As the human population increases there is an increasing reliance on aquaculture to supply
a safe, reliable, and economic supply of food. Although food production is essential for a …

Aquaculture is a rapidly growing industry that currently accounts for almost half of the fish
used for human consumption worldwide. Intensive and semi-intensive practices are used to …

Intensive use of antimicrobial agents in aquaculture provides a selective pressure creating
reservoirs of drug-resistant bacteria and transferable resistance genes in fish pathogens and …

The worldwide growth of aquaculture has been accompanied by a rapid increase in
therapeutic and prophylactic usage of antimicrobials including those important in human …

Antibiotics are drugs of natural or synthetic origin that have the capacity to kill or to inhibit the
growth of micro-organisms. Antibiotics that are sufficiently non-toxic to the host are used as …

Disease and parasitism cause major welfare, environmental and economic concerns for
global aquaculture. In this review, we examine the status and potential of technologies that …

Aquaculture is remarkably one of the most promising industries among the food-producing
industries in the world. Aquaculture production as well as fish consumption per capita have …

Emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in cultured fishes is one of the major
challenges faced in aquaculture. The high prevalence of bacterial infections in fishes leads …

The spread of antibiotic-resistant pathogens and their resistance traits is an epic global
challenge, as recognized by various international bodies, including the G8 Science Ministry …

Catfish is one of the most cultivated species worldwide. Antibiotics are usually used in
catfish farming as therapeutic and prophylactic agents. In the USA, only oxytetracycline, a …