By Stephen A. Smith
1st Edition
Fish are critically important to the welfare of this planet and its
occupants, the health of both wild and captive fish populations
paramount to our survival. This book presents the gross pathology of the
most commonly encountered diseases and syndromes of fish in an organ
system-based approach. It provides an overview of the diseases and
disorders of tropical, ornamental, bait and food fish from freshwater,
brackish and marine environments. Readers will gain a broader
understanding of the basic biology of infectious and non-infectious
diseases in fish, as well as novel diagnostic techniques and innovative
disease control methods.
Nineteen chapters by expert
international contributors provide the veterinarian, fish health
professional, fisheries biologist and fish researcher with an
understanding of anatomy, water quality, diagnostic methodology, and
basic clinical medicine of fish. Each organ system chapter provides
- an overview of the most common diseases or syndromes
- the etiological agent
- route of transmission
- typical host range
- clinical presentation
- possible differentials
- most current means of diagnosis for that particular problem
- potential management and control methods
This text
will serve as a resource for the identification and control of fish
diseases in a multitude of settings, from aquarium fish, to home ponds,
to aquaculture species, to research fish and to even wild fish
populations.
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