Vietnam: Concerned about disease on farmed shrimp, farmers are afraid to breed

Currently, farmers in Soc Trang province are entering the time of the new shrimp crop in 2023, but the weather is not favorable, easily causing diseases on farmed shrimp. According to the Sub-Department of Livestock Production and Veterinary Medicine of Soc Trang province, the temperature difference between day and night is large, the day is hot, the night and morning is cold, and sometimes fog appears, causing farmers to worry about shrimp arising. disease on shrimp cultured during sowing. Besides, in some farming areas in My Xuyen district and Vinh Chau town, the salinity is below 1 part per thousand which is not suitable for stocking shrimp seed. According to experts, this is the slowest year of salt water return compared to previous years in Soc Trang province. Mr. Chau Thanh Nam in An Thanh 3 commune, Cu Lao Dung district, Soc Trang province, said that this is the main shrimp crop of the year for farmers. However, from June 2022 until now, some areas of shrimp that have been ...