Cooke aquaculture has said that it is taking this recent outbreak of the salmon virus extremely seriously, when the Canadian Food Inspection Agency confirmed Wednesday that there had been an outbreak the that infectious salmon anemia has been found at a facility in the province. The agency declined to name the operation, citing privacy concerns.
But Cooke aquaculture through a spokeswomen admitted it was one of their sites in the Shelburne Harbour area, where the outbreak had occurred. "We don't take this lightly," Nell Halse said from the company's headquarters in Saint John, NB. "No farmer wants to lose any of their animals to a virus or to a disease. This is never good news for a farmer."
The federal inspection agency said the virus does not affect human health or food safety. It can, however, kill up to 90 percent of infected fish depending on the strain. Joanne Constantine, national manager for the agency's aquatic animal health division, said measures are being taken to prevent further spread of the disease. Pens, cages and equipment will be disinfected and testing will continue on the rest of the salmon at the facility. Read more ...
This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers. To get your copy of 'PPLAPP' click here.
The federal inspection agency said the virus does not affect human health or food safety. It can, however, kill up to 90 percent of infected fish depending on the strain. Joanne Constantine, national manager for the agency's aquatic animal health division, said measures are being taken to prevent further spread of the disease. Pens, cages and equipment will be disinfected and testing will continue on the rest of the salmon at the facility. Read more ...
This blog is written by Martin Little, The Aquaculturists, published and supported by the International Aquafeed Magazine from Perendale Publishers. To get your copy of 'PPLAPP' click here.
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