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Physical, environmental, and chemical methods of disease prevention and control
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
Disease prevention is primary and cost-effective method in fish health management. It is more effective and economical than attempting to stop a disease that has already set in the recommendations given above will greatly ...
Health management in aquaculture
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
A textbook on diseases of cultured warmwater fish and shrimps in the Philippines. Eleven chapters cover essential information on the basic principles of disease causation, major diseases of cultured fish and crustaceans, ...
Immunity and biological methods of disease prevention and control
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
The chapter deals with the barriers that prevent microbial entry and the various internal defense mechanisms that are part of the host's arsenal in combating in combating invading microbes. It also discusses some of the ...
Nutritional diseases
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
Diagnosis of nutritional diseases is difficult because many signs exhibited by fish are non-specific and most nutritional deficiencies are hard to define. A compilation of data on feed composition and feeding management, ...
Viral diseases
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
Outbreaks of viral infections can cause massive mortalities among cultured fishes or shrimps. Water temperature and age of the fish or shrimps are significant factors that influence the development of viral infections. ...
Harmful and toxic algae
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
The chapter provides basic facts about harmful and toxic algae. It also discusses the conditions that stimulate their occurrence, different types of harmful and toxic algal blooms and their effects to fish and marine ...
Immunological and molecular biology techniques in disease diagnosis
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
The improvement of existing immunoassay techniques, development of monoclonal antibody technology and the development of new immunoassay approaches are all working together to provide new tools for the detection of ...
Parasitic diseases and pests
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
A wide variety of parasites have been identified as causing significant economic losses in fish and shrimp culture. Most of these parasites are difficult to control effectively with a single measure. The control of parasites ...
Fungal diseases
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
Over the past 20 years, aquatic animal mycopathogens have become the focus of considerable research. The many known occurrences of fungal diseases in wild populations and the documented devastating disease outbreaks indicate ...
Environmental and other non-infectious diseases
(Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
The chapter presents some of the environmental non-infectious diseases of aquatic animals. Non-infectious diseases are caused by adverse environmental conditions, nutritional disorders, or genetic defects. While they can ...