147658 20241220131256.0 doi 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2024.741898 sideral 141170 ART-2025-141170 eng Leandro, Margarida Gomes Quantification of biosecurity measures in Mediterranean European seabass and gilthead sea bream farms 2025 In the Mediterranean region, aquaculture drives economic growth and food supply through the production of seabass and sea bream. However, the region faces disease risks attributable to aquaculture intensification. Biosecurity is crucial for maintaining fish health and sustaining the aquaculture industry. This study adopted a novel risk-based scoring tool, originally developed for terrestrial animals, to benchmark biosecurity levels in seabass and sea bream. The tool considers all relevant aspects of aquaculture biosecurity, subdivided into external and internal biosecurity, with an accompanying questionnaire subjected to expert scoring. Land-based hatcheries and pre-growing facilities exhibited higher preventative measures, achieving overall biosecurity scores of 73.0 % and 75.0 %, respectively. These scores stem from stringent external and internal preventative measures, contrasting with lower overall biosecurity scores in land-based on-growing (50.0 %) and sea-based on-growing (59.0 %) facilities. Maintaining biosecurity during on-growing phases seems demanding due to uncontrolled interactions with the seawater environment and potential water quality issues. This benchmarking tool allows farmers to audit their biosecurity programs and pinpoint areas for improvement. These include vaccination, establishing biosecurity programs and keeping records, given the low scores across farm types. Improving vaccination practices, enhancing record keeping for traceability, and implementing robust biosecurity programs are crucial for improvement. Ultimately, the study emphasizes the need for tailored measures that foster synergy between external and internal components and enhance overall biosecurity in Mediterranean aquaculture. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/727315/EU/Mediterranean Aquaculture Integrated Development/MedAID This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No H2020 727315-MedAID info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Zornu, Jacob Le Breton, Alain Chérif, Nadia Basurco, Bernardo Furones, Dolors Muniesa, Ana Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-3074-5778 Toffan, Anna Pozza, Manuela Dalla Franzago, Eleonora Zrncic, Snježana Varvarigos, Panos Saleh, Hosam Cagirgan, Hasmet Jansen, Mona Dverdal Brun, Edgar Tavornpanich, Saraya 1009 773 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Patología Animal Área Sanidad Animal 596 (2025), 741898 [9 pp.] Aquaculture AQUACULTURE 0044-8486 1342471 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/147658/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 2172270 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/147658/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:147658 articulos driver 2024-12-20-12:01:24 ARTICLE