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Methods for diagnosing fish diseases -- Major cultured species -- Types of culture systems -- Clinical workup -- Postmortem techniques -- Guidelines for interpreting clinical findings -- Health management -- Problem list -- Problems 1 through 10: diagnoses made with commercially available water-quality test kits or equipment that should be present in the clinican's clinic -- Problems 11 through 43: diagnoses made by either gross external examination of fish, wet mounts of skin/gills, or histopathology of skin/gills -- Problem 44: diagnoses made by examination of a gill clip or a blood smear -- Problems 45 though 57: diagnoses made by bacterial culture of the kidney or affected organs -- Problems 58 through 76: diagnoses made by necropsy of the viscera and examination of wet mounts or histopathology of internal organs -- Problems 77 through 88: rule-out diagnoses 1 (viral infections): presumtive diagnosis is based on the absence of other etiologies combined with a diagnostically appropriate history, clinical signs, and/or pathology. Definitive diagnosis is based on presumptive diagnosis combined with confirmation of viral presence (e.g., antibody probe, gene probe) -- Problems 89 through 99: Rule out diagnoses 2: presumptive diagnosis is based on the absence of other etiologies combined with a diagnostically appropriate history, clinical signs, and/or pathology. Definitive diagnosis is based on presumptive evidence combined with further, more extensive workup with a specific identification of the problem -- Problems 100 through 102: rule-out diagnoses 3: presumptive diagnosis is based on the absence of other etiologies combined with a diagnostically appropriate history, clinical signs, and/or pathology. Definitive diagnosis is not possible since the etiology is unknown (idiopathic) -- Problem 103: diagnoses made by examination of eggs -- Methods for treating fish diseases -- General concepts in therapy -- Pharmacopoeia. Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition provides thorough, yet concise, descriptions of viral, bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and noninfectious diseases in an exhaustive number of fish species. Now in full color with more than 500 images, the book is designed as a comprehensive guide to the identification and treatment of both common and rare problems encountered during the clinical work-up of fish species. Diseases are discussed following a systems-based approach, to ensure a user-friendly and practical manual for identifying problems. Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition is the must-have reference for any aquaculturists, aquatic biologists, or fish health specialists dealing with diagnosing or treating fish diseases. --Book Jacket. |
