Diseases and disorders of finfish in cage culture /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2002.
• Subjects: Cage aquaculture.; Fishes > Diseases.; Prion, Viral, Bacterial and Fungal Pathogens of Animals, (New March 2000); Protozoan, Helminth, Mollusc and Arthropod Parasites of Animals, (New March 2000); Non-communicable Diseases and Injuries of Animals.; Aquaculture (Animals); Fishes.; Aquaculture.; Brackish water.; Cages.; Fish culture.; Fish diseases.; Fresh water.; Infectious diseases.; Marine areas.; Oceans.; Seas.; Electronic books.
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• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 354 pages) : illustrations, charts; Also available in print format.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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This book discusses the diseases and disorders of finfish in cage culture. It is divided into 4 parts. Part 1 discusses the cage culture system and contains 2 chapters: (1) introduction and history of cage culture; and (2) overview of cage culture. Part II discusses coldwater fish and contains 3 chapters: (3) infectious diseases of coldwater fish in marine and brackish water; (4) infectious diseases of coldwater fish in fresh water; and (5) non-infectious disorders of coldwater fish. Part III discusses warmwater fish and also contains 3 chapters: (6) infectious diseases of warmwater fish in marine and brackish waters; (7) infectious diseases of warmwater fish in fresh water; and (8) non-infectious disorders of warmwater fish. The last part only contains 1 chapter: (9) sporadic, emerging diseases and disorders.