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PROJECT NUMBER • 2002-652
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquatic Animal Health Subprogram: enhancement of the emergency disease management capability in Victoria - developing a Victorian Control Centres Management Manual

AQUAVETPLAN and its associated manuals, and in particular the ‘AQUAVETPLAN Control Centres Management Manual’ provide the necessary framework for the development of a Victorian management/operational manual that would meet the planning needs in relation to aquatic animal diseases. The...
ORGANISATION:
Agriculture Victoria
Environment
PROJECT NUMBER • 2016-011
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Aquatic Animal Health and Biosecurity Subprogram: Disinfection measures to support biosecurity for infectious spleen and kidney necrosis virus (ISKNV) at aquaculture facilities

Megalocytiviruses are a group of closely related viruses that cause mass mortalities in both marine and freshwater aquaculture. They are of global importance as they are listed by the World Animal Health Organization (OIE). They are difficult to control as they infect over 125 fish species and...
ORGANISATION:
University of Sydney (USYD)

Minor use permit for praziquantel for non-Seriola finfish

Project number: 2021-029
Project Status:
Current
Budget expenditure: $75,000.00
Principal Investigator: Marty R. Deveney
Organisation: University of Adelaide
Project start/end date: 29 May 2022 - 29 Jun 2022
Contact:
FRDC

Need

Ectoparasite infections are major production limiting issues in aquaculture. The only products permitted for use in Australia against ectoparasites of finfish are formalin, sodium percarbonate and hydrogen peroxide. These products can have negative effects on fish gills and skin and result in direct mortality when elevated chemical dose or duration of exposure are sub-optimal or improperly calculated. Against some flatworm parasites formalin, sodium percarbonate and hydrogen peroxide have low efficacy. Praziquantel (PZQ) immersion treatments have been found to be both safe and efficacious for current fish flatworms applications, at a low dosage and duration of exposure, with a lesser or equivalent environmental impact. The aquaculture industry and the Subcommittee for Aquatic Animal Health identified access to PZQ for finfinfish as a priority. Treatment forms a vital part of parasite management in aquaculture along with husbandry practices designed to interrupt parasite lifecycles. Appropriate use of PZQ can help alleviate reduced growth and food conversion and improves welfare associated with flatworm parasite infestation. A permit obtained as part of this project will facilitate better parasite management, improve production and fish welfare. APVMA provided pre-application advice on PZQ. Available data for PZQ can satisfy the APVMA module requirements for efficacy, chemistry and manufacture, toxicology, trade and occupational health and safety. These are available in published literature, a range of industry studies of animals treated off-label and laboratory studies. There is a lack of data to satisfy the requirements mainly in the environment modules and the target animal safety module.

PZQ is registered as an active ingredient, and for use in cats, dogs, horses, cattle, pigs and sheep in Australia. An unregistered product is manufactured by VetLab Autopak into two permitted products for use in kingfish as an in-feed (PER#87336) or immersion (PER#87833) treatments. The APVMA PAA assessed PZQ as suitable for assessment for use in finfish.

Objectives

1. Obtain data to satisfy identified gaps and collate available data to satisfy requirements of minor use permit application.
2. Collate and submit minor use permit application.
Industry
PROJECT NUMBER • 2019-106
PROJECT STATUS:
COMPLETED

Minor use permit for oxytetracycline in non-salmonid finfish

There are no registered or permitted antimicrobial products approved by the Australian Pesticide and Veterinary Medicine Authority (APVMA) for treatment of bacterial infections in finfish. This project developed an application for a minor-use permit (MUP) for the use of oxytetracycline (OTC) to...
ORGANISATION:
University of Adelaide
Industry
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