Health

Assessment of the risk of invasion of national forest streams in the Pacific Northwest by farmed Atlantic salmon

16 March 2007

By Peter A. Bisson, Research Fish Biologist, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, USA and published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.

Vaccine management guide for the control of Enteric Redmouth Disease

10 March 2007

By Schering-Plough Aquaculture - Enteric Redmouth Disease (ERM) is a bacterial disease of farmed rainbow trout and is endemic, in most farming regions. Losses from ERM due to mortality and poor growth can be high and the economic effects severe. The disease ca…

Intervet sees 6% global growth

Economics

1 March 2007 Sponsored

February 2007

Some Reminders on Extralabel Drug Use in Food-Producing Animals

26 February 2007

By Dr. David Smith, Associate ProfessorVeterinary and Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska.

Columnaris In Tilapia

19 February 2007 Sponsored

By Intervet - Columnaris caused by Flavobacterium columnare (previously called Flexibacter Columnaris, Cytophaga columnare or Myxobacterium columnare) is one of the most common diseases in tilapia culture.

Advances in Immunology - The Best Shot at Disease Prevention

17 February 2007

By the USDA's ARS - 2005 was a good year for immunology. That was the year officials at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention declared the elimination of rubella in the United States.

Farm Animal Brands Key to Novartis Animal Health Growth

Welfare Economics

5 February 2007

January 2007

New vaccine production plant opened by Intervet

Post-harvest

29 January 2007 Sponsored

Species Profile: Yellow Perch, Perca flavescens

15 January 2007

By J. M. Hinshaw, North Carolina State University and published by the Southern Regional Agricultural Center and the Texas Aquaculture Extension Service - Over their current geographical range, yellow perch, Perca flavescens, are viewed variously as a sport fi…

Novartis Animal Health Expanding Prince Edward Island Vaccine Facility

Welfare Post-harvest

11 January 2007

Vibriosis In Atlantic Cod - A Challenge In Intensive Culture

8 January 2007 Sponsored

By Solveig Nygaard, Fish Health and Environment Inc, and published in Intervet's Aquatic Animal Health Newsletter - Vibriosis, as caused by the bacteria Listonella (Vibrio) anguillarum, was the first of the known bacterial fish diseases.

December 2006

Schering-Plough Animal Health's AquaVac RELERA Gains Authorisation

Post-harvest Politics

7 December 2006

Parasite Focus: Gyrodactylus

4 December 2006 Sponsored

Gyrodactylus is an interesting little parasite; species of which can be found infesting many different types of freshwater and marine fish as well as amphibians such as frogs, writes Pete Southgate, the Fish Vet Group.

November 2006

NACA: 5th Asia regional advisory group meeting on AAH

Post-harvest Education & academia

29 November 2006 Sponsored

Evaluation of Fish Vaccination Machines In Norway

Welfare Technology & equipment

27 November 2006

By Solveig Nygaard, Fiskehelse og Milj AS, Veterinary Specialist - In the early years of the salmon industry in Norway, vaccination by hand was essentially the only method used to vaccinate fish. However, since then, a number of vaccination machines have appea…

Welfare In Farmed Fish

27 November 2006

By Brge Damsgrd, Jon-Erik Juell and Bjarne O. Braastad, Fiskeriforskning - The interest of fish welfare is increasing, both in Norway and internationally, leading to an increasing need for scientific knowledge about basic and applied questions related to how f…

Intervet support AwF

Post-harvest Education & academia

24 November 2006 Sponsored

Epizootics of fish - Wild and Farmed

20 November 2006

By Martin Krkosek, Mark A. Lewis, Alexandra Morton, L. Neil Frazer, and John P. Volpe - The continuing decline of ocean fisheries and rise of global fish consumption has driven aquaculture growth by 10% annually over the last decade.

Intervet at australasian aquaculture conference

Post-harvest

20 November 2006 Sponsored

Highlights of the fifth International Symposium of Aquatic Animal Health

Post-harvest

15 November 2006 Sponsored

Newsletter editor ends 6-year term

Post-harvest Education & academia

5 November 2006 Sponsored

New team member at Intervet Norbio Singapore

Post-harvest

2 November 2006 Sponsored

October 2006

Effects and Benefits of Fish Vaccination

Welfare

14 October 2006 Sponsored

By Intervet - Fish vaccination during the last decade has proven to be highly effective in reducing economic losses caused by mortality and reduced growth.

Recommendations On Reducing The Impact Of PD Disease Outbreaks

2 October 2006

By Dr. Marian McLoughlin MVB PhD MRCVS and published by Intervet - PD can cause enormous clinical (high mortality) and sub-clinical losses by reducing weight gain, creating higher feed conversion rates, giving smaller harvest weights and increasing the suscept…

Vaccines for fish in Aquaculture

1 October 2006 Sponsored

By Ingunn Sommerset, Intervet Norbio AS, Bjorn Krossoy, Eirik Biering and Petter Frost - Vaccination plays an important role in large-scale commercial fish farming and has been a key reason for the success of salmon cultivation.

September 2006

Ulcers that leave scars

25 September 2006

By Fiskeriforskning - Winter ulcer causes great economic loss to salmon farmers, especially in North Norway. Fish with sores have less appetite and at slaughter, sores or scars reduce quality. The disease is likely the result of both production and a bacterial…

Salmonid Rickettsial Septicaemia

24 September 2006 Sponsored

By Intervet - SRS (a.k.a. Salmon Rickettsial Syndrome or Piscirickettsiosis or Coho salmon septicaemia or Huito disease) is considered to be the most important disease problem in the Chilean salmon farming industry, with economic losses of over US$100 million …

How would you recognise Pancreas Disease (PD) on your farm?

16 September 2006 Sponsored

By Dr. Marian McLoughlin and published by Intervet - Although fish farming has great development potential in Asia, fish diseases still remain a major constraint to its successful expansion.

Prevention and Treatment of Yellow mouth

13 September 2006

By Dave Cockerill, the Fish Vet Group - Yellowmouth (mouthrot, filamentous bacterial stomatitis) in smolts is one presentation of a category of multifactorial infections that we seem to be seeing more of recently, particularly within the first ~6 weeks post se…

Intervet participate at ISTA 7 in Mexico

Post-harvest

12 September 2006 Sponsored

Understanding Fish Vaccination

4 September 2006 Sponsored

By Cedric Komar, William.J. Enright, Luc Grisez, and Zilong Tan and published by Intervet - Although fish farming has great development potential in Asia, fish diseases still remain a major constraint to its successful expansion.

August 2006

Producing Hybrid Catfish Fry: Workshop Manual

28 August 2006

By Dr. Brian Bosworth and Dr. Brian Small, USDA ARS and Dr. James Steeby and Dr. Jimmy Avery, Mississippi State University - Production of hybrids between the channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and the blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus) was reported as early…

Using X-ray to visualise skeletal deformities

21 August 2006

By Dave Cockerill, the Fish Vet Group - In recent years spinal deformity has become an increasingly important condition for salmon producers and especially processors. Some populations are virtually unaffected, but the incidence of deformity can be above 30%, …

The Development of Fish Vaccines

21 August 2006 Sponsored

By Intervet - The development and manufacture of vaccines for aquatic species which perform consistently to closely defined standards is a complex process involving more than 100 developmental steps, and an expensive and lengthy large scale production, testing…

Streptococcus In Tilapia

14 August 2006 Sponsored

Published by Intervet - The theory that tilapia is a hardy and disease-resistant fish species is no longer correct. Producers, scientists and processors have now become aware that diseases may well be the number one threat for the future of this industry.

Introduction to Fish Health Management

14 August 2006

By Ruth Francis-Floyd, University of Florida - Fish health management is a term used in aquaculture to describe management practices which are designed to prevent fish disease. Once fish get sick it can be difficult to salvage them.

Kingfish Tagging Helps Determine Potential For Parasite Interactions

14 August 2006

From the University of Adelaide - A total of 205 Yellowtail Kingfish have recently been tagged in the Spencer Gulf as part of the Innovative Solutions for Aquaculture Planning and Management suite of research projects.

INTERVET AT CAA2

Post-harvest

10 August 2006 Sponsored

July 2006

Can Fish Suffer? Perspectives On Sentience, Pain, Fear And Stress

24 July 2006

By K.P. Chandroo, I.J.H. Duncan, R.D. Moccia, Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, University of Guelph - In contrast to other major forms of livestock agriculture, there is a paucity of scientific information on the welfare of fish raised under intensiv…

Intervet Plays Active Role At CAA2

Post-harvest

24 July 2006 Sponsored