Mass larval mortalities in giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii de Man, cultured in Malaysian modified static‘green water’ systems

Repeated mass mortalities occurred in larval Macrobrachium rosenbergii de Man reared in modified static‘green water’ systems in two commercial hatcheries in Malaysia. Mean age of larval cultures at the time of mass mortalities was 164 days, or at larval stage 8 or 9. Gross signs, wet mount preparati...

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Main Authors: Anderson, I. G., Shariff, Mohamed, Nash, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley Blackwell 1990
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39128/1/Mass%20larval%20mortalites%20in%20giant%20freshwater%20prawn.pdf
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author Anderson, I. G.
Shariff, Mohamed
Nash, G.
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description Repeated mass mortalities occurred in larval Macrobrachium rosenbergii de Man reared in modified static‘green water’ systems in two commercial hatcheries in Malaysia. Mean age of larval cultures at the time of mass mortalities was 164 days, or at larval stage 8 or 9. Gross signs, wet mount preparation pathology and/or histopathology revealed bacterial necrosis, midcycle larval disease-like and idiopathie muscle necrosis associated tissue changes, in some cases together with uncharacterised fungal infections. Strict attention to hatchery hygiene and the sanitary lot technique was effective in reducing the occurrence of mass larval mortalities.
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spelling upm.eprints-391282015-07-08T00:34:20Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39128/ Mass larval mortalities in giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii de Man, cultured in Malaysian modified static‘green water’ systems Anderson, I. G. Shariff, Mohamed Nash, G. Repeated mass mortalities occurred in larval Macrobrachium rosenbergii de Man reared in modified static‘green water’ systems in two commercial hatcheries in Malaysia. Mean age of larval cultures at the time of mass mortalities was 164 days, or at larval stage 8 or 9. Gross signs, wet mount preparation pathology and/or histopathology revealed bacterial necrosis, midcycle larval disease-like and idiopathie muscle necrosis associated tissue changes, in some cases together with uncharacterised fungal infections. Strict attention to hatchery hygiene and the sanitary lot technique was effective in reducing the occurrence of mass larval mortalities. Wiley Blackwell 1990-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/39128/1/Mass%20larval%20mortalites%20in%20giant%20freshwater%20prawn.pdf Anderson, I. G. and Shariff, Mohamed and Nash, G. (1990) Mass larval mortalities in giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii de Man, cultured in Malaysian modified static‘green water’ systems. Journal of Fish Diseases, 13 (2). pp. 127-134. ISSN 0140-7775 10.1111/j.1365-2761.1990.tb00765.x
spellingShingle Anderson, I. G.
Shariff, Mohamed
Nash, G.
Mass larval mortalities in giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii de Man, cultured in Malaysian modified static‘green water’ systems
title Mass larval mortalities in giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii de Man, cultured in Malaysian modified static‘green water’ systems
title_full Mass larval mortalities in giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii de Man, cultured in Malaysian modified static‘green water’ systems
title_fullStr Mass larval mortalities in giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii de Man, cultured in Malaysian modified static‘green water’ systems
title_full_unstemmed Mass larval mortalities in giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii de Man, cultured in Malaysian modified static‘green water’ systems
title_short Mass larval mortalities in giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii de Man, cultured in Malaysian modified static‘green water’ systems
title_sort mass larval mortalities in giant freshwater prawn macrobrachium rosenbergii de man cultured in malaysian modified static green water systems
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