The aim of this book is to provide practical advice and awareness of health management and disease control in sea bass and sea bream, the most widely-farmed fish in the Mediterranean region.
The prevention and control of the main pathologies affecting intensively-cultured marine fish species are of paramount importance. Farmed sea bass and sea bream are high-value fish, making significant contributions to the economies of many countries. This important book gives particular emphasis to rapid diagnosis and response to the most dangerous pathologies, which can cause severe economic losses in affected fish farms.
Key features of the book Sea Bass and Sea Bream include:
A clear layout and practical approach: easy to understand and implement
Colour photographs of the main diseases and parasites affecting sea bass and sea bream
A combination of the authors’ wide field-based experience in the diagnosis of fish diseases, with knowledge from a major fish diseases reference laboratory.
Additional Information
Author |
Pierpaolo Patarnello, Niccolò Vendramin |
Availability |
Available |
Dimensions |
234mm x 146mm |
Extent |
140 pages |
ISBN |
9781910455791 |
Publication date |
2017 |
Book Type |
Hardcover |
Contents
PART I THE MEDITERRANEAN PRODUCTION SYSTEM: Farmed Species; Main Biosecurity Problems; Phases of the diagnostic approach; 1. Equipment; 2. Signaling – Case description; 3. Anamnesis – Clinical history; 4. Site inspection and clinical examination; 5. General Clinical Examination (GCE); 6. Necropsy technique and Internal pathological examination; 7. Parasitological examination; 8. Bacteriological examination; 9. Virological examination
PART II THE MAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN MODERN MEDITERRANEAN AQUACULTURE: BACTERIAL DISEASES; Vibriosis (Vibrio anguillarum); Photobacteriosis (previously known as Pasteurellosis); Flexibacteriosis (Tenacibaculum maritimum); Streptococcosis; Septicemia by Aeromonas sp.; VIRAL DISEASES; Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy (VER, also known as Viral Nervous Necrosis – VNN); Lymphocystis disease; PARASITIC INFESTATIONS; Myxosporid Diseases Enteromyxum leei; Isopod Infestations (Ceratothoa, Nerocilia, Anilocra); Mongenean Parasitic Infestations; SUMMARY; BACTERIAL DISEASES; Typical Vibriosis; Photobacteriosis; Flexibacteriosis; Streptococcosis; Septicemia by Aeromonas; VIRAL DISEASES; Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy (VER, also known as Viral Nervous Necrosis – VNN); Lymphocystis disease; PARASITIC INFESTATIONS; Diseases caused by Myxozoa; Isopod and copepod crustaceans; Infestation by Trematoda
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