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Water Quality and Disease - http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/docs/pub/WaterQualityDisease/index.php?0308
Provides details of water quality standards for saltwater finfish in ponds. These need to be regularly monitored to prevent disease and mortality. |
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Diseases in Pond Fishes: The Role of Stress - http://www.thefishsite.com/articles/288/diseases-in-pond-fishes-the-role-of-stress
Article discussing the factors which may affect fish and make them more susceptible to infectious diseases or protozoan parasites. |
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Oxygen Depletion and Other Types of Fish Kills - http://www.thefishsite.com/articles/289/oxygen-depletion-and-other-types-of-fish-kills
Most fish kills in farm ponds are the result of oxygen depletion. This article outlines how a high level of nutrients in the water can result in an algal bloom, and the factors that may cause a sudden lowering of the oxygen level. |
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Effects and Benefits of Fish Vaccination - http://www.thefishsite.com/articles/153/effects-and-benefits-of-fish-vaccination
Fish vaccination has proved to be effective in reducing economic losses caused by mortality and lower growth rates. This fact sheet illustrates how prevention is better than cure and provides a cost-benefit analysis for vaccination. |
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The Fish Pancreas - http://staff.stir.ac.uk/charles.mcgurk/eafp1/PAN01M.HTM#Pancreas
Provides a guide to the anatomy, functions and disease of this organ with images of stained sections of diseased tissue. |
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Systemic Pathology of Fish - http://avtrw.mri.sari.ac.uk/scottish/SRbooks/Ferguson_SystemicPathologyofFish_descr.htm
Provides details of the second edition of a book of this name by Professor Hugh W. Ferguson. |
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Combating Fish Disease - http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/regulat/forms/fish/DOF21.pdf
Information from DEFRA on notifiable fish diseases in the UK, and the checks and controls used to prevent the spread of disease outbreaks. |
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Fish Pathology Archive - http://www.marlab.ac.uk/Delivery/standaloneCM.aspx?contentid=673
The Fisheries Research Services maintains a collection of stained tissue sections and images of disease in wild and farmed fish. Provides information on the resources, research, monitoring and advice offered. |
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The Kidney - http://staff.stir.ac.uk/charles.mcgurk/eafp1/KID01M.HTM#Kidney
Provides a guide to the anatomy, functions and diseases of this organ with details of several important infections, each illustrated by stained sections of diseased tissue. |
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Emerging Problems in Fish Pathology - http://avtrw.mri.sari.ac.uk/scottish/Scot-sci-abstr_Nov06.htm
Abstract of an article by Professor Hugh W. Ferguson on the current and expected future health problems facing the farmed fish industry. |