Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "animal diseases"
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BFAR destroys infected white shrimps
(The Philippine Star,April 13, 2005 , on page A-27)About 1,100 pieces of imported white shrimps known as "Peneaus vannamei," costing $35 each, will be "destroyed" today, following a recommendation by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department ... -
Biotechnology can trigger a ‘blue revolution’ – scientist
(The Philippine Star,September 15, 2002 , on page B-4)Biotechnology can trigger a new revolution – a "blue revolution". "Blue revolution" pertains to great strides in production of food of fish origin. This is specifically true for fishfarming or aquaculture, which has in ... -
Clinic for 'sick' fish
(The Philippine Star,August 25, 2002 , on page 1)And now, a "clinic for sick fish." The facility is the Diagnostic Service Unit set up by the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo. To assist the fishy ... -
Coming soon: Biosensor to detect pathogenic shrimp
(The Philippine Star,December 31, 2015 , on page B-4)The Department of Science and Technology's Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development and research partners the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, University of ... -
Fish diagnostic services available at SEAFDEC
(The Philippine Star,December 16, 2001 , on page 27)Alarmed by the diseases decimating the shrimp and fish species in your fishponds? Then seek the diagnostic services of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) in Tigbauan, ... -
Local shrimp industry seen to regain strength
(The Philippine Star,August 11, 2002 , on page B-2)Close to a thousand shrimp growers in the country met recently in Bacolod City and agreed to join hands in solving the problems besetting the shrimp industry. In a display of oneness, they hammered out seven urgent resolutions ... -
Make way for 'Hipon 911' ambulance for white shrimps
(The Philippine Star,September 4, 2008 , on page A-20)Make way for “Hipon 911,” an ambulance basically for white shrimps called Penaeus vannamei. A first in the country, the Hipon 911 has a licensed veterinarian and four other personnel of the Department of Agriculture and ... -
New products, technologies ready for commercialization
(The Philippine Star,August 19, 2007 , on page B-2)Live feed substitutes that suit the nutritional needs of shrimp and fish larvae, known as Kappa-Carrageenan Microbound Diet, has been formulated by the government-hosted Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture ... -
Palawan holds solution to shrimp industry's woes
(The Philippine Star,April 3, 2000 , on page B-6)Palawan may yet hold the key to the survival of the country's moribund shrimp industry. The reason: the wild shrimps in its waters are genetically diverse. In fact, of the wild shrimps from the waters off five provinces ... -
Probiotics products for shrimp culture becoming very popular
(The Philippine Star,September 8, 2000 , on page B-2)Probiotics are increasingly becoming popular as a tool in preventing bacterial infection in farmed shrimp. They are commercially available, within easy reach of fish farmers for use in their farms. Probiotics, as explained ... -
SEAFDEC seeks 20% higher budget for 2007
(The Philippine Star,July 3, 2006 , on page B-7)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) is proposing a 20-percent increase in its 2007 budget to fasttrack several researches on biotechnology in aquaculture. "We have asked the Department of Foreign ... -
Shrimp congress set in July
(The Philippine Star,June 2, 2002 , on page B-2)Scientific advances in shrimp culture technology and the establishment of diagnostic laboratories for shrimp diseases by the government provide hope that the Philippine shrimp industry can still recover after a series of ... -
Tilapia, shrimps safe to eat
(The Philippine Star,June 24, 2020 , on page 6)There is no outbreak of diseases in tilapia and shrimps amid the recent fish mortality cases, the Department of Agriculture (DA) clarified yesterday. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), an attached agency ... -
De Venecia makes strides in aquaculture
(The Philippine Star,December 11, 2016 , on page B-4)Former House Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. and a fish scientist were honored by the Society of Aquaculture Engineers of the Philippines Inc. (SAEP) and Philippine Aquaculture Society Inc. (PAS) for their outstanding leadership ... -
White shrimp farming gains momentum
(The Philippine Star,December 2, 2007 , on page B-2)When Leonila Arguerro decides to come home after working for years as a nurse in England, she is certain on where to primarily invest her earnings. This early, she is looking forward to putting her money in shrimp farming ...