Reducing early impact of WSSV in shrimps

White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) is a major shrimp pathogen, present in most of the producing regions and causing considerable economic losses to farmers. A new feed solution however showed strong reduction in mortality and improvement of growth in moderate WSSV pressure. White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) is a dsDNA virus of the Nimaviridae family affecting all Penaeid shrimps. This enveloped virus leads to high mortality in shrimp farms all over the world and is highly contagious. WSSV characte