Are pharmaceutical substances used in aquaculture?
The main pharmaceutical substances used in aquaculture are for prevention and protection from disease and consist of no other than vaccines and immunity boosting agents. The use of vaccines (always approved by the Hellenic Drug Administration) is now routine in aquaculture. Besides the fact that this particular category of substances does not present any dangers to the consumers, it also makes fish more resistant to bacteria and microorganisms that could attack them. The use of vaccines protects the welfare of the fish raised from incidents of disease thereby eliminating the need for antibiotics or other medicine. Therefore, due to the widespread use of vaccines in aquaculture, disease is now rare and there is seldom a call for the use of other medicines. If, however, disease occurs (especially in cases when vaccination has not taken place, ONLY H.A.D. – approved antibiotics are used and they are only administered subsequent to prescription by a veterinarian specializing in fish diseas
