Reduction of antibacterial drug use in Norwegian fish farming due to vaccination.
Sales statistics for antibacterial drugs and vaccines intended for use in farmed salmonids in Norway were collected and analysed. In 1993, there was a substantial reduction in annual sales figures for antibacterial drugs, which continued in 1994 and 1995. Oil-adjuvanted vaccines containing antigens against furunculosis were introduced in the fall of 1992. Introduction of oil-adjuvanted vaccines has been the single most important cause for the substantial reduction in use of antibacterial drugs in Norwegian fish farming industry.
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National Centre for Veterinary Contract Research and Commercial Services, Ltd, Oslo, Norway.
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D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000818:Animals; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D005398:Fisheries; D005399:Fishes; D005667:Furunculosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary; D008389:Marketing of Health Services; D009664:Norway; D012487:Salmonidae; D014611:Vaccination / Q000639:trends / Q000662:veterinary*; D019155:Veterinary Drugs / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000191:economics
D000276:Adjuvants, Immunologic; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D019155:Veterinary Drugs