Health & Welfare
For two years of data, the effects of management, season, stocking density and salinity on the incidence of disease in northeastern Brazil’s shrimp farms were found to be highly significant.
Health & Welfare
The effective control of tilapia health depends on integrated management that considers all factors, including species, the environment, pathogens present and farm management practices.
Health & Welfare
Vaccines are a proven, cost-effective method to prevent infectious diseases in animals. Current vaccinations for fish can be categorized as killed fish vaccines or modified live vaccines.
Health & Welfare
The transfer of resistance from an aquaculture pathogen into a human enteric bacterium has been demonstrated in research and may be happening in the real-world environment.
Health & Welfare
Regular surveillance of culture stocks can both evaluate current animal health and limit future disease problems by detecting pathogens and allowing intervention before disease outbreaks occur.
Health & Welfare
Measures can be taken to lessen or avoid the effects of disease outbreaks. Preventive measures are the most effective, although various vaccines can help limit the impacts of diseases and further decrease reliance on antibiotics.
Health & Welfare
Tilapia in culture are affected by bacterial, viral and parasitic pathogens. Disease impacts vary depending on both environmental and biological factors.
Health & Welfare
Diagnostic monitoring alone will not stop infectious diseases – effective vaccines and good husbandry and sanitary practices are also needed.
Health & Welfare
The Conference on Aquaculture in the Third Millennium in Bangkok had the objective of developing policies to promote sustainable development of aquaculture.