articleReviews in AquacultureFeb 24, 2023HYBRID OA

Review of alternatives to antibiotic use in aquaculture

MGMelba G. Bondad‐ReantasoBMBrett MacKinnonIKIddya KarunasagarSFSophie FridmanVAVictoria Alday‐Sanz

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · City University of Hong Kong · +10 more institutions

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Abstract

Abstract With the rapid growth of the aquaculture production since the 1980s, there has been a concomitant increase in disease outbreaks. The injudicious and/or incorrect use of antimicrobial agents against diseases of farmed aquatic species poses a considerable threat to the development and growth of a successful and sustainable aquaculture industry. An increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an important consequence, resulting to the difficulty in treating common bacterial diseases in populations of aquatic organisms, combined with the presence of antibiotic residues in food fish and their products, leading to import refusals and negative impacts on international trade. To reduce the frequency of AMR,…

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  • Biosecurity
  • Aquaculture
  • Biotechnology
  • Antibiotic resistance
  • Biology
  • Antibiotics
  • Antimicrobial
  • Outbreak
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Industry, innovation and infrastructure
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