Estimating the economic loss due to vibriosis in net-cage cultured Asian seabass Lates calcarifer: Evidence from the East coast of Peninsular Malaysia
This study aims to estimate the economic loss due to vibriosis in the production of Asian seabass in floating net-cages on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Asian seabass has contributed significantly to Malaysia's economic activities and food security. However, its production can be hinde...
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| description | This study aims to estimate the economic loss due to vibriosis in the production of Asian seabass in floating net-cages on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Asian seabass has contributed significantly to Malaysia's economic activities and food security. However, its production can be hindered by the occurrence of diseases, such as vibriosis, causing severe economic losses to farmers. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted on 14 small-scale monoculture Asian seabass net-cage farms. Using a stochastic bioeconomic model and inputs from the survey, existing literature, and expert opinion, the economic losses were determined. Moreover, this model considered the prevalence of Vibrio spp. at a farm on the east coast and the risk posed by its infection from hatcheries. The results showed that 71.09% of Asian seabass simulated in the stochastic model survived. The mortality rate due to vibriosis and other causes was at 16.23 and 12.68%, respectively. The risk posed by Vibrio spp. infection from hatcheries contributed to 2.77% of the increase in Asian seabass mortality. The stochastic model estimated that the total cost of producing a tail of Asian seabass was €2.69 per kilogram. The economic loss of vibriosis was estimated at €0.19 per tail per kilogram, which represents 7.06% of the total production cost of Asian seabass per kilogram. An increase in the prevalence of clinical vibriosis and vibriosis case fatality rate at 42 and 100%, respectively, will lead to an increase in the cost of grow-out Asian seabass by €0.29 per tail from the default value. An increase in pellet price per kilogram by €1.38 and feed conversion ratio pellet by 0.96 will consequently increase the cost of grow-out Asian seabass by €2.29 per tail and €0.82 per tail, respectively. We find that the occurrence of Vibrio spp. infection at the hatchery level can contribute to an increased risk in the mortality of Asian seabass during the grow-out phase. Hence, we also need to focus on the control and prevention of vibriosis infection from hatcheries. |
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| spelling | upm-971352023-04-19T04:05:53Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97135/ Estimating the economic loss due to vibriosis in net-cage cultured Asian seabass Lates calcarifer: Evidence from the East coast of Peninsular Malaysia Mohd Yazid, Siti Hajar Mohd Daud, Hassan Azmai Amal, Mohammad Noor Mohamad, Nurliyana Mohd Nor, Norhariani This study aims to estimate the economic loss due to vibriosis in the production of Asian seabass in floating net-cages on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Asian seabass has contributed significantly to Malaysia's economic activities and food security. However, its production can be hindered by the occurrence of diseases, such as vibriosis, causing severe economic losses to farmers. A questionnaire-based survey was conducted on 14 small-scale monoculture Asian seabass net-cage farms. Using a stochastic bioeconomic model and inputs from the survey, existing literature, and expert opinion, the economic losses were determined. Moreover, this model considered the prevalence of Vibrio spp. at a farm on the east coast and the risk posed by its infection from hatcheries. The results showed that 71.09% of Asian seabass simulated in the stochastic model survived. The mortality rate due to vibriosis and other causes was at 16.23 and 12.68%, respectively. The risk posed by Vibrio spp. infection from hatcheries contributed to 2.77% of the increase in Asian seabass mortality. The stochastic model estimated that the total cost of producing a tail of Asian seabass was €2.69 per kilogram. The economic loss of vibriosis was estimated at €0.19 per tail per kilogram, which represents 7.06% of the total production cost of Asian seabass per kilogram. An increase in the prevalence of clinical vibriosis and vibriosis case fatality rate at 42 and 100%, respectively, will lead to an increase in the cost of grow-out Asian seabass by €0.29 per tail from the default value. An increase in pellet price per kilogram by €1.38 and feed conversion ratio pellet by 0.96 will consequently increase the cost of grow-out Asian seabass by €2.29 per tail and €0.82 per tail, respectively. We find that the occurrence of Vibrio spp. infection at the hatchery level can contribute to an increased risk in the mortality of Asian seabass during the grow-out phase. Hence, we also need to focus on the control and prevention of vibriosis infection from hatcheries. Frontiers Media 2021 Article PeerReviewed Mohd Yazid, Siti Hajar and Mohd Daud, Hassan and Azmai Amal, Mohammad Noor and Mohamad, Nurliyana and Mohd Nor, Norhariani (2021) Estimating the economic loss due to vibriosis in net-cage cultured Asian seabass Lates calcarifer: Evidence from the East coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8. pp. 1-8. ISSN 2297-1769 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.644009/full 10.3389/fvets.2021.644009 |
| spellingShingle | Mohd Yazid, Siti Hajar Mohd Daud, Hassan Azmai Amal, Mohammad Noor Mohamad, Nurliyana Mohd Nor, Norhariani Estimating the economic loss due to vibriosis in net-cage cultured Asian seabass Lates calcarifer: Evidence from the East coast of Peninsular Malaysia |
| title | Estimating the economic loss due to vibriosis in net-cage cultured Asian seabass Lates calcarifer: Evidence from the East coast of Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full | Estimating the economic loss due to vibriosis in net-cage cultured Asian seabass Lates calcarifer: Evidence from the East coast of Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Estimating the economic loss due to vibriosis in net-cage cultured Asian seabass Lates calcarifer: Evidence from the East coast of Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Estimating the economic loss due to vibriosis in net-cage cultured Asian seabass Lates calcarifer: Evidence from the East coast of Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_short | Estimating the economic loss due to vibriosis in net-cage cultured Asian seabass Lates calcarifer: Evidence from the East coast of Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_sort | estimating the economic loss due to vibriosis in net-cage cultured asian seabass lates calcarifer: evidence from the east coast of peninsular malaysia |
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