Freshwater Prawns: Biology and FarmingMichael Bernard New, Wagner Cotroni Valenti, James H. Tidwell, Louis R. D'Abramo, Methil Narayanan Kutty Covering general biology and every aspect of farming freshwater prawns, from current research to development and commercial practice, this has become widely viewed as a landmark publication in the field. The well-known team of editors, New, Valenti, Tidwell, D’Abramo and Kutty, have gathered cutting-edge contributions from the world's leading experts to provide farm personnel, business managers, researchers and invertebrate, freshwater and crustacean biologists with an essential resource. |
Contents
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4 BroodstockManagement | 40 |
5 Hatchery Systems andManagement | 55 |
6 Larval Feeds and Feeding | 86 |
7 Nursery Systems andManagement | 108 |
8 Growout Systems Site Selection and Pond Construction | 127 |
15 Genetics | 278 |
16 The Biology andManagement of Size Variation | 316 |
17 Commercial Freshwater Prawn Farming and Enhancement around theWorld | 346 |
18 Postharvest Handling and Processing | 400 |
19 Marketing and Preparation for Consumption | 420 |
20 Economics and BusinessManagement | 448 |
21 Culture of the Oriental River PrawnMacrobrachium nipponense | 475 |
22 Culture of the Amazon River PrawnMacrobrachium amazonicum | 485 |
9 Growout Systems Monoculture | 154 |
10 Growout Systems Culture in Temperate Zones | 180 |
11 Growout Systems Polyculture and Integrated Culture | 195 |
12 Nutrition Feeds and Feeding | 218 |
13 Growout Systems Water Quality and SoilManagement | 239 |
14 HealthManagement | 256 |
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