Reducing the use of antibiotics

Reducing the use of antibiotics and chemicals in aquaculture for disease management

Currently, the primary treatment for biosecurity problems relies on antibiotics, but their overuse can lead to resistance and harm the environment, public health, and food safety. Furthermore, their effectiveness is limited when aquatic animals stop feeding, which is an early symptom of disease, or when treatment begins too late. It is therefore crucial to seek out more environmentally friendly alternatives.

Mastering overall biosecurity: efficiency, profitability, sustainability

In aquaculture, biosecurity is not limited to the environment and the farm as a whole, but also includes the gut.
To really improve your farm’s health status, it is important to implement a comprehensive biosecurity management program:

  • Monitor the quality of water entering the farm (filters, biocontrol solutions, etc.)
  • Regularly disinfect tanks and farming equipment
  • Monitor the movement of water and animals within the farm
  • Understand variations in animal behavior
  • Use specific equipment for each tank, particularly if you notice a disease or poor animal performance
  • Use feed solutions that improve the resistance of aquatic animals

By combining functional nutrition solutions with effective biosecurity measures, you can boost productivity, product quality, and the profitability of your farm.

Improving the resistance and resilience of aquatic animals in the face of health challenges

In line with its commitment to environmental responsibility, Mixscience has developed a portfolio of sustainable solutions aimed at improving the resistance and resilience of aquatic animals to health challenges. These solutions work in synergy to positively influence the gut and environmental microbiota, helping to support the animals’ natural defenses and resilience while limiting the risk of health issues and, consequently, the use of chemicals. Made from plant-based products, selected microorganisms, or compounds derived from the processing of vegetable oils, these sustainable solutions have been specifically developed to address issues unique to aquaculture.

Positively modulating the gut microbiota to maintain performance

Our sustainable, patented solutions act ubiquitously to help manage pathogenic pressure in all aquaculture systems through a broad-spectrum mode of action based on protein denaturation, which increases the biodiversity and abundance of intestinal microflora.

Followed by probiotic supplementation, this approach enables long-term, sustainable positive modulation of the intestinal flora and restoration of this flora following exposure to pathogens. As such, this approach improves the overall resistance of various aquatic species under challenging health conditions and contributes to an improvement in overall zootechnical and economic performance

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