Health Maintenance and Principal Microbial Diseases of Cultured Fishes

Infectious diseases are among the greatest constraint to the expansion and realisation of the full potential of aquaculture. This valuable reference text concentrates on the infectious viral and bacterial diseases most important in aquaculture, and also addresses their existence in natural environments. The author organises the viral and bacterial diseases of fish into groups or families that are most extensively cultured. Dr. Plumb creates a balance between diseases of warmwater, coolwater, and coldwater fishes, and presents information on important disease problems not only in North America, but also around the world. Preface.

Acknowledgements.

Common and Scientific Names.

Part I Health Maintenance.

1. Principles of Health Maintenance.

2. Epizootiology of Fish Diseases.

3. Pathology.

4. Disease Recognition and Diagnosis.

5. Disease Management.

Part II Viral diseases.

6. Catfish viruses.

7. Carp and minnow viruses.

8. Eel viruses.

9. Pike viruses.

10. Trout and salmon viruses.

11. Sturgeon viruses.

12. Walleye viruses.

13. Other viral diseases of fish.

Part III Bacterial diseases.

14. Catfish bacterial diseases.

15.Carp and minnow bacterial diseases.

16. Eel bacterial diseases.

17. Salmonid bacterial diseases.

18. Striped bass and hybrid bacterial diseases.

19. Tilapia bacterial diseases.

20. Miscellaneous bacterial diseases.

Index.

John A. Plumb, PhD., one of the foremost authorities on infectious diseases of fish, is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures, Auburn University, Alabama. He has taught graduate courses in fish microbial diseases, investigates viral and bacterial diseases of fish, leads the Southeastern Cooperative Fish Disease Project, and advises internationally.

Dr. Plumb is past president of the Fish Health Section of the American Fisheries Society. Widely published, Plumb has also served on the editorial board of The Progressive Fish Culturist and co-edited the Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, and currently is editorial advisor for Diseases of Aquatic Organisms. His awards include the Distinguished Service Award from the Catfish Farmers of America and the S.F. Snieszko Distinguished Service Award from the Fish Health Section of the American Fisheries Society.

Infectious diseases of fish prevent us from realizing the full potential of aquaculture. Scientists report that viral, bacterial, and parasitic agents now infect many wild and all cultured fish species. In this timely and authoritative book, John Plumb provides a holistic approach to the identification, prevention, and management of infectious diseases. With a wealth of information from recent research, the author.

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• Discusses straightforwardly what we know about microbial fishs diseases
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• Elucidates the important aspects of infectious diseases
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• Emphasizes the salient points of host-pathogen-environment relationships
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• Describes the principles of fish health maintenance and how management can reduce the effects of disease in aquaculture

Health Maintenance and Principal Microbial Disease of Cultured Fishes will prove invaluable to students and scientists interested in health maintenance of aquatic animals, aquatic pathologists, aquaculturists and fishery biologists, and aquatic veterinarians. The work is liberally illustrated with figures, photographs, and tables includes a list of common and scientific names used in the text.