Health Maintenance and Principal Microbial Diseases of Cultured Fishes

by Plumb, John A.; Hanson, Larry A.

• ISBN13: 9780813816937
• ISBN10: 0813816939
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-11-11
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Health Maintenance and Principal Microbial Diseases of Cultured Fishes, Second Edition is divided into sections on health maintenance, viral diseases, and bacterial diseases, andcovers a wide variety of commercially important species, including catfish, salmon, trout, sturgeon, and tilapia. Fully revised and updated, this book is a valuable resource for professionals and students in the areas of aquaculture, aquatic health maintenance, pathobiology, and aquatic farm management.

Author Biography

John A. Plumb is Professor Emeritus, Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University; and Larry A. Hanson is Professor in the Department of Basic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University.

Table of Contents

About the Authors	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Health Maintenance
Principles of Health Maintenance	p. 3
Epizootiology of Fish Diseases	p. 31
Pathology and Disease Diagnosis	p. 39
Disease Management	p. 57
Viral Diseases
Catfish Viruses	p. 95
Carp and Minnow Viruses	p. 109
Eel Viruses	p. 135
Trout and Salmon Viruses	p. 147
Sturgeon Viruses	p. 219
Other Viral Diseases of Fish	p. 227
Bacterial Diseases
Catfish Bacterial Diseases	p. 275
Carp and Minnow Bacterial Diseases	p. 315
Eel Bacterial Diseases	p. 327
Salmonid Bacterial Diseases	p. 345
Striped Bass Bacterial Diseases	p. 419
Tilapia Bacterial Diseases	p. 445
Other Bacterial Diseases	p. 465
Appendices
List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes	p. 473
Table of Conversion Factors	p. 477
List of Cell Lines Commonly Used for Diagnostics	p. 479
Index	p. 483
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