Health Management in Aquaculture

 

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  • Health management in aquaculture 

    Lio-Po, Gilda D.; Lavilla, Celia R.; Cruz-Lacierda, Erlinda R. (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, ...

  • Harmful and toxic algae 

    Caturao, Romeo (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 ...

  • Glossary - Health Management in Aquaculture 

    Lio-Po, Gilda D.; Lavilla, Celia R.; Cruz-Lacierda, Erlinda R. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)

  • Index - Health Management in Aquaculture 

    Lio-Po, Gilda D.; Lavilla, Celia R.; Cruz-Lacierda, Erlinda R. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)

  • Immunological and molecular biology techniques in disease diagnosis 

    de la Peña, Leobert D. (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 ...

  • Immunity and biological methods of disease prevention and control 

    Almendras, Jesus Manolo E. (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 ...

  • 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, 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 ...

  • Environmental and other non-infectious diseases 

    Erazo-Pagador, Gregoria E. (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 ...

  • Parasitic diseases and pests 

    Cruz-Lacierda, Erlinda R. (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 ...

  • Nutritional diseases 

    Lavilla, Celia R. (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, ...

  • Bacterial diseases 

    Alapide-Tendencia, Eleonor V.; de la Peña, Leobert D. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
    Fish and crustaceans that are not weakened by poor environmental conditions, or by other causes, such as parasitic infestation, nutritional deficiency, handling stress, or chemical intoxication, are more resistant to ...

  • Fungal diseases 

    Leaño, Eduardo M. (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 ...

  • Viral diseases 

    Lio-Po, Gilda D. (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. ...

  • Disease development 

    Lavilla, Celia R. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)
    Disease occurrence is one of the biggest deterrents to sustainable production in aquaculture. It is therefore important to enhance awareness among various sectors of the importance of health management in the aquaculture ...

  • Table of contents - Health Management in Aquaculture 

    Lio-Po, Gilda D.; Lavilla, Celia R.; Cruz-Lacierda, Erlinda R. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)

  • Preliminary pages - Health Management in Aquaculture 

    Lio-Po, Gilda D.; Lavilla, Celia R.; Cruz-Lacierda, Erlinda R. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)

  • Preface - Health Management in Aquaculture 

    Lio-Po, Gilda D.; Lavilla, Celia R.; Cruz-Lacierda, Erlinda R. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)

  • Foreword - Health Management in Aquaculture 

    Platon, Rolando R. (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 2001)