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Increased Sustainability in the Aquaculture Sector in sub-Saharan Africa, through Improved Aquatic Animal Health Management
Type: Brief
African aquaculture is growing rapidly. Tilapia and catfish are the two most important farmed fish species on the continent, and in Kenya, specifically, rainbow trout farming has become an important part of the country’s ...
End user guidelines: How to sign up and access the fish farm biosecurity course on Learn.ink
Type: Manual
Learn.ink is an online platform for digitized learning and training. Sharing digital content on mobile devices is important for efficient knowledge sharing and training to work with target community groups on a range of ...
Is tilapia mortality a latent concern for the aquaculture sector of Bangladesh? An epidemiology and health economic impact study
Type: Journal Article
Tilapia are the 3rd most cultured aquaculture species in global aquaculture, produced in over 170 countries. Bangladesh is the world's fourth-largest tilapia producer and yet only few studies have been conducted to understand ...
Quick fish sampling guide for disease diagnostics - Blood sampling guide
Type: Tool
Fish blood sampling requires specific techniques and skills that are fundamental for all kinds of analyses such as haematology, chemistry analysis, parasitology/bacteriology investigation, antibody titration, molecular ...
Antimicrobial resistance surveillance from farmed aquatic foods in wet markets and antimicrobial use prevalence in Bangladesh’s aquaculture
Type: Poster
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a globally recognized One Health problem posing major threats on public health management of infectious diseases. Aquaculture is one of the leading food sectors that is challenged by ...
Quick fish sampling guide for disease diagnostics - Wet mount sampling guide (for ectoparasites & fungi)
Type: Tool
Parasitic and fungal infestations represent one of the major challenges to sustainable aquaculture. As part of routine health checks or during abnormal mortality events, screening for ectoparasites and fungi in tilapia, ...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR): A major challenge for the aquaculture industry in Bangladesh
Type: Brief
Irrational and inappropriate antimicrobial use (AMU) in aquaculture can lead to the emergence and persistence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) pathogens, and the risk of transfer of AMR pathogens from aquaculture settings ...
Tilapia Disease Outbreak Investigation: reporting template
Type: Manual
Tilapia Disease Outbreak Investigation: Model template for gathering preliminary information about any reported case of unusual mortalities of farmed and/or wild tilapia in WorldFish program/partner/scaling countries
Quick fish sampling guide for disease diagnostics - Molecular diagnostics sampling guide
Type: Tool
Major pathogens of fish and other farmed aquatic animals include bacteria, fungi, viruses and parasites. These can lead to serious infectious diseases and losses representing one of the major limitation to sustainable ...
Quick fish sampling guide for disease diagnostics - Bacteriology sampling guide
Type: Tool
Bacterial diseases represent one of the major impediments to sustainable aquaculture. Routine screening for bacterial pathogens at various life stages of tilapia, carp and catfish a are important to minimize their introduction ...