Tasmanian Salmon
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Animal Welfare Complaints Target Tasmania’s Salmon Industry
Animals Australia has lodged two formal complaints with Biosecurity Tasmania raising allegations about the treatment of farmed Atlantic salmon and native wildlife interacting with Tasmania’s salmon industry. The complaints call…
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APVMA Revokes Florfenicol Emergency Permit
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority has revoked the emergency permit allowing florfenicol to be used in Tasmanian salmon farming. The decision follows residue detections in marine species outside…
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APVMA Issues Show Cause On Florfenicol
New testing has detected traces of florfenicol in wild marine species more than 10 kilometres from salmon farms, prompting the APVMA to issue a show cause notice on the emergency…
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Florfenicol Under the Microscope
Florfenicol is a veterinary antibiotic belonging to the phenicol family, related to chloramphenicol and thiamphenicol but developed exclusively for animal use. It was designed to deliver broad-spectrum antibacterial protection while…
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