Biosecurity is frequently overlooked in shrimp farming as a pointless addition of infrastructure and complicated procedures with a nebulous financial advantage. Biosecurity, on the other hand, cannot be understated because it is one of the most effective ways to avoid disease on a farm as well as additional outbreaks in the region; it benefits not only one farmer but the entire community. So, what is biosecurity? Simply put, it is for disease prevention, biosecurity is the technique of excluding specific diseases from cultured aquatic stocks in broodstock facilities, hatcheries, and farms, as well as entire areas or countries. Biosecurity protects the agriculture by preventing pathogen entrance and keeping pathogens out. Here are some of the most basic biosecurity precautions you can put in place on your farm right now.

Build Fences

It’s a really simple thing to do, but it really is one of the basic keys of shrimp farming. Protect the farm with fences to keep wild creatures out, such as crabs, who may bring infections that are harmful to the shrimps.

Pond Liner

High-density polyethylene is the most typical material (HDPE). Using a pond liner provides for easier water control because the water does not come into direct contact with the soil, which could result in a complex anoxic reaction that is highly poisonous to the shrimp. Liners successfully inhibit soil-water interaction, preventing soil acidity, stopping salinization of nearby areas, and controlling seepage of water into ponds in high-water-table places.

Hygiene

Install a hand wash station, foot bath, wheel wash station or tire bath. Put up a warning sign. Disinfect your shoes before entering the facility. Put on your boots. It is critical to ensure that all employees and visitors undergo disinfection and cleansing processes prior to entering and working. Before entering and exiting, all vehicles should follow the same protocols.

Feed in Storage Room

Place feed and probiotics in a separate storage room to maintain cleanliness, prevent contact with external mediators that can infect the disease, and maintain a more stable temperature for better feed.

Labs Around The Area

Labs are necessary for two purposes: determining the quality of water and checking for illnesses. Having a dependable lab in your region is quite advantageous, as performing these tests locally is lot faster than, say, sending your water or shrimp sample to another city.

 

Delos is well aware of these biosecurity measures around shrimp farms. Delos’ core team is the top 99th percentile performer in Indonesia, maintaining solid farm operations in multiple farms and coming up with new strategies for farm operations and design. We are capable of designing, building, operating, and managing farms with years of experience and a scientific approach