BIO SECURITY : An essential pillar for successful (Aquaculture) Shrimp Farming

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          Myself SRIHARI N C, B.F.Sc., Here we are about to discuss How does Biosecurity acts as an essential pillar for successful (Aquaculture) Shrimp Farming

BIO SECURITY : An essential pillar for successful (Aquaculture) Shrimp Farming

(I) What is Bio security:-

• In general, bio security refers to the practices which are focused over preventing the introduction and/or eliminating and/or spread of harmful organisms (e.g., virus, bacteria, pathogens, predators, etc.,)

• In aquaculture, these practices are focused over protecting livestock (culture sp.) from pests, invasive species, disease outbreak by eliminating the present threats and by excluding the available and potential threats

(II) How Bio security is implemented in shrimp farming:-

• In shrimp farming, Bio security is implemented in 3 various forms, such as 

1) Physical Security, 

2) Chemical Security and 

3) Biological Security 

to Exclude and Eliminate the potential threat to culture species.

To Exclude (shut / keep out / prevent the entry) the potential threat, Physical Security and Biological Security is implemented

Physical Security:-

* Farm fencing :- Prevent the entry of animals like cats, dogs, cattle, etc.,

* Pond / crab fencing :- Prevents the entry of crabs, snakes, turtle, etc., from drainage canals

* Bird fencing :- Prevents the entry of birds and it’s predation

* Water Filtration system :- Prevents the entry of weed and predators from source water

* Traps (pest traps) :- Prevents or catches the pests like rats, snakes, etc., from contaminating the store rooms

Biological Security:-

* SPF / SPR seeds :- stocking of Specific Pathogen Free / Specific Pathogen Resistance strain seeds are recommended to prevent the introduction of pathogen and overcome the outbreak of disease in the farm

To Eliminate (kill / remove / dispose) the potential threat, Chemical Security is implemented

Chemical Security:-

* Water Treatment :- Chlorinating the inlet water is often followed to kill the pathogen / pathogenic bacteria

* Disinfecting :- Chlorine / per-oxide / iodine are majorly used to disinfect the materials to prevent cross contamination between culture and between ponds by disposing the bacteria or pathogen

* Bleaching :- Bleaching the feeder canal / drainage canals and other water stagnation area to kill the proliferating pathogens

* Foot – dip :- Use of Potassium permanganate / Chlorine as foot – dip to prevent cross contamination

(III) Conclusion:-

• As I have already said before, Bio security in shrimp farming is aimed at protecting livestock from various threats by excluding and eliminating them at various level of practices. Many level of or many methods of bio security is followed in many farms . Among those I have explained some methods in brief. By following BMP in shrimp farming, we can exclude and eliminate the potential threat to live stocks i.e., Shrimp

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Mr. SRIHARI N C, B.F.Sc.,

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