November 27, 2014
Merck Animal Health holds tilapia congress in Brazil
Merck Animal Health held a High Quality Tilapia Congress in São José do Rio Preto in Brazil, on November 25-27.
The Congress was attended by nearly 75 key opinion leaders and customers in the Latin American tilapia industry.
"Production and consumption of tilapia continues to grow at a fast pace," said Rodrigo Zanolo, aquaculture marketing manager, Merck Animal Health. "We are pleased to offer services and programmes such as the High Quality Tilapia Congress, which help support producers as they meet growing global demand for safe and sustainable fish protein."
The Congress consisted of three principal sessions: "Industry & Environment" and "Production" on November 26, followed by "Market" on November 27. Sessions focussed on recent hot topics related to tilapia production including the impact of climate change, the strategic importance of organised associations of fish farmers, good management practices, and the specifications and requirements that retailers are driving towards. Presentations from academic experts, industry leaders and Merck Animal Health representatives were featured. Guest speakers, among others, included Felipe Sandoval Precht, President of SalmonChile, the Chile Salmon Industry Association, and Adriano Romero, Founder of Agroinova, aCanadian research organization.