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 Department (SEAFDEC AQD) based in Tigbauan, Iloilo. Easy to prepare, the formulation (complete food) has been tested in large-scale production at SEAFDEC AQD and in hatcheries, Myrna Teruel reported. A paper titled “Hot water treatment as method of disease control and disinfestation for ‘Carabao‘ mango” was co-authored by Dr. Kevin Yaptenco, Marcelino Reyes, Jose de Ramos, and Emmanuel Amatorio of the UPLB Postharvest Horticulture Training and Research Center (PHTRC).

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