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Aquaculture is concerned
with ‘the propagation and rearing of aquatic organisms
under complete human control involving manipulation of
atleast one stage of an aquatic organism's life before
harvest, in order to increase its production’. Fishery
catches from the marine environment have been steadily
declining in many parts of the world due to
over-exploitation and pollution, causing the people to
turn towards aquaculture to improve the food production
and to contribute for economic development.
During the past 20 years, aquaculture industry has been
growing tremendously, especially that of marine fish,
shrimps and bivalves in addition to freshwater fishes and
prawn. Penaeid shrimps are among the most important and
extensively cultured crustaceans in the world (> 60
countries). In general global aquaculture, in particular
India, has made encouraging progress in the past two
decades producing significant quantities of food, income
and employment. Aquaculture, particularly, tiger shrimp
Penaeus monodon culture, has extensively been
practiced all along coastal regions of India followed by
giant fresh water prawn Macrobrachium rosengergii
and many fish species in freshwater regions. Increased
production is being achieved by expansion of culture areas
and the use of modern techniques. But, this development of
aquaculture has led not only to severe disease problems
but also alteration of the quality of our natural habitats
through increased effluent discharges from aquaculture
systems, which contain high quantities of
hither-to-non-existent materials of both organic and
inorganic forms.
Disease outbreaks are being increasingly recognized as a
significant constraint to aquaculture production, trade
and are affecting economic development of the sector in
many countries of the world. Disease is now considered to
be the most limiting factor in the shrimp and scampi
culture sub-sector.
Need for new approaches towards health management
Till recent past, it is observed that sustainable
development of aquaculture sector can be achieved by
feeding aquaculture animals with good quality feed
supplements and adopting eco-friendly aquaculture
practices by minimizing impact on the surrounding
environment.
Environmental factors and poor water quality resulting
from increased effluent discharge, movement of aquatic
animals, inadequate farm management, rapid proliferation
of farms, etc., have been implicated in major disease
outbreaks occurring in epizootic conditions. However, the
underlying causes of such epizootics are highly complex
and difficult to pinpoint. An understanding of the
relationship between Host, Pathogen and Environment is
important in this regard. Since aquatic animal disease is
the end result of a series of linked events, treatment of
disease should go beyond consideration of pathogen alone.
Conventional approaches have so far had limited success in
the prevention or cure of aquatic disease. Recent
experience in trying to control disease outbreaks clearly
demonstrates the importance of the linkage with other
components of the production system, including the need
for broader ecosystem management approaches to control
farm-level environmental deterioration. This situation can
be reinforced by taking preventative measures against the
introduction of pathogens—the “Systems Management
Approach” (SMA) through Biosecurity,
Biotechnology along with Efficient Management of
Water Quality Enhancing Procedures and Supporting the
culture with Feed Supplementation through required
Nutritional Products for sustained aquatic animal
health.
The emphasis of SMA, Biosecurity and
Biotechnology is to be an integral part towards better
management for prevention, which is likely to be more cost
effective than cure, involving both on-site management and
the management of the environment where farms are located.
Global awareness
During the last decade, issues such as sustainable
development, environmental interactions and long-term
sustainability of aquaculture received increasing
attention at Local, National and International levels. One
of the most widely accepted criteria for sustainable
development is that development activities should not
exceed the carrying capacity of the environment. Creating
an "enabling environment" for sustainable
aquaculture development can be achieved through
Biosecurity and Biotechnology approaches.
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is a leading manufacturer of Biosecurity,
Biotechnology and other unique Aquaculture
Formulations which are eco-friendly for profitable
operations from crop to crop.
The quality
of aquaculture products is linked inextricably to the
overall quality and well being of the aquaculture systems
of both hatchery and farm environment.
Aquaculture products manufactured by Neospark
are in different dosage forms for convenient use.
Biosecurity Formulations
Biotechnology Formulations
Water Quality Enhancing Formulations
Feed Supplement and Premix Formulations
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