| 24 | Shrimp Culture How to use farm care products effectively With many farm care products in the market, knowing and understanding more about the products and application methods are vital. By Soraphat Panakon Usually get the opportunity Yo Visit sheimp farms in. many countries, and I have noticed, a negalive aspect in shrimp farming, Some farmers do nol seem Ie knaw how to use farm and health care products effectively. In this aticle, my aim isto share my experiences and knowledge on farm care products. Every shrim and fish farmer must be aWare and understand the reason for the precence of various farm and health care products in the market and hel precise functions Firstly, priar lo using any farm or health care products, itis tessential nat here areregular updates on farm data such as water parameters, feedintake, weather conditions, average dally growth (ADS), shrimp mouling mes andcolour, which canal be used for lagnostic purposes. tis veryimportant that we use allrelated data toevalustethepossiblecause(s)toaproblemancthenformulatea hypotnes's to confirm and ulimately#nd a solution o te problem, Smullaneousiy, the user must have a strong knowledge on the product before using it. These include technical information, Properties, dosage and adverse affects, Otherwise, using the prosuet can be a waste of resources, itis a mstake fo depend fn products to alevate a problem winen the eause could just Be management -lnkeo, such as overteeding, Analyses of causes Some examples cf cauraive faclers begin wih simple Inaprachces such ae overtecing which leads fo water wih High Toads of organic mate low sleslved oxygen and The presence al oxe gases Phyloplnklon Blooms may occur, and unieh may trash folowing heavy fale. Consequenty, sp sufter trom tow dissolved onygen (00) and wih simp exposed fo hydrogen ‘uiphie (1,5), they become weak succumngo Vi fechans in Ine nepaiopancreas. Pinal. Ine farmer may see wife Tasces flaing on he pond sitac, The farmer wilThan allem in 9 treatment to contol whit faeces or ib infecton. In this case, the farmer should also treat celaled causes concurrently increase waler exchange, inease 00, reduce feed amounts, reduce organic matter and foxis gasses, trest Vibro and improve the general healt of the shvimp. Teatment ean also 26 carried ou slop by slep. ‘Type of farm care products ‘Aqua farm/health care products can be divided into those for water tdsimontscuchas inneandndneral dsinfoctants,friserand ater probioics Those for anmal hein mproverens are wafer, probiches, vitamins minerals gut probes and anche Using {product isnot at simple arjusladdngt inthe pon. trequrer ‘Table’ Genera guidelines on how ie determine the status ofthe produc “Thus, | recommend the first step to diagnose the root cause of the problem with a laboratory analysis or ‘thorough scientific investigation’ technical information and. suport from the supplier It is advisable to avo using such products when both information and supper! are net available. Some procucts cannct ae Used under certain conditions ane when used wil ereate certain side otfects or some products cannot be {sed in combination, Curiosity is critical The vser should always be curious about a produc, such as on produc ingredients) of how it works or timer I's possibe louse logetner vith another preaucl.Other uestone inctde cortect cosage, righ lime 1 Ue whatprotacoltouse nd thesige effect(s) any. le mostimportant Sei the product poses any canger fo the user, anmalor water Anctner Question is whether the. pouch fas an expiry date and where fo gel {Support and information The famers may ask why there should be somany Questions Ths Is becouse ir anyhing goes wrong is ‘ol just money lost bu could iad to ship dying, poor harvests tr faled cop. Thue | recommend the fre step le agnose the foot cause of he problem wha aboratory analyse ora Thorough ‘Sentite nvestigaton Products with allimportant Information anc detalls printed on the packaging Choose a genuine and quality product Before using fam/nelth care product, i's very important that Youhave a good, gendne and cual prod! in your warehouse Trroughout my 23 yoare of visitng shrimp farm globally, | ean “trong afr that round 40% of products sen nfm are nok genuine or quality product, Table gies some general guidelines ennowtodetemine te status ofthe produc. stem Labeing Labeling Company name sna Sarees Conmseintomation uidetines Recommendtions Lake's shoulsbe complte-wih prod nares, product ingredients, usage instruction, produt properis_cauion and eaten exposute to user (Matera Sey Dates investigate Eonsidereantins cave) government registration code, balen number, anut es ‘ble producer adress anc canal nomen Labe sith wreng sping: maint ifie company canna! spellerds, ef acampany eannal we (gta labelnght how il tpayaenton To prowe! quay? ‘Google search fr company info. Carpatie sling a fake produc vil alo provide a fake {corse Invieinam.feundore product and afr a google ap search Tne adress nas asa pools Teounhouse neural atea Ityousee hs, wi yoube eve nine preauet? ‘call contact number and ak on now fo use te product A real and standare company wil provide height ansuer asa tecancal sevice Tora customers cal tie calling company n Malaysia ent eppeareethstnoonekrows this product. Vilyoutrust | Wh caution Inseomoany?Shrimo Culture | 25 Hi “Table (cont) General guidlines on how io determine the status ofthe products Item Guidelines Recommendations overmentregiration | Check government registration code vias weasite Many prague ate mitepresented. For fraps, | eheceed he cose numb fam a dsnfectant pre’ named A, bt fred ou thet avo war codenurmber fora vitamin preductnartedB, oiscounte Produc that sels a very igh d scours goes company and goo produc canmet be soe a ‘er fon pees heya fate rie exe gene rosso prose res void rvs chains “here are prosuls hal eam unversalute read he abel a ne race foundin China. the Claim was thal ean improve wale qual, conta aclera, improve animal health, mprowe void ‘Strmp hele. 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Al products mush be Xen! incoa' andar places Many products Such Ssrilamins, prosaic oacteriaand some chemiesl ae sensitive hghlemperstures. Thus, high root warehouses thatareran-oro0 fre rom ralinfeslations, well veil led and places an pals are ‘ssential Forfeedwarenouse, i sronglyecommensed 1a nave humiaiy meter installed ana proper montoring Learn how to use it properly Each product hes ie specific use and protocol, for example adine Sisinfectont products cannot be use under sunight of need To inereace dosages along wilh pli and aleainly of water. Vilamin Cis easy oncteed wihvonygen ang other minerals 0 t needs to be coated with some Ingredients afer mixing with feed. Tre feed Should be fea Yo shrimp immediately after ming ih Varin C. Some mineals canna be uses together al he same lie, such 35 polassum and calcu Lime when used alone ort diferent mes ‘wllgive oferentoutauts Dosage is very important Dosage "sa measured amount of 3 product Generally, we use 26m (pas per milion) or mg/l. For example, if the insrclons for product Ais or “Oppm fo be applies ang tne evening and roaccasted every while running Ie aealer(sfuly the dosage isas shown below I tne stim pond is 0.7ha with water depth 7.4m, this pond {contains 7.000X1.4=8,800 tonnes of waler. Ganverted a1 Yanne 1,000 Xr live, the 9,800 tarnes equals to $,800.000 kg or Ives. 1opm = 9.8 kgorlives and theretore, “Oppm = 98kgor ites of product A, It alse means that the farmer must apply this product at the exact Himes as per the instruction onthe label with 98Kq oF ies. Ita lower volume is used, one canncl expec! Ihe produc! fo oe effective. if hgher dosage is used. the farmer should be aware the safely evel for the animal and whether ine product can be used al ahigher dosage. Activity of products Everyproduct hs anapplestionprotoccl stating ne priog of use Wirongaboing trom top at): 1. China-amiere product that contin 10° [CFU 31 nomal rice 2. Chins-minrai shun on abel is al wh i equredby simp: 3. Thaland-abelsaysinprove shrmp hepetepanctess trakilbotnirsandbacters;& China-onepraducttobesblefosimnate flinarful substance in pord water, 5 Chna-masiabelng (tal polcen; 65. Malesia savers clams without website deta to achieve optimal effects, The farmer must know how to mentor this properly. For example, some chemica's wil wore for 2 days, some for days, some require orough expecure to sunlight With some products, without enough expasure te the sun, toxicresidues wil remain eausing harm to new stocked shrimp, Many water probiotics wil las for days afer application bul can be better If appiies for haf the tise at half he dosage such as every 3-4 daysinstead Application techniques Some products have eiterent application protools to achieve diferent requlements For example, in he ease ef line, It You toed plankton fobloom, yous! app rng Ihe dayne You need to prov de ime to vim, I must be applied st nght wen Shrimp sor To rout Many amine and minetals tat ae used 10 fopsresssirimpfees,nustberixeswith wat’ wth only §-107 of {eed volume and coateaproperly on he pelts batereapoialion Recheck performance Many famers nore doing apertormancecheckpos!-appiaion, inmost cases, hey us fel ha he sualons geting beer and do net follow up wth post-applcatan check However. a ceve followup cantepto produce more effective resus For example, {Tshenp morta rom soft shel te farmer vl ppl Ie and key minerals and assume mactal!y wil stop. But They were fa Took cose, they might fing It the lve svimp have Bue shel ‘Trace mneral ith he adaionof chtosanare need foafigal> tne sation you mss ths ie possible fa ind some moray ganinthe next outing ofaplanktonerashorlust hr losing weg Conclusion itis the right of farmers ta have al he information avaliable on a product purchased or even intending ta buy of use. The user ‘must as for lechnical suppoinformalion on how lo use a product ftfectvely and tne user must avois any company whicn cannot prouide such information ang suport | woule ike fo stress than erder ta survive during these dificul) timesin shim farming, ne farmer needs ofocus and use genuine and qualifies products witn the nght application Feenniques. They also need Io adhere to protocols and lo follow up fo check on rasullsas closely as possi Fortunately, in Thalland we have an organisation where: all companies agree to produce only good ang quaily products. This is pushea by the reasation thal if farmers cannat survive, their business will also collapse, This organ sation is TABA or Thailand Aquaculture Business Assocation Several Thai companies develop many brand-new innoval productsto solvecurtent and emerging problems wth hetechnical co-operation of many professors from many universities and institutes in Thailand, Al least wie a year, they eoncuel technical conferences fecusing an the latest "hal issue" faced by farms and te deveiap solutions for each probiem encounteres In my opinion, this isthe reason why Thallana’s shrimp farms and healthcare products are reputable globally Ae vies president of ‘his organisation, | would like fo welcome anyone interested to eam more on our innovative products and on out work to support a sustainable aquacullure incustry. We are hapay te share our knowledge wth everyone. ‘SoraphatPanakorsncstry Ieeholagyspecal =. Aquaculture, ‘Nevorymes Blogieals, Traland Ema januaryisi875@9Mai com