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2	Intensive Shrimp Production High stocking densities: 40-59 thousand pL/ha Substrate Pond-side electricity Aeration
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5	Reduce Inputs Low stocking density No substrate No aeration Daily feeding capped at 22-28 kg/ha
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7	Demonstrations 2002 & 2003 Produced 365 – 449 kg/ha Max daily feed @ 28 kg/ha Stocked 20 K – 25 K pLs/ha 55-64 % survival
8	Lessons from 2002 & 2003 Larger shrimp = more $ & kg/ha Use 60-day pL – 0.3 g or greater Stock more shrimp & feed less Use inorganic fertilizer with alfalfa
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10	Demonstrations 2004 & 2005 Cap daily feed at 22.4 kg/ha Fertilize with alfalfa and triple super-phosphate (0:46:0) before stocking shrimp Stock 24,700 pL/ha
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12	Fertilization with Alfalfa & 0:46:0 (NPK)
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15	Low Input Shrimp 2004 One, 0.1-ha and four, 0.2-ha ponds 510 to 921 kg/ha (avg. 667 kg) 20 to 22 ct @ 24.7K / ha Reported profits between $3,950 - $5,480 US per hectare
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19	Low Input Shrimp 2005 Four, 0.2-ha ponds (+ 0.1 ha) 783 to 1023 kg/ha: avg. 908 kg 18 to 20 ct @ 24.7K / ha Reported profits of $8,645 US per hectare 227 kg surplus (not sold)
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23	Quarter-Acre “W” Pond, 2005 1116 kg / hectare 22 ct Feeding capped at 27 kg/ha Pond was aerated (benefit?)
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27	Half-Acre Pond Comparisons 2004 0.3 g+ pL (25K) 20-22 ct 43-58 % survival
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37	On-Line Literature & Presentations www.ca.uky.edu/wkrec/Wurtspage.htm