Parasites

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) will re-evaluate its risk assessment of parasites in farmed fish after reviewing new research.

New methods for performing freshwater treatments against sea lice and amoebic gill disease (AGD) in salmon farms have been successfully developed and trialled in Ireland.

A case study exploring the prevalence of foodborne zoonotic trematodes in farmed catfish suggests that maintaining stringent biosecurity protocols during grow-out could enhance existing management techniques, bringing cases closer to zero.…

As EU countries consider banning many chemical therapeutants used in fish farming, researchers suggest using humic substances and hydrogen peroxide as sustainable and environmentally friendly treatments for parasitic dis…

Researchers are testing the efficacy of peracetic acid as a sustainable treatment for amoebic gill disease.

In the second installment of a two-part review of amoebic gill disease (AGD), John Angles explores current challenges posed by the pathogen and a variety of innovative means to combat it.

In the first installment of a two-part review of amoebic gill disease (AGD), John Angles explores the history of the pathogen, which has emerged to become one of the most significant global health challenges faced by sal…

How a cobia producer in Panama is winning plaudits - and certification success - for its ethical and environmental approach to aquaculture.

At the European Aquaculture Society (EAS) conference, Nutriad co-authored a scientific contribution by Rocio Robles et al. demonstrating that a functional feed additive can reduce the mortality caused by the monogenean p…

Once more, multinational feed additives producer Nutriad sponsored The Roundtable Aquaculture Series (TARS), which was held August 16-17 in Bali, Indonesia. This year’s theme was Finfish Aquaculture: Strategy and growth.…