Health & Welfare
Novel biomaterial may help combat antimicrobial resistance in fish
A novel biomaterial that delivers medication directly to the fish gut helps combat antimicrobial resistance and avoids drug waste in water.
Health & Welfare
Vaccine research project receives $1m to combat antimicrobial resistance in aquaculture
The project advances the vaccine’s commercial development and uptake in Vietnam's aquaculture sector to combat antimicrobial resistance.
Innovation & Investment
Responsible Seafood Innovation Award finalist AQUIT is pressing for disease management in aquaculture without antibiotics
A feed supplement protein produced by AQUIT in Chile helps farmed salmon ward off disease while improving their overall health and growth.
Health & Welfare
Study finds ‘great potential’ in alternatives to antibiotic use in aquaculture
A review outlines potential alternatives to antibiotic use in aquaculture but says that research funding is needed to advance the technology.
Health & Welfare
Biotech-feed giant partnership to explore bacteriophage potential
Fish health and welfare in aquaculture could soon be assisted by the most abundant organism on the planet, if a new partnership nets its intended result.
Health & Welfare
Global trends in antimicrobial use in aquaculture
Estimating global trends in antimicrobial use in aquaculture in 2017 and 2030 to help target surveillance efforts and antimicrobial stewardship policies.
Health & Welfare
Why are antibiotic residues in farmed shrimp a big deal?
Antibiotic residues in farmed shrimp, and antimicrobial resistance in general, pose a threat, but we must balance what is realistic and what is ideal.
Health & Welfare
Researchers examine antimicrobial resistance potential in aquaculture
The influence of antibiotics in fish and their effects on the gut microbiome aren’t well understood, says research team examining antimicrobial resistance.
Health & Welfare
What clues does fish mucus hold in the fight against antimicrobial resistance?
As current antibiotics dwindle in effectiveness against multidrug-resistant pathogens, researchers are seeking potential replacements in some unlikely places.
Health & Welfare
Antimicrobial resistance: Aquaculture to humans, humans to aquaculture?
The transfer of resistance from an aquaculture pathogen into a human enteric bacterium has been demonstrated in research and may be happening in the real-world environment.
Health & Welfare
Flaws in reporting antimicrobial resistance
Improving the methodology of antimicrobial resistance testing and related controls, and the implementation of laboratory ring tests could lead to more reliable information.
Health & Welfare
Minimizing antimicrobial resistance in aquaculture
Important points for aquafarmers to consider to minimize antimicrobial resistance and maximize efficacy when using antibiotics.