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    • Nutritional diseases 

      Lavilla-Pitogo, Celia R.; Amar, Edgar C. ORCID (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2010)
      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, ...
    • Parasitic diseases and pests 

      Cruz-Lacierda, Erlinda R. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2010)
      This chapter deals with parasitic animals of significance to aquaculture because of their harmful effects on fish and crustaceans. It also illustrates the life cycle of major parasites and discusses the various methods in ...
    • Physical, environmental, and chemical methods of disease prevention and control 

      Cruz-Lacierda, Erlinda R.; Erazo-Pagador, Gregoria E. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2010)
      Disease prevention is a 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. Preventive measures have always big advantage ...
    • Probiotics in aquaculture 

      Lio-Po, Gilda D. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2010)
    • Serological and DNA-based techniques in disease diagnosis 

      de la Peña, Leobert D. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2010)
      The improvement of existing serological techniques, development of monoclonal antibody technology and the development of new serological approaches are all working together to provide new tools for the detection of ...
    • Viral diseases 

      Lio-Po, Gilda D. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2010)
      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. ...