Intervet to play an active role at CAA2

20 June - 20 August 2006

Hangzhou

The 2nd International Symposium on Cage Aquaculture in Asia will take place in Hangzhou, China this summer (July 3 – 8). The recent advances, potentials, challenges and problems of cage aquaculture in Asia will be discussed at the symposium. Given the importance of the event, Intervet will actively participate in the symposium. 

Intervet proudly joins a number of prominent organizations such as World Aquaculture Society (WAS), Network of Asia-Pacific Centres of Aquaculture (NACA) and Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) as the Supporting Organizations. Several staff from Intervet Norbio Singapore and Intervet International will attend the symposia where they will share their research, field findings and experience in fish health in Asia and Europe. At Booth 5 in the International Trade Exhibition, held in conjunction with CAA2, Intervet staff will also be available for discussions and questions from industry.

During the symposium, several papers will be presented by Intervet staff and their collaborators: 

 “Health management practices for cage aquaculture in Asia – a key component for sustainability” by Zilong Tan*, Cedric Komar and William Enright of Intervet. The paper will be given as one of the keynote presentations.

“Impact of infection with capsalid monogeneans in marine fish cultured in Asia” by Leong Tak Seng* (LTS Consultancy, Malaysia), Li Anxing (Sun Yat-sen University, P.R. China) and Zilong Tan. 

“A global success story of cage-based aquaculture – salmon farming and the technology of vaccination, key to sustainability” by Alistair Brown and William Enright of Intervet. Alistair will also be serving on the Expert Panel for an open forum that will involve the business sector, farmers, government officers, scientists, NGOs and other stakeholders to tackle practical issues related to cage culture. 

“Disease surveillance in marine fish farmed in Guangdong, China” by Li Anxing*, Weng ShaoPing, He Jiangguo (Sun Yat-sen University), Lauke Labrie, Ellen Ho, L. Grisez, Z. Tan (Intervet) and Chen Wen (Guangdong Fisheries Technological Extension Centre, P.R. China).  

“Field trial vaccination of Channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus with a live attenuated vaccine against enteric septicemia of catfish in China” by Yu Xiaoli*, Gan Xi (Guangxi Research Institute of Fisheries, P.R. China), Zilong Tan and Lauke Labrie. 

A report on the symposium will appear in the next issue of the Intervet AAH Newsletter.