An evaluation of fish health-management practices and occupational health hazards associated with Pangasius catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) aquaculture in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
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An evaluation of fish health-management practices and occupational health hazards associated with Pangasius catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) aquaculture in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. / Phu, TranMinh; Nguyen Thanh, Phuong; Dung, Tu Thanh; Hai, Dao Minh; Son, Vo Nam; Rico, Andreu; Clausen, Jesper Hedegaard; Madsen, Henry; Murray, Francis J.; Dalsgaard, Anders.
I: Aquaculture Research, Bind 47, Nr. 9, 09.2016, s. 2778-2794.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - An evaluation of fish health-management practices and occupational health hazards associated with Pangasius catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) aquaculture in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
AU - Phu, TranMinh
AU - Nguyen Thanh, Phuong
AU - Dung, Tu Thanh
AU - Hai, Dao Minh
AU - Son, Vo Nam
AU - Rico, Andreu
AU - Clausen, Jesper Hedegaard
AU - Madsen, Henry
AU - Murray, Francis J.
AU - Dalsgaard, Anders
PY - 2016/9
Y1 - 2016/9
N2 - This study aimed to evaluate the current status on the use of probiotics, disinfectants and antimicrobials in hatcheries, nurseries and grow-out farms producing Pangasius catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 83 aquaculture enterprises (15 hatcheries, 32 nurseries and 36 grow-out farms). Farmers reported use of a total of 24 different antimicrobials, e.g. for treatment of bacillary necrosis and motile aeromonad septicaemia, and a variety of disinfectants, probiotics and nutritional supplements. In contrast to small-scale farmers, all large-scale grow-out farmers studied were certified and therefore had higher levels of formal education and specialized aquaculture training to diagnose and treat diseases. All farmers prepared their own medicated feed with a high risk of treatment failure, negative environmental impact from released antimicrobials and resistance development. Small-scale farmers were at particular occupational health risks when handling antimicrobials and other chemicals, e.g. mixing medicated feed with bare hands. There is an urgent need to improve knowledge and use innovative approaches, e.g. private-public partnerships, to assure a prudent use of chemicals, to improve capacity and access to disease diagnosis, particularly for small-scale grow-out farmers and nurseries. Efforts to control use of antimicrobials in aquaculture should be coordinated with the livestock and human health sectors taking an One-Health approach.
AB - This study aimed to evaluate the current status on the use of probiotics, disinfectants and antimicrobials in hatcheries, nurseries and grow-out farms producing Pangasius catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 83 aquaculture enterprises (15 hatcheries, 32 nurseries and 36 grow-out farms). Farmers reported use of a total of 24 different antimicrobials, e.g. for treatment of bacillary necrosis and motile aeromonad septicaemia, and a variety of disinfectants, probiotics and nutritional supplements. In contrast to small-scale farmers, all large-scale grow-out farmers studied were certified and therefore had higher levels of formal education and specialized aquaculture training to diagnose and treat diseases. All farmers prepared their own medicated feed with a high risk of treatment failure, negative environmental impact from released antimicrobials and resistance development. Small-scale farmers were at particular occupational health risks when handling antimicrobials and other chemicals, e.g. mixing medicated feed with bare hands. There is an urgent need to improve knowledge and use innovative approaches, e.g. private-public partnerships, to assure a prudent use of chemicals, to improve capacity and access to disease diagnosis, particularly for small-scale grow-out farmers and nurseries. Efforts to control use of antimicrobials in aquaculture should be coordinated with the livestock and human health sectors taking an One-Health approach.
KW - Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
KW - ish disease
KW - antimicrobials
KW - ccupa- tional health
KW - Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
KW - catfish
KW - Mekong Delta
KW - fish disease
KW - antimicrobials
KW - occupational health
KW - Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
KW - catfish
KW - Mekong Delta
U2 - 10.1111/are.12728
DO - 10.1111/are.12728
M3 - Journal article
VL - 47
SP - 2778
EP - 2794
JO - Aquaculture Research
JF - Aquaculture Research
SN - 1355-557X
IS - 9
ER -
ID: 144494278