Webinar on aquatic animal health


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Speaker: Dr Iddya Karunasagar
Event: Webinar on aquatic animal health Organized by Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Deemed University
Dr Iddya Karunasagar was Technical Chair for the webinar on Aquatic Animal Health Management organized by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, which had international speakers – Dr Arun Dhar from Texas A&M University, US; Dr. C.V. Mohan from World Fish Center, Penang, Malaysia, Dr Sudheesh from Merck Animal Health, US, Dr. Soowannayan from Mahidol University, Thailand. Industry perspective was provided by Mr. Ravi Kumar of Vaishaki Biomarine, Andhra Pradesh. Following the talks, there was a panel discussion involving leading researchers in the field of aquatic animal health in India. In his opening remarks, Dr Iddya Karunasagar spoke about the previous cycles of emergence and spread of diseases in aquaculture systems and the need to adopt preventive measures, considering the complex interactions between the host, pathogen and environment. He explained about global spread of diseases, mainly through transboundary movement of live animals. Outlining the status of vaccines in aquaculture, he discussed approaches to manage diseases problems in invertebrate health management (eg shrimp culture). He highlighted the continuing problem of residues of antimicrobials and antibiotic resistance in products of aquaculture. The need for adopting one health approach in managing the problem associated with emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance was explained vividly. In his closing remarks, Dr Iddya Karunasagar urged the academia and industry to work together in overcoming the field level problems of aquatic animal health and suggested that they work together for their mitigation.



Event Date : 2020-11-24

Venue : NA

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