Technical efficiency analysis of marine shrimp farming (Litopenaeus vannamei) in biofloc and conventional systems: A case study in northeastern Brazil



Título del documento: Technical efficiency analysis of marine shrimp farming (Litopenaeus vannamei) in biofloc and conventional systems: A case study in northeastern Brazil
Revue: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000435714
ISSN: 0001-3765
Autores: 1
2
3
3
Instituciones: 1Instituto Federal de Educacao, Ciencia e Tecnologia de Sergipe, Campus Estancia, Estancia, Sergipe. Brasil
2Universidade Estadual Paulista "Julio de Mesquita Filho", Departamento de Fitotecnia, Tecnologia de Alimentos e Socioeconomia, Ilha Solteira, Sao Paulo. Brasil
3Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Departamento de Pesca e Aquicultura, Recife, Pernambuco. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Dic
Volumen: 90
Número: 4
Paginación: 3705-3716
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Shrimp farming has a great ecological, economic, and social importance in northeastern Brazil. Although the conventional farming system is widely used, biofloc technology (BFT) system has been developed to reduce environmental impacts and optimizing the production. Thus,the present study evaluated the technical efficiency of production cycles of Litopenaeus vannamei in conventional and BFT systems.We analyzed 48 production cycles in the conventional system in 2013 and 2014 and 9 cycles in the BFT system in 2014 through data envelopment analysis (DEA). The inputs corresponded to the population density (post-larvae m-2), amount of feed (kg ha-1 cycle-1), labor (man ha-1) and power supply (HP ha-1), whereas the yield (kg ha-1 cycle-1) was considered the output. The results indicated four production cycles (7.0%) technically efficient, three in the conventional system and one in the BFT. By comparing the productive systems, there was significant difference in their mean scores of technical efficiency. There was a greater influence of the management inefficiency on the conventional system, while the production scale reduced the average scores of technical efficiency in the BFT system. These results may help to improve the development of sustainable L. vannamei farming in both systems by reducing waste and increasing profits
Disciplinas: Medicina veterinaria y zootecnia,
Biología
Palabras clave: Crustáceos,
Zootecnia,
Cultivo de camarón,
Sistemas de cultivo,
Sistemas productivos,
Densidad poblacional,
Rendimiento,
Litopenaeus vannamei,
Penaeidae
Keyword: Crustaceans,
Animal husbandry,
Shrimp culture,
Culture systems,
Productive systems,
Stocking density,
Yield,
Litopenaeus vannamei,
Penaeidae
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