AQUACULTURE
Every day, in every corner of the world, progressive fish farmers turn to MSD Animal Health.
They ask about our full range of products for managing the most serious diseases in aquaculture.
Even more, they come to us for integrated health solutions to help them become more profitable, competitive and sustainable.
Why MSD Animal Health?
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Monday, June 05, 2017
Merck Animal Health calls for World Rabies Day awards submissionsFor the second consecutive year, Merck Animal Health (known as MSD Animal Health outside the United States and Canada) will be recognizing individuals and organizations who work to prevent rabies in t…
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Merck Animal Health supports scholarship for 34 veterinary students from US, Canada and AsiaUS - Today, 34 outstanding veterinary students from around the world received scholarships from Merck Animal Health, in partnership with the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF).
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
MSD Animal Health joins Global Salmon Initiative (GSI) to support sustainable salmon farmingMSD Animal Health (known as Merck Animal Health in the US and Canada) is proud to announce its membership in the Global Salmon Initiative (GSI), a leadership initiative by global farmed salmon produce…
Monday, March 14, 2016
MSD Animal Health hosts fish health workshopsUK - The team from MSD Animal Health, the market leader in aquaculture welfare, hosted three events across Scotland, to share results of its latest fish health monitoring programmes.
Friday, March 04, 2016
MSD Animal Health Highlights Commitment to Sustainable Salmon Farming at 2016 North Atlantic Seafood ForumNORWAY - MSD Animal Health (known as Merck Animal Health in the United States and Canada) has renewed its commitment to sustaining salmon farming through participation in the 2016 North Atlantic Seafo…
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
MSD Animal Health Launches High Quality Congress Website to Support FarmersGLOBAL - MSD Animal Health (known as Merck Animal Health in the USA and Canada) has launched of a High Quality Congress website to support producers of aquaculture, poultry and swine.
Friday, November 13, 2015
MSD Animal Health to Acquire HarrisvaccinesUS - MSD Animal Health (known as Merck Animal Health in the United States and Canada) has entered into an agreement to acquire Harrisvaccines, a privately-held company that develops, manufactures and …
FEATURED ARTICLES
Mariculture can adapt to climate change and ocean acidification
Both climate change and ocean acidification are going to present challenges for the mariculture industry. Even if we were to immediately cease CO2 production, the time lag between alteration of CO2 co…
Both climate change and ocean acidification are going to present challenges for the mariculture industry. Even if we were to immediately cease CO2 production, the time lag between alteration of CO2 co…
Ocean Acidification Spells Trouble for Mariculture
July 2015 saw atmospheric CO2 reach average monthly level of 401.30 parts per million, a huge increase on levels recorded in 1959 the first year with full high precision instrument data measurements …
July 2015 saw atmospheric CO2 reach average monthly level of 401.30 parts per million, a huge increase on levels recorded in 1959 the first year with full high precision instrument data measurements …
Differences in Metabolic Rates of Exploited and Unexploited Fish Populations
In a paper published June 3, 2015 in the online journal PLOS ONE, University of Connecticut researchers Jan-Michael Hessenauer and Jason C. Vokoun, both in the Department of Natural Resources and the …
In a paper published June 3, 2015 in the online journal PLOS ONE, University of Connecticut researchers Jan-Michael Hessenauer and Jason C. Vokoun, both in the Department of Natural Resources and the …
How Farmers Can Make More Money in Catfish Farming: Part 1
The level of success we get in catfish farming is usually tied to the level of management practices we decide to put in place in conjuction with the level of efficiency we achieve from our culture sys…
The level of success we get in catfish farming is usually tied to the level of management practices we decide to put in place in conjuction with the level of efficiency we achieve from our culture sys…
The Impact of Costal Acidification to the Aquaculture Industry
The aquaculture industry is undergoing a significant change, and one that presents a tough challenge to overcome. In Canada, fisheries along the west coast have been losing millions of pounds worth of…
The aquaculture industry is undergoing a significant change, and one that presents a tough challenge to overcome. In Canada, fisheries along the west coast have been losing millions of pounds worth of…
Rapid Bacterial Colonisation of Low-Density Polyethylene Microplastics in Coastal Sediment Microcosms
Synthetic microplastics (?5-mm fragments) are emerging environmental contaminants that have been found to accumulate within coastal marine sediments worldwide. The ecological impacts and fate of micro…
Synthetic microplastics (?5-mm fragments) are emerging environmental contaminants that have been found to accumulate within coastal marine sediments worldwide. The ecological impacts and fate of micro…
Post-Surgical Analgesia in Rainbow Trout: Is Reduced Cardioventilatory Activity a Sign of Improved Animal Welfare or the Adverse Effects of an Opioid Drug?
This study by Albin Grns, Erik Sandblom, Anders Kiessling and Michael Axelsson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, assessed the effects of an opioid drug, buprenorphine (0.05 mg/kg IM), on resting vent…
This study by Albin Grns, Erik Sandblom, Anders Kiessling and Michael Axelsson, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, assessed the effects of an opioid drug, buprenorphine (0.05 mg/kg IM), on resting vent…
DOWNLOAD THE PROCEEDINGS FROM OUR TILAPIA SYMPOSIUM
More than 150 fish-health specialists attended our symposium, "Bacterial Disease in Warmwater Fish: New Strategies for Sustainable Control," at the World Aquaculture Society conference.
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DOWNLOAD THE LATEST ON THE SLICE SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT
Learn more about this comprehensive, six-step integrated strategy to help the world's salmon producers develop lasting, sustainable control programs for managing sea lice, a costly parasite. Learn more
EVENTS
2015
OIE Global Conference on Aquatic Animal Health 20 – 22 January 2015WAS/Aquaculture America, New Orleans, Louisiana February 19 - 22, 2015
Tilapia 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 2015
Aqua Nor, Trondheim, Norway August 2015
17th EAFP Conference, Gran Canaria, Spain September 2015
LAqua 2015 Fortaleza, Brazil, November 2015
PAST MEETINGS
2014
PD Tri-nation meeting – Trondheim Feb 2014Aquaculture UK, Aviemore, Scotland May 2014
Sea Lice 2014 – Portland, Maine, USA September 2014
GOAL 2014 – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, October 2014
Aqua Sur 2014 – Puerto Montt, Chile
LAqua14 – Guadalajara, Mexico, Nov 5 -7 2014
2013
Aquaculture 2013 Nashville, TN, USA Feb 21-25, 2013VIV Asia Aqua Bangkok March 13-15, 2013
AquaNor (includes AE conference) Trondheim, Norway, August 13-16 2013
ISTA 10 (Int Symp on Tilapia in Aquaculture,) Jerusalem, Israel, November 2013
Aquaculture Asia Pacific 2013, Ho Chi Minh City, December 10-13, 2013
FEATURED WEBSITES
Animal Health Aquaculture
Includes product details and profiles of diseases that infect the aquatic animal world.
Aquaflor
An information resource detailing product information and scientific articles about Aquaflor® for catfish and freshwater-reared salmonids.