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Medicine management in 12 Norwegian fish farms
Author(s) -
Berg AnneGrethe T,
Grave Kari,
Horsberg Tor E
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
aquaculture research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1365-2109
pISSN - 1355-557X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2008.01939.x
Subject(s) - aquaculture , index (typography) , legislation , biology , medical prescription , norwegian , fish <actinopterygii> , toxicology , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , veterinary medicine , fishery , medicine , pharmacology , computer science , world wide web , political science , law , linguistics , philosophy
The compliance with medicine management requirement given in the regulations adopted for aquaculture [a body founded on aquaculture legislation medicine management index (AMMI)] and in regulations for human hospitals, not founded on aquaculture regulations (NAMMI) in 12 randomly selected fish farms in Norway was investigated through interview by use of a standardized questionnaire. The indexes AMMI and NAMMI were constructed from selected questions. A total medicine management index (TOMMI) was constructed, based on AMMI and NAMMI, to evaluate both categories of legislation together. Total medicine management index was found to correlate highly significantly ( P =0.01) with the interviewers' observation of the quality of the medicine management [visual analogue scale (VAS)] at the various farms, and it was thus concluded that the use of TOMMI as a unit of measurement of the quality of the total medicine management was applicable. The medicine management found in the present study was judged as good (TOMMI value was 67%), except for a few cases; the hazard points found were (a) sometimes lack of a visit by the veterinarian before prescription, (b) cases of incorrect storage of drugs and (c) cases of inadequate labelling on fill‐over containers as well as transfer of drugs between fish farms.