Stakeholder position paper: Aquaculture producer

The use of antimicrobials in domestic aquaculture is limited. There are only two approved and available antimicrobials for food fish (Terramycin for Fish ® and Romet-30 ®) and one approved for ornamental fish (nifurpirinol). These antimicrobials are only approved to treat specific diseases in specif...

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Published in:Preventive veterinary medicine 2006-02, Vol.73 (2), p.197-202
Main Authors: MacMillan, John R., Schnick, Rosalie A., Fornshell, Gary
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antimicrobial use
Aquaculture - methods
Aquaculture - statistics & numerical data
Consumer Product Safety
Data Collection
Drug Approval
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Humans
Risk Assessment
Seafood
United States
US aquaculture
Veterinary Medicine - methods
Veterinary Medicine - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:The use of antimicrobials in domestic aquaculture is limited. There are only two approved and available antimicrobials for food fish (Terramycin for Fish ® and Romet-30 ®) and one approved for ornamental fish (nifurpirinol). These antimicrobials are only approved to treat specific diseases in specific aquatic animal species. Antimicrobial use data, as well as environmental fate information and analysis of barriers to transmission, are valuable for assessing qualitative or quantitative risk. In the US, the limited availability of antimicrobials and use in aquaculture suggests the best quantitative source of antimicrobial use information is directly from drug manufacturers.
ISSN:0167-5877
1873-1716
DOI:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2005.09.013