The authors conducted a study to investigate the prevalence of IHHNV in P. vannamei within the context of a family-based genetic selection program.
Phospholipids play important roles in maintaining normal cell structure and functions and are sources of second messengers in cell signaling.
Since the first pioneer shrimp farm was established in the area in 1997, desert shrimp farming in Arizona, USA, has expanded rapidly.
Institutions in China and the U.S. are establishing domesticated lines of Penaeus chinensis, a cold-tolerant species with additional positive production characteristics.
Phospholipids and cholesterol are essential lipids for shrimp yet knowledge of dietary requirements during the juvenile stage is still limited.