Intervet staff attend tilapia conference in the Philippines

20 October 2004

The 6th International Symposium on Tilapia Aquaculture took place this September in Manila and dr. Zilong Tan and Cedric Komar DVM of Intervet Singapore attended. Delegates from over 30 different countries were at the conference.
Tilapia is now the second most popular non-carp farmed fish family in the world after salmonids, with global production over 1.5 million metric tons in 2003.  Today, the vast majority of world supply is still consumed in the producing countries of Asia and Latin America. However, exports to the USA and Europe have great potential and are growing fast.  In this industry, where fingerling production is well understood and managed throughout the world, efforts are now focused on genetic improvement and nutrition in order to improve growth and quality of the fish. Health management and disease prevention are still new concepts in this species. But, with the intensification of the tilapia industry, they will soon become increasingly important as the means to improve survival and productivity.

On the pictures some attendees of the symposium: From right to left: Freek Huskens and Wayan Mudana (PT Aquafarm Nusantara, Indonesia); Martin Sukkel (Regal Springs Tilapia, Switzerland); Warren Turner (Nam Sai Farm, Thailand); Cedric Komar (Intervet Norbio Singapore); Neil Duncan (Institute of Agro-Food Research and Technology, Spain); Morris Villaroel (Universidad Politénica de Madrid, Spain)