Computer-based resources for aquatic animal health
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Abstract
A brief review of computer-based resources for aquatic animal health is presented, with emphasis on information sources likely to be of interest to scientists, diagnosticians, and university instructors working in the Asian Region. Examples discussed include multimedia websites and CD-ROMs such as the Food and Agriculture Organization s Aquatic Animal Pathogen and Quarantine Information System (AAPQIS), diagnostics programs such as Alday de Graindorge and Flegel s Diagnosis of Shrimp Diseases, and Fishvet s Fish-Vet and Aquarium Hobby-Vet ; fish histology and necropsy software such as the University of Maryland, Aquatic Pathobiology Center s FishGuts and the Akvapatologisk Laboratorium s AquaPath©: Histology Atlas of Salmonids; more broadly based fisheries software such as ICLARM s FishBase; and a wide range of websites, homepages and discussion groups.
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Arthur, J. R. (2002). Computer-based resources for aquatic animal health. In C. R. Lavilla-Pitogo & E. R. Cruz-Lacierda (Eds.), Diseases in Asian aquaculture IV: Proceedings of the Fourth Symposium on Diseases in Asian Aquaculture, 22-26 November 1999, Cebu City, Philippines (pp. 3-22). Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society.
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