Aquaculture Demonstrative Centre online – Demonstrative training on finfish pathology
Following the success of the Aquaculture Demonstrative Centre (ADC) online last year, with over 4 000 participants, the GFCM is organizing a training on finfish pathology from 5 to 13 April 2021, in collaboration with experts from the ADC at the Central Fisheries Research Institute (SUMAE) in Trabzon, Turkey.
The GFCM is working towards sharing effective management measures for aquaculture farms in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. These measures are based on epidemiological knowledge and early diagnosis of pathogens in fish farms, as well as on the application of effective biosecurity measures at the farm level, adaptive management, and a harmonized approach to strengthening surveillance systems.
The purpose of this seven–day ADC online training is to share with participants the latest progress made on animal health and management in finfish aquaculture. It also aims to build capacity in controlling and preventing diseases, namely by:
- Taking stock of advances in the field of finfish pathology;
- Presenting early diagnosis of pathogens in fish farms and disease analysis;
- Identifying challenges related to aquatic animal health;
- Sharing epidemiological knowledge, analysis, and diagnosis;
- Presenting sanitary biosecurity measures at the farm level, including the responsible use of registered, recorded, and traceable medicines and vaccines;
- Identifying bacterial, viral, and parasitic fish diseases through different methodologies including classical biochemical and rapid testing and antibiotic susceptibility; and
- Improving the knowledge of basic and advanced molecular tools for finfish pathology identification through DNA extraction, nanodrop or polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
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The ADC online courses will be held via Zoom. We invite everyone interested to join us in this initiative! "Registrations are closed, please contact [email protected]" |
Agenda of the demonstrative training on finfish pathology
Please find the recordings of the training below
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Expert |
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5 April - Recording of the day's sessions here |
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9.30-10.00 |
Opening ceremony andspeeches, responsible aquatic animal health and welfare management (GFCM) |
GFCM Secretariat |
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10.15-11.00 |
Finfish farming and disease interactions: historical challenges (theoretical) |
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11.00-11.45 |
Introduction to finfish pathology (theoretical) |
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11.45-12.30 |
Non-infectious fish diseases (theoretical) |
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6 April |
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9.30-10.00 |
Bacterial fish diseases (theoretical) |
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10.15-11.30 |
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11.45-12.30 |
Culture mediums and preparation |
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9.30-10.30 |
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10.45-12.30 |
(video presentation) |
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8 April - Recording of the day's sessions here |
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9.30-10.15 |
Viral fish diseases (theoretical) |
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10.30-12.30 |
Virology laboratory and cell culture preparation (theoretical andvideo presentation) |
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9 April - Recording of the day's sessions here |
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9.30-10.15 |
Basic and advanced information on molecular tools for finfish pathology (theoretical) |
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10.30-12.30 |
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12 April - Recording of the day's sessions here |
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9.30-10.15 |
Sequencing analysis (video presentation) |
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10.30-11.15 |
Molecular approach on fish disease andvaccination (theoretical) |
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11.15-12.00 |
Parasitic fish diseases (theoretical) |
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13 April - Recording of the day's sessions here |
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9.30-10.15 |
Drug application in fish diseases (Theoretical) |
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10.30-11.00 |
Drug application in fish diseases (video presentation) |
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11.00-11.30 |
Anestheticsused in fish culture (video presentation) |
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11.45-13.00 |
Closing and certification ceremony |
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Thanks to all the experts taking part in this initiative.