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Aqua Drugs and Antibiotics Used in Freshwater Aquaculture of North Chittagong, Bangladesh

Md. Abu Kawsar
Dept. of Aquaculture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Md. Tariqul Alam
Dept. of Aquaculture, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, Bangladesh

Saokat Ahamed
Bangladesh Fisheries Research institute, Freshwater substation, Saidpur, Nilphamari, Bangladesh

Maliha Hossain Mou
Bangladesh Fisheries Research institute, Freshwater substation, Saidpur, Nilphamari, Bangladesh

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

Aquaculture remains a growing, vibrant and important food production sector. Chemicals and drugs are widely used to increase aquaculture production in Bangladesh. A study was carried out to assess the aqua drugs and antibiotics used in aquaculture activities in north Chittagong of Bangladesh. Data were collected through questionnaire interview, personal contact, market survey and participatory rural appraisal like focus group discussion with fish hatchery owners, nursery and culture farmers, and retailers of aqua medicine and representatives of different pharmaceuticals companies. Major aquaculture species in experimental areas were combination of carps, tilapia and catfish (57%). Approximately 80 stakeholders were used to collect data from the selected upazilla of Chittagong and Cox’s bazar district. Six categories of aqua drugs and chemicals were found to be used by fish farmers for water quality management, disinfectants, disease treatment, antibiotics and growth promoter. Most commonly used chemicals in this area including Geotox, Acmes Zeolite, Zeofresh, Lime, Zeo prime, Hunter, Vita plankton for the pond preparation and water quality management. 60% farmer use only lime while 22% use commercial zeolite and lime during pond preparation. Bleaching 14%, Potassium permanganate 40%, and 38% farmer use different commercial disinfectant for the treatment of disease. Bio-ox, Oxylife, Oxymax, and Oxymore are the available chemicals for increasing oxygen concentration in the pond. Renamycin, Otetra-vet 20%, Erisen-vet, Cotrim-Vet, AT-vet, Sulprim-vet and Sulfatrim were widely used antibiotics in this area. The study shows that lack of knowledge regarding use of chemicals, appropriate dose, method of application and indiscriminate use of antibiotics. This research finding will help to fish farming community to know the appropriate dose and administration methods for safe and sustainable aquaculture practices.

Keywords: Aquaculture, Antibiotics, Pharmaceuticals, Drugs, Fish health management.

Location: Chittagong of Bangladesh.

Start Date: 00-01-2018

End Date: 00-10-2018

Program Area: Animal Health and Management

Commodity: Aqua Drugs

Objectives:

The objectives of the present study were to identify types of chemical and antibiotic used in aquatic animal health management, their purpose, doses and to detect the problems associated with their use.

Methodology:

Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in some hatcheries, nurseries, aquaculture farms, drug shops, technical service officer and representatives of different fish feed and pharmaceuticals companies from January to October 2018 located in North-Chittagong of Bangladesh. Total 80 questionnaires interview were selected during the investigation. They were 50 fish farmers, 10 technical service officer of different fish feed and medicine companies and 20 drug shops were also interviewed. Before collecting the primary data a well structure questioners were developed and pre testing in few farmer in adjacent areas. In the pre testing much attention were given to any useful information for the completeness of the objective. After improving the final questionnaire, primary data were collected through survey of farmer household in selected areas by applying participatory Rural Appraisal tools such as directly interview of the farmer, focus group discussion, crosscheck etc. Relevant secondary data were collected from district and upazila fisheries office. The literatures were also collected from different study (The resources include online publications, books, governmental reports, international reports, scientific journals and news articles that focused on aqua drug and antibiotics used in fresh water aquaculture). All the information of the study then compiled, accumulated and analyzed by MS excel and presented in tabular and graphical forms.

Source of Information: International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 2019; 7(1): 28-34 E-ISSN: 2347-5129 P-ISSN: 2394-0506

Article Link (Online Journal): www.fisheriesjournal.com

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Achievement/Findings:

From the present study, it can be assume that use of aquaculture drugs is increasing day by day. Aquaculture in Bangladesh is heading towards commercialization and intensification. Different types of drugs and chemicals have become an essential part of successful commercial aquaculture production. The present study revealed that farmers of the selected areas got good results in disease treatments by applying single or combinations of various aqua-drugs and chemicals. In most cases got about 95% recoveries within a very short period of time. These results influenced farmer to use more commercial aqua-drugs. It was observed that most of the farmers did not have proper knowledge about the chemicals they were using especially those were available in the markets known by their trade names only. However, government policy makers, fisheries professionals, researchers and scientists should work together in addressing the issues of drugs used in aquaculture with the view to decrease the negative impacts.

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