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Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition
provides thorough, yet concise descriptions of viral, bacterial,
fungal, parasitic and noninfectious diseases in an exhaustive
number of fish species. Now in full color with over 500 images, the
book is designed as a comprehensive guide to the identification and
treatment of both common and rare problems encountered during the
clinical work-up. Diseases are discussed following a systems-based
approach to ensure a user-friendly and practical manual for
identifying problems.
Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition is
the must-have reference for any aquaculturists, aquatic biologists,
or fish health specialists dealing with diagnosing or treating fish
diseases.
Autorentext
Edward J. Noga, MS, DVM, is Professor of Aquatic Medicine (College of Veterinary Medicine) and Adjunct Professor of Zoology (College of Agriculture and Life Science) at North Carolina State University, in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Adjunct Professor of Marine Science (Center for Marine Science) at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Zusammenfassung
Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition provides thorough, yet concise descriptions of viral, bacterial, fungal, parasitic and noninfectious diseases in an exhaustive number of fish species. Now in full color with over 500 images, the book is designed as a comprehensive guide to the identification and treatment of both common and rare problems encountered during the clinical work-up. Diseases are discussed following a systems-based approach to ensure a user-friendly and practical manual for identifying problems.
Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition is the must-have reference for any aquaculturists, aquatic biologists, or fish health specialists dealing with diagnosing or treating fish diseases.
Inhalt
Preface to the First Edition ix
Preface to the Second Edition xi
Acknowledgments xiii
How to Use the Book xv
Part I Methods for Diagnosing Fish Diseases
1. Major Cultured Species 5
Aquarium (Pet) Fish 5
Bait Fish 7
Food Fish 7
Laboratory Fish 8
2. Types of Culture Systems 9
Closed Culture Systems: Aquaria 9
Closed Culture Systems: Ponds 10
Flow-Through Culture Systems 11
Semi-Open Culture Systems 12
3. The Clinical Workup 13
Equipping a Fish Disease Diagnostic Facility 13
Case Submissions 13
Water-Quality Analysis 16
Taking the History 17
The Physical Exam 17
Clinical Techniques: Routine Methods 20
Clinical Techniques: Specialized Methods 35
4. Postmortem Techniques 49
Euthanasia 49
Preserving Parasites 49
Culturing for Bacteria 49
Sampling for Water Molds and Fungi 55
Sampling for Viruses 55
Examining Tissues Postmortem 55
Zoonotic Diseases and Other Human Pathogens 63
5. Guidelines for Interpreting Clinical Findings 65
Environment, Stress, and Fish Disease 65
Acclimation 65
How to Use Part II, the Problem List 65
Sample Problem Data Sheet 66
Clinical Decision Making: Have the Major Problems Been Identified? 67
Prioritizing Problems 68
Treatment Plans 68
When to Refer Cases 68
6. Health Management 69
Biosecurity 69
Health Promotion and Maintenance 73
Animal Welfare 77
Food Safety 78
Environmental Safety 78
Part II Problem List
7. Problems 1 through 10: Diagnoses made with commercially available water-quality test kits or equipment that should be present in the clinician's clinic 83
Environmental hypoxia 83
Temperature stress 88
Temperature stratification 90
Ammonia poisoning 91
Nitrite poisoning 96
Nitrate poisoning 98
Too low (too acidic) pH 100
Too high (too alkaline) pH 102
Improper hardness 103
Improper salinity 104
8. Problems 11 through 43: Diagnoses made by either gross external examination of fish, wet mounts of skin/gills, or histopathology of skin/ gills 107
Gas supersaturation 107
Lamprey infestation 109
Leech infestation 110
Copepod infestation/infection 112
Branchiuran infestation 119
Isopod infestation 121
Monogenean infestation 123
Turbellarian infection 129
Protozoan ectoparasites: general features 129
Ich infection 131
Marine white spot disease 135
Trichodinosis 137
Chilodonella infestation 138
Brooklynella infestation 139
Tetrahymenosis 140
Scuticociliatosis 141
Marine velvet disease 143
Freshwater velvet disease 147
Ichthyobodosis 148
Gill Cryptobia infestation 150
Gill amoebic infestation 150
Sessile, solitary, ectocommensal ciliate infestation 153
Sessile, colonial, ectocommensal ciliate infestation 155
Typical water mold infection 156
Epizootic ulcerative syndrome 162
Branchiomycosis 164
Columnaris infection 166
Bacterial cold water disease 169