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Due to the location of fish production in open environments (rivers, ponds), the use of antibiotics in this sector contributes to the development of antibiotic-resistant (ABR) ichthyopathogenic bacteria and the diffusion in the environment of bacteria and ABR genes and antibiotic residues that can have an impact on public health. The reduction in the use of antibiotics and the prevention of antibiotic resistance are national and international issues that require research work relating to the sanitary, zootechnical and medical prevention of infectious diseases and, in particular, the development of biocontrol methods.

The objective of the A2F project is to identify alternatives to antibiotics in farmed fish, to determine their efficacy and safety against furunculosis in rainbow trout under experimental conditions and to evaluate the impact of their administration on antibiotic use and the risk of development of SAB bacteria in fish and their environment under natural exposure conditions in farms.

This project will mobilize the complementary scientific skills in epidemiology, infectiology, bacteriology and veterinary therapeutics of the members of UMR BIOEPAR.

Contacts

Scientific contact :

•  Emmanuelle Moreau UMR BIOEPAR

Associated Department: Santé animale

Associated Centre : Pays de la Loire