Health & Welfare
Organic acids potential replacement for antibiotic treatments of tilapia
Dietary organic acids can exert antimicrobial effects and benefit growth, nutrient utilization and other health parameters in tilapia.
Responsibility
Phage therapy provides targeted bacteria treatment
The use of phages is an alternative to antibiotics in the control of pathogenic bacteria. Phage therapy offers low-cost, low-toxicity treatment and quick bactericidal effects.
Health & Welfare
Antibiotics in aquaculture: Is responsible use possible?
Regulations on antibiotics in aquaculture vary by country and region, from outright bans to minimal oversight.
Health & Welfare
Dietary strategies for disease management in the post-antibiotic era
Policies to limit antibiotic use spurred interest in alternative strategies, such as dietary supplementation with immunostimulants and other compounds.
Health & Welfare
Food safety issues in aquaculture
Farmed fish species often pose fewer food safety risk than wild-caught fish, but antibiotic residues used to treat disease outbreaks is a unique hazard.
Health & Welfare
Concerns over antibiotics, chemicals in aquaculture
When an antibiotic is administered, the usual effective dose may be insufficient to control an infection if the invasive microorganism has developed resistance.
Health & Welfare
Heightened surveillance of chloramphenicol residues in shrimp
Chloramphenicol is an antibiotic banned for use in food animals by the European Union and the United States Food and Drug Administration.