Biosecurity

Although cleaner fish are proving an effective and environmentally friendly way of removing sea lice on salmon farms, they can carry pathogens that can cause disease in both the cleaner fish and salmon. Speaking at Aquaculture Europe, 20-23 September, Edinburg…

Two studies conducted at the University of Arizona showed that shrimp fed Calibrin-Z had survivability of 84% when challenged to induce Early MortalitySyndrome (EMS) vs. 5% for challenged shrimp not fed the enterosorbent, write Ron Cravens, DVM, Fang Chi and S…

The true cost of each disease outbreak is complicated by an intricate interplay of environmental and management-based factors, from the direct losses in stock, through to indirect losses in the downstream industry, writes Andy Shinn, Jarunan Pratoomyot, Pikul …

Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS),1 or exopolymers, play vital roles in the productivity of commercial hatcheries, yet have received little attention in aquaculture outside of their role in the biofilters of recirculating systems, write A. Joycea and S.…

This article will show different behaviours of oxidative disinfectants in corrosivity and efficacy under soiled conditions.