Health & Welfare
Shrimp genetic improvement in Ecuador
One of the largest shrimp maturation operations in Ecuador is working with five major shrimp producers to improve growth rates.
Health & Welfare
Non-SPF shrimp breeding in Ecuador
This article reports on a breeding program focused only on the improvement of growth rates at associate farms in Ecuador. By applying a localized breeding strategy, the program has yielded an average 7.8 percent annual phenotypic gain for commercial growth rates, while survival has remained fairly constant.
Health & Welfare
Shrimp genetic improvement in Ecuador
The authors are exploring alternative models for shrimp breeding that address genotype-environment interactions with solutions that could advance breeding in South and Central America.