Date: Wednesday, 29 January 2025

Time: 17:45 – 23:00 (UTC+8) / 12:45 – 18:00 (EET)

Click here to register to participate in the event online

 

A virtual training program will be held to explore a set of innovative solutions, tips, and techniques for the management of biosecurity and fish health in commercial farms while showcasing a set of different case studies.

In this training course hosted by the U. S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC) and the United Soybean Board (USB) in partnership with WorldFish’s Egypt, scientists and academicians will come together to provide experiences and reflections on the importance of biosecurity for sustainable fish farming.

WorldFish’s aquaculture scientists and consultants will be participating in training sessions to present several case studies on malnutritional and common fish health diseases in farming systems. Furthermore, exchanging tips, techniques, and good practices tailored for small-scale farmers, producers, and business owners.

 

Agenda:

Welcoming remarks

WorldFish, USSEC, and LFRPDA

Common Fish Disease in Farming Systems

Salah Mesalhy Aly, Professor, Chair, Lakes and Fish Resources Protection and Development Agency (LFRPDA), Egypt

Malnutritional Diseases in Farmed Fish

Abdel Fattah ElSayed, Professor, Oceanography Department, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Egypt

Interaction of Water Quality Management and Fish Health

Safwat Gobran, Professor, Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research (CLAR), Egypt

Importance of Biosecurity for Sustainable Fish Farming in Egypt

Mohamed Faisal, Professor, Chaired Professor of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, USA, and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Benha University, Egypt

 

Successful Tips, Techniques, and Ideas to Avoid Common Mistakes

Diaa Al-Kenawy, Professor, Head of Research Department, Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research (CLAR), Egypt

Open Discussion & Q/A

Closing remarks

WorldFish, USSEC and LFRPDA

 

Please note: The training will be live-streamed on the USSEC community pod platform, which requires participants to create a user account in advance at https://soyexcellence.org/. The presentations will be in the English language, while the training course will be delivered in the Arabic language. 

We look forward to your active participation.

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