{"id":3991,"date":"2025-11-21T10:50:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desertking.com\/?p=3991"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:50:03","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:50:03","slug":"paq-xtract-vaccine-performance-srs-salmon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desertking.com\/es\/paq-xtract-vaccine-performance-srs-salmon\/","title":{"rendered":"Desert King\u2019s PAQ-Xtract\u00ae enhances vaccine response against SRS in salmon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A study by Pathovet Labs, published in <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Salmonexpert<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, demonstrated that the oral immunostimulant developed from PAQ-Xtract<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00ae<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0 improves fish survival, modulates immune markers, and broadens protection against different genogroups of <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Piscirickettsia salmonis<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. This bacterium is responsible for Salmonid Rickettsial Syndrome (SRS), the main infectious disease affecting Chilean salmon farming and one of the leading causes of mortality in the sector.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The research evaluated the efficacy of various vaccination strategies against SRS. Currently, vaccines formulated with genogroup PS-EM-90 provide only partial immunity against genogroup PS-LF-89, whose prevalence has increased in recent years.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Results showed that supplementation with PAQ-Xtract\u00ae enhances the immune response and improves the effectiveness of existing vaccines. In vaccinated and supplemented groups, relative percent survival (RPS) rates reached up to 96% against genogroup PS-LF-89, significantly outperforming non-supplemented fish.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The study also showed a positive effect on the regulation of biomarkers associated with cellular immunity, such as IL-12 and CD8+ cells, reinforcing PAQ-Xtract\u00ae role as a natural ally in disease control.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PAQ-Xtract\u00ae thus positions itself as a key complement to vaccination management in salmon, contributing to the prevention and control of SRS and promoting a more sustainable and efficient aquaculture industry.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">PAQ-Xtract\u00ae is a patented formulation developed by Desert King\u00ae containing a purified and standardized <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Quillaja saponin extract<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> that acts as an immune modulator in fish. It offers a natural solution against <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Salmonid Rickettsial Syndrome (SRS)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, the leading infectious challenge in salmon farming in Chile.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">By controlling <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Piscirickettsia salmonis<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, PAQ-Xtract\u00ae helps reduce antibiotic use in salmon farming by over <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">66%<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, demonstrating that efficacy and sustainability can go hand in hand. It also lowers SRS-related mortality by nearly <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">50%<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">, tackling one of the most complex diseases in the industry.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study by Pathovet Labs, published in Salmonexpert, demonstrated that the oral immunostimulant developed from PAQ-Xtract\u00ae\u00a0 improves fish survival, modulates immune markers, and broadens protection against different genogroups of Piscirickettsia salmonis. This bacterium is responsible for Salmonid Rickettsial Syndrome (SRS), the main infectious disease affecting Chilean salmon farming and one of the leading causes of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":3992,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsletters-es"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/desertking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/desertking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/desertking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desertking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desertking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/desertking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3991\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desertking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/desertking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desertking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/desertking.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}