Statistical Modeling Of Field Data Can Aid Shrimp Growout Operations

摘要

The physical limitations imposed by elastomer tagging individual animals can make it difficult to undertake commercial performance comparisons among shrimp products. In order to monitor and compare the performance levels of shrimp, an alternative is asystem of comprehensive field data collection from many commercial shrimp operations. Subjected to appropriate statistical analyses, such data can enable many important commercial performance comparisons. Aquatec, a leading commercial shrimp hatchery inBrazil, maintains a team of post-sales technical experts who follow up on customer outcomes and offer advice on such matters as shrimp growout and disease management. It is part of their job to collect accurate field data from commercial growout operations stocked with the company's genetically improved postlarvae as well as animals from competitors.