Open AccessPreliminary Studies of Some Shrimp Diseases
Author(s) -
Barkate John A.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
proceedings of the annual workshop ‐ world mariculture society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.655
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1749-7345
pISSN - 1043-5166
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1972.tb00077.x
Subject(s) - shrimp , fishery , biology
Several cases of diseased shrimp have been observed in both laboratory and pond environments. Various attempts to isolate and identify the causative agents are discussed. Efforts to duplicate the diseases in healthy and stressed shrimp are also presented. These findings are preliminary to future plans for research in this area.