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Review of alternatives to antibiotic use in aquaculture

Melba G. Bondad‐Reantaso; Brett MacKinnon; Iddya Karunasagar; Sophie Fridman; Victoria Alday‐Sanz; Edgar Brun; Marc Le Groumellec; Aihua Li; Win Surachetpong; Indrani Karunasagar; Bin Hao; Andrea Dall'Occo; Ruggero Urbani; Andrea Caputo

Reviews in Aquaculture · 2023

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Summary

Abstract With the rapid growth of the aquaculture production since the 1980s, there has been a concomitant increase in disease outbreaks. The injudicious and/or incorrect use of antimicrobial agents against diseases of farmed aquatic species poses a considerable threat to the development and growth of a successful and sustainable aquaculture industry. An increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an important consequence, resulting to the difficulty in treating common bacterial diseases in populations of aquatic organisms, combined with the presence of antibiotic residues in food fish and their products, leading to import refusals and negative impacts on international trade. To reduce the frequency of AMR, good aquaculture and effective biosecurity practices should include the prudent a

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1111/raq.12786
Catalogue ID
NRmo9rin9c-0w1
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