Samples of water, sediment and shrimp obtained from hatcheries and culture ponds were collected over a period of four months and were analyzed for Vibrio parahaemolyticus. Samples included the following: two samples of shrimp larva from two hatchery ponds (WLH); 14 samples of water, sediment and shrimp from 14 culture ponds supplied with shrimp larvae from the same hatchery ponds that were obta...

The aim of this article is to share our experiences from an international collaborative effort to study health outcomes among Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG) soldiers following the 1991 Gulf War. By paying particular attention to distinct social and religious customs, geopolitical differences, and unique aspects of the health care system, we achieved a successful international collaboration...

length- weight relationship and growth pattern, condition factor and length at first maturity of yellowfin seabream were investigated in the persian gulf by monthly sampling of 30 fish from september 2011 to august 2012. maximum (31.45± 4.32) and minimum (17.80± 1.85) values of fork length and maximum (720.46 ± 292.58 gr) and minimum (134.01± 45.62) values of body weight were in january and sep...

bacterial diseases have been reported to be the major limiting factor in shrimp production. the use of natural products such as antimicrobials has been reported as a solution to the problem. the crude extract of a red seaweed laurencia snyderiae obtained from the persian gulf was evaluated for shrimp growth performance and to determine in vivo efficacy of this seaweed in the prevention of shrim...

Abstract:  This work was carried out to identify decapods of the Bushehr interidal zone, northern coast of the Persian Gulf. Specimens were collected from eight stations along the coast. During this survey, twelve species were identified, including one alpheid shrimp (Alpheus lobidens), three Anomura (Petrolisthes rufescens, Porcellana persica, Clibanarius signatus) and eight Brachyura (P...

The taxonomic status of the extraintestinal piscine coccidium Calyptospora funduli is based in part on its requirement of an intermediate host (the daggerblade grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio). In the present study, grass shrimp fed livers of Gulf killifish (Fundulus grandis) infected with sporulated oocysts of C. funduli exhibited numerous sporozoites suspended in the intestinal contents when ...