What is it?
Monodon slow growth syndrome (MSGS) is a disease that affect black tiger prawn. The cause of MSGS is uncertain.
Diagnosis
A sign of the disease is often abnormally slow growth, resulting in irregularly sized prawns. Average daily weight gain is low, less than 0.1 g/day at four months of age.
Gross pathological signs are:
- unusually dark colour
- unusually bright yellow markings
- brittle antennae
- bamboo-shaped abdominal segments
There are no definitive microscopic pathological signs.
Source: Australian Government, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry