Water quality

Mark Gaikowski, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, US, determines the depletion of florfenicol (FFC) in water and florfenicol amine (FFA), a marker for FFC residue, from the fillet of market-weight tilapia in a recirculating aquaculture system (rAS) …

Melba B. Reantaso, Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), looks at the responsible use of veterinary medicines in aquatic food production. Taken from the MSD Animal Health 'Bacterial Disease in Warmwater Fish: New Strategies for Sustainable Control' proceedi…

Patricia S.Gaunt, Mississippi state University looks at the best treatment practices of warmwater fish pathogens using feed medicated with Aquaflor (florfenicol). Taken from the MSD Animal Health 'Bacterial Disease in Warmwater Fish: New Strategies for Sustain…

The toxins from blue-green algae pose a threat to animal health and potentially to consumers if they are present in farmed product. Culture animals that ingest these toxins may not die, but can be weakened, increasing their susceptibility to pathogens. Killing…

Atmospheric gases naturally diffuse between air and water to reach an equilibrium of pressure. Gases dissolve in the blood of fish and shrimp, and equilibrate with gases in the animails water. When water is suddenly warmed, gas bubbles can form in the blood of…