The use and acceptability of medicated fish feed in aquaculture
Medicated feed in animal production systems is essential to economically produced healthy and high quality product, as it can be used to control bacterial disease. The paper review, outlined the availability of common medicated fish feeds used in aquaculture such as; Terramycin, Romet and Homemade medicated feeds. This paper also review Common Anti-parasitic medicinal foods on the Nigeria market, such as; Jungle Anti-Parasite Medicated Fish Food and MetroMed. It also emphasizes on how to select proper medication for use in aquaculture and how to store medicated feed. Medicated feed is recommended to control bacterial disease outbreaks which may be controlled by antibiotics. There are only two widely accepted and approved antibiotics available in medicated feeds for food fish. However, early diagnosis and treatment are necessary because once fish are sick they are unlikely to eat, and prevention through good management practices is the best control measure for bacterial diseases.
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| Format: | conference_item biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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FISON
2012
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| Subjects: | Aquaculture, Nigeria, Delta, Medicated feed, Terramycin, Romet, freshwater environment, Feed, Antibiotics, Bioselection, Fish diseases, Disease control, Medicine, Bacterial diseases, Fish culture, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/38862 |
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