Taking on the challenges

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Climate change and other factors keep throwing up new threats to fish health, as our expert panel explained in Fish Farmer’s Aqua Agenda webinar. Robert Outram reports THE PANELLISTS  Dr Iain Berrill Head of Technical, Salmon Scotland Dr Iain Berrill has always had an interest in the marine and freshwater environment. He studied a BSc…

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PatoGen set to build lab in Oban

Fish health company PatoGen Ltd is to set up a laboratory for preventive and diagnostic services in Oban, Scotland. The move by the Norwegian company is part of its expansion into the UK, which started in 2014. PatoGen established its office at the SAMS campus in Oban in August 2018. The company says: “Since PatoGen…

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Fish farming antibiotic targets are maintained

The UK’s farming sector has achieved many of its targets in the reduction of antibiotics use, and aquaculture is one of the success stories. That’s the message from the Responsible Use of Medicines in Agriculture Alliance (RUMA), which has reset some of its targets upwards. In an announcement marking European Antibiotic Awareness Day, RUMA published…

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Functional feed additives to reinforce skin mucus protection

Commercial aquaculture species suffer from a variety of bacterial infections and parasites which cause important economic losses. Skin mucus is the first barrier by which fish are protected from the attack of pathogens. Adhesion and growth of bacteria and parasites is a constant battle between the mucus defensiveness and renewal. The skin mucus defensive mechanism is…

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Go with the flow

Oxygenation efficiency reduces costs and improves performance. Animal health and growth rates are improved with proper oxygenation. This applies to new farms as well as existing ones with inefficient oxygenation systems. Live holding systems and hydroponics can also benefit from higher oxygenation levels easily achieved using the Oxyflow® oxygenator.   Low head Oxyflow® is easy…

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Novel focus in nutrition – Alltech Coppens

AQUAFEEDS have evolved quite considerably over the years, mainly in the use of alternative raw materials. While the aquaculture industry has continued to grow exponentially, this has created a greater demand for alternative protein sources for aquafeeds. Research conducted at the Alltech Coppens Aqua Centre (ACAC) has concentrated on working towards comprehensively evaluating the nutritional…

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Coronavirus Technology To Save Salmon?

Technology used to fight diseases such as the novel coronavirus could be used in diagnostic kits targeting seven different salmon diseases. That\’s the message from Gdansk based Fish Farm Solutions LLC. The Polish outfit is developing a tool which it believes can win the battle against pancreatic disease and seven other common diseases found on…

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