Cutaneous ulcers in koi are one of the most common complaints for which the fish practitioner is called upon, writes Julius M. Tepper, DVMLong Island Fish Hospital, Manorville, New York, while speaking at the 150th Annual AVMA Convention in Chicago, US.
As fears rise over resistance, some countries have banned the routine use of antibiotics in animal feed. Two professionals with opposing views state their case in a recently published article.
In an exclusive interview for ThePigSite, Dr Radu Marti of Biomin explains the dangers presented by mycotoxins in feed and how mycotoxin deactivators can greatly ameliorate the risks these toxins pose to the health of farm animals and consumers of animal prote…
During their presentation at Aquaculture Europe 2013, Rui Magalhes et al, Centre of Environmental and Marine Research, investigate the use of corn distillers dried grains with solubles in fish feed for European seabass and meagre.
Scientists are seeking to improve the health benefits of rainbow trout by using dietary coriander oil along with vegetable oil to improve fatty acid composition in the fillet.
Chelsea M. Rochman, University of California, discusses the harm that waste plastics in the sea can have on marine life. Plastics are both harmful as objects and harmful as holders of chemical pollutants.
This report is the first in a series of articles highlighting the research results coming out of the NEMO Project, or its more formal name, Training network on protective immune modulation in warm water fish by feeding glucans. The project was awarded by the E…
Tropical and ornamental fish, like terrestrial animals, are susceptible to a wide variety of infectious pathogens including viral, bacterial, parasitic and fungal agents, said Stephen Smith, Virginia Tech, speaking at the Annual AVMA Convention in Chicago, USA…
This study, by Ibrahim Diler et al, Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey, is the first trial to evaluate algae meal, Ulva rigida, as an inexpensive and locally available feed ingredient in the diet of common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
