Fish Diseases: Prevention and Control Strategies

Fish Diseases: Prevention and Control Strategies provides essential information on disease prevention and treatment by the most experienced fish culturists in the industry. The book presents both traditional and novel methodologies of identifying and addressing fish disease risk, along with preventative and responsive insights to the challenges impacting fish production today.

Both specific (vaccination) and non-specific (immunostimulation) approaches are explored, from maintaining optimal environmental conditions, to understanding how stressors in fish affect their immune system.

Includes relevant information on government restrictions on drug usage in aquaculture to address the strict demand for fish products free of pollutants/antibioticsPresents best practices in fish farming to prevent disease and promote good health status and fish disease managementProvides the most recent research on fish diseases prevention, the pathogens most studied, and options for methods of treatment

Part I. Fish 1. Immunology: Improvement of Innate and Adaptive Immunity 2. Improvement of Disease Resistance by Genetic Methods

Part II. Pathogens 3. Types of Pathogens in Fish, Waterborne Diseases 4. Prophylactic and Prevention Methods Against Diseases in Aquaculture 5. Integrated Pathogen Management Strategies in Fish Farming

Part III. Environment 6. General Relationship Between Water Quality and Aquaculture Performance in Ponds 7. Water Quality–Disease Relationship on Commercial Fish Farms 8. Stress and Disease in Fish 9. Planning a Fish-Health Program 10. Aquatic Animal Health and the Environmental Impacts