The Chilean salmon farming industry’s use of antibiotics at 557.2 metric tons (MT) last year was close to four times higher than it was five years previously, confirmed a document on antimicrobial use in the sector that was published by the country’s National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (Sernapesca).
While this volume was similar to that of 2014, the report pointed to a 109,000 MT decline in last year’s total harvest, meaning there was a large increase in the percentage of antibioti…
