Shellfish Breeding and Hatchery Management (2+1)

SYLLABUS - PRACTICAL

• Identification of brood stock and maturity stages of important crustaceans and molluscs.
• Breeding and larval rearing of Macrobrachium rosenbergii and Penaeus monodon.
• Identification of larval stages of important crustaceans and molluscs.
• Demonstration of eyestalk ablation in P.monodon.
• Collection, packing and transportation of shrimp/prawn seed and broodstock.
• Practice in the operation of shrimp and prawn hatcheries.
• Observations on gonadal maturation of P.monodon and M.rosenbergii.
• Water treatment and management in shrimp and prawn hatcheries.
• Different chemicals and drugs used in shrimp/prawn hatchery.