Managing aquatic parasites for reduced drug resistance: lessons from the land
Atlantic salmon farming is one of the largest aquaculture industries in the world. A major problem in salmon farms is the sea louse ectoparasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis , which can cause stress, secondary infection and sometimes mortality in the salmon host. Sea lice have substantial impacts on farm...
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crroyalsociety:10.1098/rsif.2016.0830 2024-06-02T08:03:40+00:00 Managing aquatic parasites for reduced drug resistance: lessons from the land McEwan, Gregor F. Groner, Maya L. Burnett, Danielle L. Fast, Mark D. Revie, Crawford W. Canadian Network for Research and Innovation in Machining Technology, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2016.0830 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsif.2016.0830 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full-xml/10.1098/rsif.2016.0830 en eng The Royal Society https://royalsociety.org/journals/ethics-policies/data-sharing-mining/ Journal of The Royal Society Interface volume 13, issue 125, page 20160830 ISSN 1742-5689 1742-5662 journal-article 2016 crroyalsociety https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2016.0830 2024-05-07T14:16:57Z Atlantic salmon farming is one of the largest aquaculture industries in the world. A major problem in salmon farms is the sea louse ectoparasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis , which can cause stress, secondary infection and sometimes mortality in the salmon host. Sea lice have substantial impacts on farm economics and potentially nearby wild salmonid populations. The most common method of controlling sea louse infestations is application of chemicals. However, most farming regions worldwide have observed resistance to the small set of treatment chemicals that are available. Despite this, there has been little investigation of treatment strategies for managing resistance in aquaculture. In this article, we compare four archetypical treatment strategies inspired by agriculture, where the topic has a rich history of study, and add a fifth strategy common in aquaculture. We use an agent-based model (ABM) to simulate these strategies and their varying applications of chemicals over time and space. We analyse the ABM output to compare how the strategies perform in controlling louse abundance, number of treatments required and levels of resistance in the sea louse population. Our results indicated that among the approaches considered applying chemicals in combination was the most effective over the long term. Article in Journal/Newspaper Atlantic salmon The Royal Society Journal of The Royal Society Interface 13 125 20160830 |
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Atlantic salmon farming is one of the largest aquaculture industries in the world. A major problem in salmon farms is the sea louse ectoparasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis , which can cause stress, secondary infection and sometimes mortality in the salmon host. Sea lice have substantial impacts on farm economics and potentially nearby wild salmonid populations. The most common method of controlling sea louse infestations is application of chemicals. However, most farming regions worldwide have observed resistance to the small set of treatment chemicals that are available. Despite this, there has been little investigation of treatment strategies for managing resistance in aquaculture. In this article, we compare four archetypical treatment strategies inspired by agriculture, where the topic has a rich history of study, and add a fifth strategy common in aquaculture. We use an agent-based model (ABM) to simulate these strategies and their varying applications of chemicals over time and space. We analyse the ABM output to compare how the strategies perform in controlling louse abundance, number of treatments required and levels of resistance in the sea louse population. Our results indicated that among the approaches considered applying chemicals in combination was the most effective over the long term. |
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Managing aquatic parasites for reduced drug resistance: lessons from the land |
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Managing aquatic parasites for reduced drug resistance: lessons from the land |
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