Health Maintenance and Principal Microbial Diseases of Cultured Fishes, Third Edition is a thoroughly revised and updated version of the classic text. Building on the wealth of information presented in the previous edition, this new edition offers a major revision of the valuable health maintenance section, with new pathogens added throughout the book. Health Maintenance and Principal Microbial Diseases of Cultured Fishes, Third Edition focuses on maintaining fish health, illustrating how management can reduce the effects of disease. The text is divided into sections on health maintenance, viral diseases, and bacterial diseases, and covers a wide variety of commercially important species, including catfish, salmon, trout, sturgeon, and tilapia. This book is a valuable resource for professionals and students in the areas of aquaculture, aquatic health maintenance, pathobiology, and aquatic farm management.

Health Maintenance and Principal Microbial Diseases of CulturedFishes, Third Edition is a thoroughly revised andupdated version of the classic text. Building on the wealth ofinformation presented in the previous edition, this new editionoffers a major revision of the valuable health maintenance sectionwith new pathogens added throughout the book. Health Maintenanceand Principal Microbial Diseases of Cultured Fishes, ThirdEdition focuses on maintaining fish health, illustrating howmanagement can reduce the effects of disease.The text is divided into sections on health maintenance, viraldiseases, and bacterial diseases, and covers a wide variety ofcommercially important species, including catfish, salmon, troutsturgeon, and tilapia. This book is a valuable resource forprofessionals and students in the areas of aquaculture, aquatichealth maintenance, pathobiology, and aquatic farm management.

About the Authors viiPreface ixAcknowledgments xiPart I: Health Maintenance1 Principles of Health Maintenance 32 Epizootiology of Fish Diseases 313 Pathology and Disease Diagnosis 394 Disease Management 57Part II: Viral Diseases5 Catfish Viruses 956 Carp and Minnow Viruses 1097 Eel Viruses 1358 Trout and Salmon Viruses 1479 Sturgeon Viruses 21910 Other Viral Diseases of Fish 227Part III: Bacterial Diseases11 Catfish Bacterial Diseases 27512 Carp and Minnow Bacterial Diseases 31513 Eel Bacterial Diseases 32714 Salmonid Bacterial Diseases 34515 Striped Bass Bacterial Diseases 41916 Tilapia Bacterial Diseases 44517 Other Bacterial Diseases 465Part IV: AppendicesAppendix I. List of Common and Scientific Names of Fishes 473Appendix II. Table of Conversion Factors 477Appendix III. List of Cell Lines Commonly Used for Diagnostics 479Index 483