Novel delivery of green tea extract shows promise against whitespot and AHPND 26 Jul 2022 A traditional Chinese herbal prophylactic, containing bioavailable phytonutrients recovered from the Camellia sinensis tea bush, has been shown to protect shrimp from outbreaks of AHPND and WSSV.
Breeding fish that can thrive on the new generation of aquafeeds 25 Jul 2022 When I was contemplating a topic for this month’s article, I was reminded of a question my daughter asked me several years ago: “Can we feed our dogs a vegetarian diet?”
Genics testing and the future of pathogen surveillance 29 Jun 2022 Dr Melony Sellars, CEO and managing director of Genics Pty Ltd, recently developed four new real-time PCR assays that can help detect the presence of decapod iridescent virus (DIV1) in shrimp.
Study aims to improve tilapia slaughtering techniques 14 Jun 2022 The Brazilian aquaculture industry urgently needs to improve the methods used for slaughtering fish, according to a new study.
21,000 fish die in “catastrophic” incident at UC Davis aquaculture lab 12 Aug 2022 Researchers and students at the UC Davis Center for Aquatic Biology and Aquaculture (CABA) are investigating after 21,000 fish died of possible chlorine exposure earlier this week.
Tackling shrimp diseases gets a new silver lining 12 Aug 2022 Researchers at Mexico’s Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon (UANL) are using silver nanoparticles in shrimp feed to prevent mortalities from acute hepatopancreatic necrosis bacteria, the causative agent for early mortali…
Could virtual fish replace animal testing? 11 Aug 2022 Switzerland’s National Science Foundation is supporting a project to create a virtual fish that could replace some experiments on live animals in research.
Nova Scotia opens public consultation on aquaculture regulations 10 Aug 2022 The Provincial Government is inviting residents to share their feedback on potential aquaculture regulations during four weeks of public consultation.
West Bengal bans use of 20 antibiotics in the shrimp sector 10 Aug 2022 The West Bengal Fisheries department has banned 20 antibiotics and other pharmacologically active substances that are commonly used in shrimp aquaculture.
Tackling shrimp diseases gets a new silver lining 12 Aug 2022 Researchers at Mexico’s Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon (UANL) are using silver nanoparticles in shrimp feed to prev…
Meet the farmer: Arturo Nieves 1 Aug 2022 Forty-year-old Arturo Nieves works as production director of the shrimp farming company Aquacultores del Mar Azul, locat…
Women in aquaculture: Siti Asiyah 11 Jul 2022 Siti Asiyah, a veteran in the Indonesian shrimp industry, runs a shrimp hatchery and grow-out farm in Jepara, Central Ja…
Managing bacterial infections in aquaculture enters a new phage 5 Jul 2022 Researchers from the UK, Norway and Denmark have teamed up to develop a safe and efficient bacteriophage therapy to cont…
West Bengal bans use of 20 antibiotics in the shrimp sector 10 Aug 2022 The West Bengal Fisheries department has banned 20 antibiotics and other pharmacologically active substances that are co…
Benchmark appoints new commercial lead for its Animal Health segment 8 Aug 2022 Benchmark has hired Preben Matre as the commercial lead for its Animal Health business area, where he will focus on the …
Researchers take the “Russian doll” approach to salmon parasites 17 May 2022 New research suggests that tapeworms often found in the gut microbiome of Atlantic salmon can host their own microbial c…
Benchmark’s Ectosan Vet gets approval for double use 5 May 2022 The Norwegian Medicines Agency (NoMA) has granted Ectosan Vet a marketing authorisation that allows producers to re-use …
Tackling shrimp diseases gets a new silver lining 12 Aug 2022 Researchers at Mexico’s Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon (UANL) are using silver nanoparticles in shrimp feed to prev…
Nutrition and immune function see rising performance thanks to yeast 30 Jul 2022 Thanks to technological advances, applying yeasts during the farm cycle has become increasingly popular, especially as a…
Novel delivery of green tea extract shows promise against whitespot and AHPND 26 Jul 2022 A traditional Chinese herbal prophylactic, containing bioavailable phytonutrients recovered from the Camellia sinens…
Why rainbow trout could benefit from a herbal approach 25 Jul 2022 A new research project has found that eucalyptus and basil oils are effective and economical way to anaesthetise rainbow…
