Standardization of Live Transport Protocols for Giant Freshwater Prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii- Testing the Efficiency of Various Packing Materials | |
| Author | Munasinghe, Peshala Wijayanthi Hewa |
| Call Number | AIT Caps. Proj. no.BSE-18-02 |
| Subject(s) | Giant fresh water prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii NaHCO3 solution Activated charcoal |
| Note | A capstone project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering Biosystems Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Caps. Proj. ; no. BSE-18-02 |
| Abstract | The effect of various packing materials on live transportation of giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii in waterless condition was investigated. The packing materials used were activated charcoal and synthetic foam soaked in NaHCO3 solution. The foam soaked in freshwater was used as the control. The durations of live storage out of water tested were 3h, 6h, 9h,12h,18h and 24h. The prawns were cold anesthetized by reducing the temperature of water from the ambient to up to 14.750C at a chilling rate of 30C h-1 before packing. The cold-anaesthetized prawns were packed quickly in Styrofoam boxes with the packing media tested. The prawns were observed during cold storage for any active movements. The temperature inside the packing boxes was also continuously monitored. After the durations tested the prawns were returned to freshwater used for cold- anaesthetization and were revitalized by keeping under strong aeration for 3-5 hours. While some prawns were able to get revitalized quite well, some of them were dead. From the results it was found that NaHCO3 is a suitable packing medium with higher survival than the control. The activated charcoal incorporated in the packing gave good results for short- term transportation (3-9 hours). Most of the prawns after 24 hours were not able to survive. While the present results provide preliminary evidence for the live transportation of farmed freshwater prawns out of water in Thailand further studies to improve the storage times by more efficient control of the packing environment are recommended. |
| Year | 2018 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Caps. Proj. ; no. BSE-18-02 |
| Type | Capstone Project |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development |
| Department | Department of Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Former title: Department of Food Agriculture, and BioResources (DFAB)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Bachelor of Science in Engineering Biosystems Engineering (BSE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Salin, Krishna R.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Soni, Peeyush;Yakupitiyage, Amaratanath; |
| Degree | Capstone Project (B.Sc.)-Asian Institute of Technology, 2018 |