Multiexport Foods is first to win ‘antibiotic-free’ approval A salmon farm run by Multiexport Foods has become the first in Chile to be certified free of antibiotic (also known as antimicrobials) by state aquaculture agency Sernapesca.
Disease outbreak forces spike in Mowi Scotland antibiotics use Mowi Scotland’s use of antibiotics in the final quarter of last year was nearly 19 times higher than during the same period in 2018, Mowi stated in a report today.
Scottish salmon farmers reduce antibiotic use Antibiotic use in Scottish salmon farming fell from 16.1 mg/kg in 2017 to 6.5 mg/kg last year.
Cermaq battles lice levels in Canada Salmon farmer Cermaq has reported higher-than-usual sea lice levels at a number of sites in Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia, resulting in sea lice treatment in feed rising to 0.3 grams of active ingredient in feed per tonne of live weight equivalent harvested, compared to 0.2 grams in the same period last year.
Chilean salmon farmers must reveal antibiotic use Chile’s Council for Transparency (CPT) has ordered salmon companies to provide information on the amount of antibiotics used by the company and farming centre during the years 2015, 2016 and 2017.
IFFO questions antibiotic-resistant fishmeal claims IFFO, the Marine Ingredients Organisation, has responded to a study claiming that antibiotic-resistant genes are being spread around the world in fishmeal.
Nutriad showcases ways to cut antibiotics use Feed additives producer Nutriad shared insights on how to reduce the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics at the recent VIV Asia trade show in Bangkok.
An appetite for antibiotics A clear increase in the amount of antibiotics used in cleanerfish production has been reported in Norway, although levels used in salmon themselves remain very low.
Chile’s SRS SOS In a bid to reduce the volume of antibiotics used to combat SRS in Chile, a new joint initiative, called Project Pincoy, has been launched by Skretting, Aquagen/Blue Genomics, Pharmaq, Centrovet, Cermaq, Blumar and Ventisqueros.
Camanchaca lowers antibiotic use The Chilean producer reports that it has reduced the amount of active antibiotic ingredient per tonne of salmon produced in 2015 compared to previous years, although the number of treatments has increased.
Antibiotic league table published Nova Austral and Antártica have the lowest antibiotic consumption per tonne of fish produced in Chile, according to the new report by Sernapesca.
NGO backs antibiotics report A new report issued by Chile’s National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca) on the use of antibiotics in salmon farms has been welcomed by the Marine conservation organization Oceana.
