Many facilities apply science and technology to improve the quality of shrimp seeds.

According to the Binh Thuan Fisheries Department, the province currently has 128 facilities with 764 aquaculture production and breeding farms, mainly shrimp breeds, of which more than 50 are domestically invested companies and 2 are foreign invested companies.

Recently, many shrimp seed production facilities in the province have continuously expanded their scale, invested in modern equipment, and applied science and technology to maintain the reputation and brand of Binh Thuan shrimp seeds. In particular, many large companies have applied technology to diagnose aquatic diseases using the RT-PCR method, technology to treat input water for production, technology to cultivate fresh algae as food for shrimp larvae, technology to raise and reduce water temperature in shrimp larval rearing to improve productivity and quality of shrimp seeds. Thanks to that, Binh Thuan shrimp seed production and consumption is over 25 billion/year.

*Application of technology to diagnose aquatic diseases using RT-PCR method.*

In addition, in 2023, the Department of Livestock and Veterinary Medicine of Binh Thuan deployed quarantine monitoring for 72,240/82 imported white-leg shrimp parent batches. Along with that, quarantine monitoring of parent shrimp of Viet - Uc Joint Stock Company raised domestically 17,658/23 batches, of which 8,058/11 batches of shrimp were raised from Binh Thuan and 9,600/12 batches of shrimp were raised from Ninh Thuan . All batches of shrimp that have been granted quarantine certificates for export from the province must have negative test results for diseases according to regulations such as acute hepatopancreatic necrosis (AHPND); white spot syndrome virus in shrimp (WSD) and infectious hematopoietic and epithelial organ necrosis (IHHND).

According to the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Binh Thuan province currently has 2 enterprises that have been granted certificates of disease-free facilities for diseases registered for surveillance according to the regulations of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE/WOAH) and regulations of Vietnam. In the near future, 9 shrimp seed production enterprises will register for disease-free facility certification according to Circular No. 24 dated December 30, 2022 of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development regulating disease-free facilities and areas.

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