The Yelcho Alliance held an important scientific conference on Piscirickettsiosis that gathered various experts in the field in Puerto Varas last Thursday, August 28, as part of its active agenda of activities for 2025. The event, which brought together 110 attendees, addressed progress and challenges in the prevention and control of the disease, which constitutes one of the main health challenges for Chilean salmon farming.

The event was attended by representatives of the organizations that make up the Yelcho Alliance – the Agricultural and Livestock Service (SAG), the National Fisheries Service (SERNAPESCA), SalmonChile and the Consejo del Salmón (Salmon Council), as well as the salmon farming companies Australis Seafoods, Blumar, Camanchaca, Cermaq Chile, Cultivos Yadrán, Mowi Chile, Multi X, Salmones Austral, Marine Farm and Ventisqueros. Also participating as guests were representatives from the Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO) and Proyecto Pincoy, professionals from four salmonid feed plants, and specialists from 11 pharmaceutical companies and five diagnostic laboratories, along with researchers and academics from seven Chilean universities.

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