Infectious Disease in Aquaculture: Prevention and Control

Infectious Disease in Aquaculture

This book provides a comprehensive overview of infectious diseases affecting aquaculture species, with emphasis on disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment, vaccination, and control. It covers immune responses in fish and shellfish, veterinary drugs, antibiotics, antiparasitic treatments, vaccines, pathogen-free stocks, genomics, and biological disease-control strategies.

Key Features:

• Covers infectious diseases in fish, shellfish, shrimp, and other aquaculture species
• Explores innate and adaptive immune responses
• Discusses disease diagnosis and veterinary drugs
• Covers antibiotics and antiparasitic treatments
• Examines vaccination strategies for fish
• Addresses stress and its effects on resistance to infection
• Explores specific pathogen-free aquaculture populations
• Covers genomics and biological disease-control approaches
• Discusses bacteria, bacteriophages, and natural antimicrobial compounds
• Useful for aquaculture managers, veterinarians, researchers, and aquatic animal health professionals