Aquaculture Health Management

Aquaculture Health Management

Kibenge, Frederick S. B.
Powell, Mark D.

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Aquaculture Health Management is an essential reference for the diverse aquaculture community. With the steadily increasing importance of healthy fish production and the expansion of the animal aquaculture industry to new geographic areas, new microbial and parasitic species with pathogenic potential continue to emerge. The book covers the broad spectrum of fish and shellfish health, the functional roles of pathogen emergence, and the impacts of nutrition and preventative medicine such as pre- and probiotics, as well as chemical treatments, relevant legislation and more. This reference takes a comprehensive approach to understanding overall fish health management, making it valuable to aquaculturists, practitioners in aquatic animal health, veterinarians and all those in industry, government or academia who are interested in aquaculture and fisheries and their sustainable futures. Presents biosecurity measures used to prevent the spread of diseaseDiscusses fish immunology to understand preventive medicine for a healthy fish productionExamines the latest scientific methods and technologies to maximize efficiencies for healthy fish production for farmingIncludes the most commonly researched fish, crustaceans, and molluscs in aquaculture INDICE: 1. Animal Health in Aquaculture2. Husbandry of Aquatic Animals3. Biosecurity of Aquatic Animals4. Immunology of Aquatic Animals5. Disease Management of Aquatic Animals6. Preventative Medicine of Aquatic Animals7. Legislation Aspects of Aquatic Animals

  • ISBN: 9780128133590
  • Editorial: Academic Press
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 300
  • Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2019
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés