Cage culture of the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)
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Abstract
An extension manual describing biology, site requirement, grow-out operations, health management, harvest, post harvest handling and processing, and economic analysis.
Suggested Citation
Cuvin-Aralar, M. L., Aralar, E. V., & Lazartigue, A. G. (2011). Cage culture of the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii). Tigbauan, Iloilo, Philippines: SEAFDEC Aquaculture Department.
Paksa
shrimp culture 
; cage culture ; prawn culture ; floating cages ; feeding ; life cycle ; moulting ; site selection ; stocking density ; grading ; acclimatization ; substrata ; viral diseases ; bacterial diseases ; harvesting ; handling ; economic analysis ; dimensions ; freshwater prawns and shrimps ; economic indicators ; Philippines
; cage culture ; prawn culture ; floating cages ; feeding ; life cycle ; moulting ; site selection ; stocking density ; grading ; acclimatization ; substrata ; viral diseases ; bacterial diseases ; harvesting ; handling ; economic analysis ; dimensions ; freshwater prawns and shrimps ; economic indicators ; Philippines
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Mga koleksyon
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