Is limb autotomy really efficient compared to traditional rearing in soft-shell crab (Scylla olivacea) production?

There is currently a global high market demand for soft-shell crabs, which are priced much higher than crabs in hard-shell conditions. In order to harvest crabs in soft-shell conditions, they are reared and collected as soon as they molt, and limb autotomy is commonly used to hasten the molting proc...

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Main Authors: Yushinta Fujaya, Nita Rukminasari, Nur Alam, Muhammad Rusdi, Hanafiah Fazhan, Khor Waiho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Aquaculture Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513420305226