Biosecurity

This is the second of a series of three articles that focuses on biosecurity in aquaculture. The aim is to provide baseline information for the aquaculture community. In the first article, we focused on biosecurity at the international level. In this article, …

A.M. Abdelhamid et al, Egypt, look at the possible effects of feeding Nile tilapia, silver carp, common carp and African catfish with dried treated sewage. Part one focuses on growth performance, feed utilisation and chemical composition.

AQUAPLAN 20142019 is Australias third national strategic plan for aquatic animal health. It outlines the priorities to strengthen Australias arrangements for managing aquatic animal health, and to support sustainability, productivity, and market accessand ulti…

Salmon lice Lepeophtheirus salmonis Kryer may affect survival and growth ofanadromous salmonids through physiological stress and/or behavioural changes. Using acoustic telemetry tracking, Karl ystein Gjelland et al, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, inv…

This review focuses on the recent advances in research on genetic relationships between Bonamia isolates, geographical distribution, susceptible host species, diagnostics, epizootiology, host parasite interactions, and disease resistance and control of this gl…

Bonamiasis, caused by Bonamia ostreae, was confirmed in native flat oysters Ostrea edulis L. in England in 1982. This paper reports on the controls and associated monitoring applied in the UK to prevent the spread of Bonamiasis and reports on the epidemiology …