Post-harvest Handling and Processing; 19 Marketing and Preparation for Consumption; 20 Economics and Business Management; 21 Culture of Other Prawn Species; 22 Prawn



Capture Fisheries and Enhancement; 23 Sustainability of Freshwater Prawn Culture; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The farming of the freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii has developed rapidly during recent years. Advances in techniques, and the huge expansion of world demand for this species, continue to stimulate the growth of a multi-million dollar industry.  This landmark publication is a compendium of information on every aspect of the farming of M. rosenbergii. A comprehensive review of the status of freshwater prawn farming research, development and commercial practice, the book is intended to stimulate further advances in the knowledge and understanding of this important