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VIETNAM: PANGASIUS

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Global experience and expertise

• Experienced, Resourceful partner with a focus on service and integrity

• Products supported by technical service experts — many with practical, hands-on experience in commercial fish farming

• In-house expertise in microbiology, immunology, pharmacology, biotechnology and veterinary medicine

• World’s largest producer and marketer of products for aquatic animal health

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High Standards of product quality

• State-of-the-art manufacturing facilities using Good Management Practices (GMP)

• Quality control that meets or exceeds government standards

• Highest quality ingredients, formulated for optimum performance

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Aquaculture R&D sites

• Warm-Water

– Singapore, USA

• Cold-Water

– Bergen, Norway, Netherlands, USA

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Pangasius

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Facts and Figures: Production

• 2 Species-

– Basa- P boucourti

– Tra- P hypopthalmus

• 2002- transfer of new controlled reproduction program to Northern Provinces-

• 2004- 300,000 MT

• 2007 650,00 MT

• 2008 1.1 million MT-

• 2010 1.14 million MT

• Yields- 300MT/Ha recently reduced to 261 MT/Ha per season- this is worth around $250,000 per ha/ season.

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Production Cycle: Brood stock

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Controlled Spawning:

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Induced Spawning:

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Hatchery and Larval rearing

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Fingerlings

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Grow Out Ponds

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Pangasius Farmers

• The industry is growing very fast- and has the potential to continue to do so!

• Previously predominately owner occupier- small farms-

• Consolidation is taking place- fast-

– 2 companies responsible for over 100kMT production/ export.

– 10 with over 500kMT

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Success creates Issues!

Export production!

• Quality- growing focus on safety standards-

• Traceability

• Sustainability

• Profitability

Risks:

• Water use and quality

• Long List antibiotic compounds currently registered for use in Vietnam- few approved in importing countries for fish

• Positive release- accepted but not in line with EU production procedures

• Massive Use has led to resistance!

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Consolidation eg Vinh Hoan Corporation

• Slides from web site

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Success creates Issues!

Export production!

• Quality- growing focus on safety standards-

• Traceability

• Sustainability

• Profitability

Risks:

• Water use and quality

• Long List antibiotic compounds currently registered for use in Vietnam- few approved in importing countries for fish

• Positive release- accepted but not in line with EU production procedures

• Massive Use has led to resistance!

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Disease and water Quality are identified as major risk to Industry

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Vet Health Plans- Health management

• Diagnostic Capability-

• Tools for prevention and Treatment

• Integrated Approach

These are the key methodology- but can they be applied-

• Control of environment

• Control of feeding and feed

• Coordination between industry

• Knowledge based best practice

• Production driven or Efficiency Driven-

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Steps in Developing a Successful Health Strategy

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What is available?

Diagnostic Facilities

• University Labs- several universities have specialist Aquaculture and cat fish facilities

• Private labs- feed mills

• Farm Labs-

Treatments- yes many????

Prevention- some disinfection but….

No vaccines yet but……

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Norwegian Salmon (Salmo salar) Production

from 1981 to 2009

1992: 280 tonnes of antibiotic

2009- 600kgs

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