Fish
RAS allows SSF to double smolt size
The first smolts to have been produced at Scottish Sea Farms’ new £55 million Barcaldine hatchery have been transferred to sea this week.
- New study shows vertical transmission of tilapia lake virus
- Seaweed supplementation shows delayed mortality in farmed seabass
- Researchers examine antimicrobial resistance potential in aquaculture
- Organic selenium additive boosts mineral uptake, may reduce malnutrition
- Replacing dietary fish oil with palm oil in Nile tilapia
- Taurine supplementation could support protein substitution in fish feed
- Seven deadly fins: study sheds light on key tilapia viruses
- Long-term dietary replacement of fishmeal, fish oil in rainbow trout
Fish
AMR in aquaculture: a fish vet’s perspective
When we talk about antimicrobial resistance (AMR), it normally refers to bacteria developing resistance to antibiotics, but all types of microbes
New study shows vertical transmission of tilapia lake virus
A study, published in the journal Aquaculture, has provided further evidence that tilapia lake virus (TiLV) can be transmitted from infected broodstock
Researchers look to new ways to tackle CMS in salmon
Experts from the Scottish aquaculture industry, academia and veterinary diagnostics, are aiming to develop a new early warning system for cardiomyopathy syndrom
Feed trial successfully replaces fishmeal with black soldier fly larvae for farmed…
A new study finds that feeding black soldier fly larvae to salmon at the sea-water stage did not impair the physio-chemical quality of the finished salmon fille
Israeli firm’s ‘plug-and-play’ RAS solution attracts investment
Despite the global growth in popularity of land-based aquaculture, two major challenges remain for recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS)
Lab-scale testing of novel fish feed ingredients is a growing trend: Brabender
Whether floating, suspended, or slowly sinking, lab-scale extruders enable cost-efficient testing of aqua feed produced from various raw materials such as
Hope for tackling complex gill disease in salmon
An internaitonal team of researchers believe that “a significant step” has been taken towards the early detection and potential treatment of complex
Plant additive may boost farmed snapper immune response
Adding extracts from Chenopodium ambrosioides to the diets of farmed red snapper may improve fish’s antioxidant response and immune functioning when facing
Searching for an in-feed sea lice vaccine
A project to develop a pioneering oral vaccine to protect salmon from sea lice has just been launched in Scotland.
First salmon smolts transferred from SSF’s new RAS hatchery
The first smolts from Scottish Sea Farms’ new GBP 55 million (USD 72.3 million, EUR 65.3 million) Barcaldine Hatchery, located on the shores of Loch Creran
Salmon farmers sign up for algal alternative to fish oil
A coalition of Norwegian fish farmers has formed a new partnership which will ensure that their feeds contain an algal ingredient that will help them improve
Wild salmon pathogens discovered that could pose a threat to aquaculture
Three new viruses – including one type that has never previously infected fish – have been identified in populations of both wild and farmed salmon