overview of apeg services and products

Aquatic Product Evaluation Group (APEG)

Jason Weeks07769 881975

apeg@cefas.co.uk Jason.weeks@cefas.co.uk

Aquatic Product Evaluation Group (APEG)

• Virtual team of internationally recognised scientists

• Over 25 years experience in aquatic product research

• Fish, crustaceans, amphibians

• World-class aquarium testing facilities & associated

laboratories

• Quality assurance and control systems (including GLP, UKAS

& ISO)

Aquaculture supply chain

APEGCustomers

PharmaceuticalIndustry

Disinfectant Companies

Feed Companies

Fish Producers

Testing laboratories Chemical

industry

Diagnostics

APEG Services

• Vaccine testing• batch, safety, efficacy & duration

• Fish medicine testing• anti-fungal, anti-microbial, anti-helmetic

• Disinfectant testing• Selective breeding programmes• Ecotoxicological testing & associated residue testing• Provision of SPF materials• Feed additives and digestibility trials (Pre and Probiotics)• Expert advice & consultancy• Dossier assessment• Data analysis and modelling

Dossier Assessment - Expert Report

Working differently

• Meeting your requirements

• Finding the partnership to deliver the best solution

• Open to alternative ways of working

APEG

• Synonymous with;

• Quality

• Innovation

• Brand

• Value-added

APEG Aquarium Facilities

• World Class leading flow-through fresh and sea water aquarium system

• Biosecure

• Fully GLP compliant, member of the UK GLP compliance programme

• Flexible systems

• Provenance of test species; SPF

Wide Range of Challenge Models(not exhaustive listing)

BacterialAeromonas salmonicida

Lactococcus garvieae

Vibrio anguillarum 01 & 02

Photobacterium damselae

Vibrio salmonicida

Yersinia ruckeri

Piscirickettsia salmonis

Streptococcus iniae

Viral

IHNV

IPNV

VHSV

ISAV

KHV

Nodavirus

SVCV

FungalSaprolegnia parasitica

ParasitesSea liceWhite spotGyrodactylus

Ocean acidification

• Unique systems to deliver measured quantities of CO2 to seawater

• Can be modified to look at SOx

• Can be used to modulate pH and multiple factor studies e.g. temperature, pH, disease etc.

Disinfectants approval scheme

• Defra has an existing scheme – this did not cover fish and shellfish diseases

• Cefas adapted existing CEN standards for use to approve disinfectants for aquaculture

• Cefas is one of a small number of labs that are able to do the testing under the scheme

– Disinfectants Listing scheme (launched Jan 2010) is a non statutory means of publicly listing disinfection products.

• Cost is based on individual requirements • No standard price; no price list

• Typically quote for several study variations e.g.. Options A, B, C

• Quality assurance – Internal QA (optional) typically 10% additional cost• Study delivered to agreed timetable, specifications & cost

• Study protocol • Regular progress updates• Final Report•Single point of contact

Working with APEG Costing Strategy & Delivery

Fiona Simmance

• The new face of APEG

• SPC – single point of contact

• Direct line - 01305 206613

• Email– apeg@cefas.co.uk

– Fiona.simmance@cefas.co.uk

Customer excellence

• Working with you meet your requirements

• “APEG continually delivering excellence to you…”

APEG website

www.cefas.co,uk

Innovative solutions to real world problems

• Dr Jason Weeks

• apeg@cefas.co.uk

• Jason.weeks@cefas.co.uk