Biosecurity in Aquaculture: Small Steps, Big Results

Aquaculture is growing in importance throughout the world and faces millions of dollars in lost revenue each year due to infectious aquatic animal disease outbreaks. Implementing biosecurity is the key element to decreasing loses due to infectious disease outbreaks. Aquaculture is very diverse, both in terms of species produced and farming facilities in which they are grown. It is important to adapt the biosecurity plan to this reality.

What You Will Learn

  • Why is biosecurity so important in aquaculture?
  • How do we achieve biosecurity in aquaculture, one step at a time?
  • How do we create biosecurity awareness at the farm level in order to optimize compliance?

Course Includes

  • 1 Lesson
  • Course Certificate

Course Instructors

Dr. Judith Farley DVM, MSc Aquaculture Teaching Clinician, the Diagnostic Service of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, the University of Montreal (Quebec, Canada)
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