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    Scottish salmon farms do their best to control the use of antibiotics

    • Last Update: 2023-01-04
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    News from SeafoodNews on November 18 that the use of antibiotics in Scottish salmon farms increased last year compared to 2020, but only in a relatively small number of farms
    .
     
    Antibiotics were used in 8.
    5% of freshwater farms and 4.
    9% of marine farms, increasing from 29.
    3 mg/kg in 2020 to 43.
    1 mg
    .
     
    The RUMA report (Responsible Use of Medicines in the Agricultural Alliance) states that farmed salmon are very sensitive to climate change, and changes in seasonal temperature distribution can affect salmon development and physiology, and may even affect their pathogens and organisms
    .
     
    In 2021, due to the long-lasting impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the biomass of the entire aquaculture industry was higher than usual, and the challenges faced by wild fish farming, combined with those related to the global economy, put pressure
    on fish health management and the control of complex fish health issues.
     
    Salmon Scotland says that as with any drug, antibiotics are used responsibly, in moderation, only when needed for the health and welfare interests of fish, and only under the prescription of a licensed veterinarian
    .
     
    The trout farming sector aims to keep antibiotic use below 20mg/kg, reducing antibiotic use last year from 13.
    9mg/kg in 2020 to 5.
    9mg
    /kg.
     
    Cat McLaughlin, president of the British Agriculture and Fisheries Association, said the use of antibiotics was an important tool to ensure animal health and high welfare standards, with a focus not on zero use, but on responsible use
    .
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