Vaccines

Modifying different plant species to create immune-boosting antigens through “molecular pharmacy” can help researchers develop new oral vaccines for aquaculture, according to a new publication.

27-year-old Shady Hamdy owns and operates the Ibn Al-Nafis tilapia hatchery – alongside Dr Tamer Bastweesy – in Kafr El Sheikh, Egypt.

A team of researchers have found that vaccinating tilapia broodstock may confer partial protection from tilapia lake virus (TiLV) to their eggs and larvae.

The latest 1810 Ultra syringe design from Socorex brings medical-grade precision to the aquaculture vaccination sector – in the process generating a range of advantages, not least to fish welfare and operator accuracy.

Cermaq AS and Benchmark Animal Health are partnering to develop a Tenacibaculum vaccine to address health and welfare challenges in farmed Atlantic salmon.

Following the close of the four-year, €7 million MedAid project, IRTA - one of the key institutes involved - reflect on what has been achieved.

Despite being susceptible to multiple viral and bacterial diseases, less than 5 percent of farmed tilapia are vaccinated. How can stakeholders work together to improve the industry’s vaccine uptake?

Barramundi Group - which has operations in Singapore, Austrlai and Brunei - is on track to more than triple its production and harvest 7,000 tonnes of fish a year by 2026, according to today’s Q3 business update.

The use of a particular oil-based vaccine to prevent pancreas disease (PD) in farmed salmon has been linked to the incidence of skeletal deformity in the fish.

Sundew announced today that it had acquired all the share in MicroSynbiotiX – a startup that has developed algal RNA interference-based technologies with uses that include protecting shrimp against viral whitespot diseas…

When it comes to fish vaccine doses, less is often more. Pharmaq’s Bjørn Brudeseth explains why micro-dose fish vaccines are a macro trend.*

As tilapia production intensifies, fish health challenges are evolving — but so is fish health management. Find out how vaccines and other techniques are helping Brazil’s tilapia producers stay competitive and sustainabl…

Among the most economically important farmed fish, production methods, levels of technological development and the types of fish health and well-being issues faced can vary widely — and those in the industry that make a …

Six aquaculture-related projects in Bangladesh, Ghana, Malawi and Zambia have been awarded a share of $1.15 million in grant funding by the Fish Innovation Lab at Mississippi State University (MSU).

Andreas von Scholten, CEO of Barramundi Group, talks about the future of aquaculture, the importance of vaccines and building the company’s ground-breaking operations in Brunei.

ICAR-CIBA has launched a recombinant vaccine against viral nervous necrosis (VNN), in a milestone for aquaculture vaccine development in India.

Eight urban aquaculture projects are among the 12 projects chosen to receive a share of $23 million in funding from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA).

Researchers are optimistic about the possibility of developing an oral vaccine against francisellosis in tilapia, following promising trials in Thailand.

New research from the University of Aberdeen could allow the development of drugs and vaccines to treat a disease that is rapidly emerging in aquaculture as a result of climate change.

The provision of safe and effective vaccination programmes is one of the key tools to ensure the sustainable development of the aquaculture sector and therefore help meet growing global protein demands.