Technical Articles

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25 September 2009Managing Streotococcus in Warmwater FishRapid growth and intensified production in the aquaculture industry are presenting producers with streptococcal disease challenges that threaten their stock with significant morbidity and mortality. Some ...
25 September 2009Manejo de Streptococcus en Peces de Aguas CálidasEl rápido crecimiento y la intensificación de la producción en la industria acuícola, están haciendo que los productores se enfrenten a desafíos de enfermedad causada por Streptococcus, que amenazan a ...
4 March 2008Antall doser til laks, ørret og marine arter pr måned pr år.Vaccines for SalmonsNorwegian vaccine sales from 1993-2008 per monthDevelopment doses (x1000) per year the Norwegian market from 1993 to 2008  Vaccines for TroutNorwegian vaccine sales from 1995-2008 ...
15 January 2008Fish WelfareFish have the same stress response and powers of nociception as mammals. Their behavioural responses to a variety of situations suggest a considerable ability for higher level neural processing - a level ...
1 December 2007The innate immune response of finfish – A review of current knowledgeThe decline in the fisheries of traditional marine species has been an incentive for the diversification of today's aquaculture sector into the intensive rearing of many finfish species. The increasing ...
25 November 2007Step by step guide to a marine water parasite prevention plan (PPP)  This article has been prepared as a practical guide-line to help small to medium size marine cage farmers within the Asia-Pacific region cope with common external parasites. Read it as a guide-line ...
10 October 2007Bacterial diseases of finfish in the South East Asian regionFish mortality associated with infectious disease in South East Asia remains high. Often mortality over a typical production cycle ranges between 20-80%. Due to a general lack of diagnostic capacity, ...
1 September 2007Pancreas disease in farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., and rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), in NorwayThe present paper describes, for the first time, clinical signs and pathological findings of pancreas disease (PD) in farmed Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., and rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum), ...
1 September 2007Biophysical properties of salmonid alphaviruses: influence of temperature and pH on virus survivalA series of laboratory studies were undertaken to investigate the survival of salmonid alphaviruses (SAV) under a range of conditions relevant to waste disposal, persistence and spread in the field, and ...
1 September 2007Alphavirus infections in salmonids – a reviewThe first alphavirus to be isolated from fish was recorded in 1995 with the isolation of salmon pancreas disease virus from Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., in Ireland. Subsequently, the closely related ...
15 August 2007Vaccination experiments in the gadoid haddock, Melanogrammus aeglefinus L., against the bacterial pathogen Vibrio anguillarumVibrio anguillarum is one of the primary pathogens responsible for high levels of fish mortality in the aquaculture industry, and among gadoids O2a and b are the most common pathogenic serotypes. In this ...
15 August 2007Prescription of antimicrobial drugs in Norwegian aquaculture with an emphasis on “new” fish speciesThe usage of antimicrobial (AM) drugs in farmed fish in Norwegian aquaculture for the period 2000–2005 was investigated by using prescription data. These data were validated against national sales data ...
5 June 2007Caligiasis In The Chilean Salmon Farming IndustryMaria-Jose Birrer (Intervet Chile Ltd.)  Caligiasis is a parasitic disease which affects marine fish in Chile. The parasite is endemic and is located in the skin where it feeds from the mucus of the affected ...
3 June 2007Duration Of Immunity Of Norvax® Strep Si Under Normal Farming ConditionsDr.Cedric Komar & Dr Lauke Labrie ( Intervet Norbio Singapore)Norvax® Strep Si is a water-based inactivated vaccine against Streptococcus iniae infections in fish.  Laboratory studies show that a ...
1 June 2007Parasitic Diseases Of TilapiaDr. Cedric Komar and Neil Wendover (Intervet Norbio Singapore)In the last three issues of the Intervet Aquatic Animal Health Newsletter, we presented a series of articles on tilapia diseases: first a ...
1 February 2007Selvstikk under laksevaksineringInformasjon til vaksinatører og leger ved selvinjeksjon.
13 November 2006Vaccine Development for Asian AquacultureIn conjunction with good health management, vaccination is a powerful tool for disease control in modern day fish farming. Vaccination of fish has become a standard operating procedure in most countries ...
13 November 2006Health management practices for cage aquaculture in Asia - a key componentThe intensification of aquaculture and globalization of the seafood trade have led to remarkable developments in the aquaculture industry. Nevertheless, the industry, particularly Asian aquaculture (> ...
3 November 2006Vaksinasjonsstrategi for reduserte bivirkningerCurrent vaccination strategies are primarily based on vaccine properties associated with the development and duratin of immunity.  Little research has been done to formulate a comprehensive vaccination ...
6 April 2006Time of vaccination influences development of adhesions, growth and spinal deformities in Atlantic salmon Salmo salarIn August 1998, 3000 Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L. parr were divided into 7 groups with 2 replicates. Every 6 wk until March of the following year 1 group was vaccinated. One group was held as an unvaccinated ...
1 January 2006Important parasitic diseases in cultured marine fish in the Asia-Pacific regionParasitic infections and associated diseases are becoming more frequent with the intensification of mariculture systems in many parts of the Asia Pacific region. In this two- part article, the authors provide ...
16 October 2005Disease and health management in Asian aquacultureAsia contributes more than 90% to the world’s aquaculture production. Like other farming systems, aquaculture is plagued with disease problems resulting from its intensification and commercialization. ...
30 September 2005New fish vaccines for the asian marketIntervet takes up the challenge of aquatic animal disease control, with new fish vaccines for the Asian market. Fish farming presents a well-known dichotomy. Although profits are more lucrative than ...
1 February 2005Vaccines for fish in aquacultureVaccination plays an important role in large-scale commercial fish farming and has been a key reason for the success of salmon cultivation. In addition to salmon and trout, commercial vaccines are available ...
1 November 2004Understanding Fish VaccinationAlthough fish farming has great development potential in Asia, fish diseases still remain a major constraint to its successful expansion. The culture environment, be it in tanks, cages or ponds, seawater ...
12 June 2003Cross Injection of salmon and trout with Pancrease Disease Virus (PDV) and Sleeping Disease Virus (SDV)Pancrease diseasevirus (PDF) isolated from Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) and sleeping disease virus (SDV) isolated from rainbow trouw (Oncorhynchus mykiss) are both characterised as Alpha viruses.  ...
5 July 2002Pankreassjukdom På Vestlandet - Rapport fra en arbeidsgruppe nedsatt Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane.Fylkesveterinæren for Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane oppnevnte i år 2000 en arbeidsgruppe for å utrede kartleggings- og kontrolltiltak for pankreassjukdom (pancreas disease – PD) på Vestlandet. Arbeidsgruppen ...
10 May 2002Segment 8 encodes a structural protein of infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV); the co-linear transcript from segment 7 probably encodes a non-structural or minor structural proteinIn this study we present the cloning, expression and partial identification of Genomic Segment 7 of infectious salmon anaemia virus (ISAV).  The nucleotide sequence corresponding to Segment 7 was isolated ...
1 January 2001A Vaccination Strategy for reduction of side effectsCurrent vaccination strategies are primarily based on vaccine properties associated with the development and duratin of immunity.  Little research has been done to formulate a comprehensive vaccination ...
2 November 2000New Generation of Fish Vaccines Based on Modern BiotechnologySince 1986, Intervet Norbio has worked on the development of efficacious and safe vaccines against Infectious Pancreativ Necrosis (IPN).  By closely co-operating with research groups within the University ...