Health
Loch Duart renews partnership with HEART UK
Independent salmon farmer Loch Duart has teamed up for another year with HEART UK, a charity dedicated to improving cholesterol levels and heart health. The partners will focus on how a healthy diet, combined with regular activity and exercise can make a huge difference to people’s cholesterol levels and heart health. Over the next year…
Read MoreNew tool should improve cleaner fish welfare
Measuring growth weight is a better indicator of lumpfish health than commonly used indicators such as fin damage, according to researchers at the University of Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture. The researchers have developed a new tool to assess lumpfish welfare, which should help fish farmers to detect problems and take remedial action where required. Lumpfish…
Read More99% of Norwegian salmon produced without antibiotics, report finds
Norwegian salmon farms have nearly eliminated the use of antibiotics, according to the latest annual report from the working group set up to monitor the practice. The annual NORM-VET report on antibiotics use in Norwegian aquaculture finds that in 2019, only 16 prescriptions were issued for Norwegian salmon farming, the lowest ever recorded. The data…
Read MoreNew focus for Marine Scotland’s Farmed Fish Health group
Government agency Marine Scotland has set out priorities for a ‘refreshed’ Farmed Fish Health Framework: the causes of fish mortality, impact of climate change and development of treatments. The steering group for the 10 year framework, a collaboration between the aquaculture sector and Scottish Government and its advisers, will be chaired by The Scottish Government’s…
Read MoreGrieg Seafood confirms ISA outbreak
Grieg Seafood has been hit by another confirmed outbreak of infectious salmon anaemia (ISA). A suspected case of the disease was detected at a sea-based farm at Kleppenes in the Troms and Finnmark region two weeks ago. The Norwegian Food Safety Authority took samples of the fish and, following analysis, ISA has now been confirmed.…
Read MoreHealth program to reinforce prevention against parasites
Through continuous research and innovation, ADISSEO has gained understanding of fish-parasite interactions and has developed unique and efficient functional feed additives to battle parasites. Their health promoting feed additives (SANACORE® GM, APEX® BRANCHIA or APEX® AQUA) are based on combinations of synergetic natural compounds, such as phytobiotics, immune-stimulants and organic acids, that can work through…
Read MoreInnovation award for University of Stirling researcher
University of Stirling postdoctoral researcher Simão Zacarias has been named as the winner of the Global Aquaculture Alliance’s Innovation Award for 2020. Zacarias edged out two other finalists — Pablo Berner of Nuseed and Mark Luecke of Prairie AquaTech — to win the competition, which was sponsored by Lineage Logistics. All three finalists were featured…
Read MoreMSD Animal Health launch research bursary
Following years of success in other sectors, MSD Animal Health UK, a division of Merck & Co., has today announced that it is extending its research bursary offering to include aquaculture. The new scheme will be available to vets and fish health professionals across the UK, helping to support preventative healthcare and research within the…
Read MoreFast test to detect deadly heart disease
AN early warning system for one of farmed salmon’s deadliest diseases is being developed by a Scottish research consortium. Cardiomyopathy syndrome (CMS), a fatal viral disease which causes inflammation of the heart, is known to be caused by piscine myocarditis virus (PMCV), although the triggers for the disease are not fully understood. It can lead…
Read MoreStirling explores feed factor in sea lice fight
A NEW £300,000 study involving Stirling’s Institute of Aquaculture (IoA) and a leading animal feed manufacturer will explore how feed ingredients can reduce infections in farmed fish. Led by Dr Armin Sturm, a senior lecturer at the Institute and a sea lice expert, the research could reduce the need for anti-parasite treatments in aquaculture. If…
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