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Farm management to mitigate disease and financial risks: optimal combination of stocking density, initial culture time, and length of grow-out period for a semi-intensive shrimp farm in northwest Mexico

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Sanchez, Edgar, Martinez-Cordero, Francisco J., and Hernandez, Juan M.

Abstract:

Low yields caused by viral diseases and their financial consequences are the most important risks jeopardizing commercial shrimp culture in Mexico. Hence, farmers are continuously testing different production strategies to keep their operations into profitable margins. An optimization model was designed based on a farm's (139 ha) database (2001-2005) to...

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mitigate disease and financial risks: optimal combination of stocking density, initial culture time, and