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Major f<strong>in</strong>fish diseases <strong>in</strong> Asia and practical measures adopted <strong>in</strong> controll<strong>in</strong>gdiseasesSupranee Ch<strong>in</strong>abutDepartment <strong>of</strong> FisheriesKasetsart University Campus, Bangkok, ThailandAbstractThe health <strong>of</strong> cultured fish normally related to aquaculture management practice. The major diseases <strong>of</strong> f<strong>in</strong>fish <strong>in</strong>Asian aquaculture are group<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>to parasitic diseases, bacterial diseases, viral diseases, fungal diseases andnutritional diseases. Parasitic protozoa such as Ood<strong>in</strong>ium sp. Trichod<strong>in</strong>a sp., Ichthyobodo sp., Ichthyopthiriasmultifiliis, and Tetrahymena sp. are the most serious diseases to fish fry and f<strong>in</strong>ger<strong>in</strong>g. There are many bacterialdiseases that cause severe problem <strong>in</strong> fish culture, such as motile Aeromonas septicaemia, streptococcosis,vibriosis, mycobacteriosis. There are many viral pathogens that cause diseases <strong>in</strong> fish, such as lymphocystis, viralnervous necrosis (VNN), spr<strong>in</strong>g viraemia virus and koi herpes virus. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS) is thepandemic fungal disease <strong>of</strong> many freshwater and brackish water fish.IntroductionThe knowledge on f<strong>in</strong>fish diseases will help to <strong>in</strong>crease or improve the productivity or production <strong>in</strong> aquaculture.Anyone who <strong>in</strong>terested <strong>in</strong> fish health or biological sciences can practice and work as diagnostician on fish health.Study on fish diseases can be done by self learn<strong>in</strong>g and practice or attend fish disease courses.The understand<strong>in</strong>g on the mean<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> the word “disease” is important to go further to know more about f<strong>in</strong>fishdiseases. Diseases mean any abnormality <strong>of</strong> structure or function <strong>of</strong> the organisms, <strong>in</strong>ability to performphysiological function at normal levels. Diseased animals are not just sick or die but they are those perform<strong>in</strong>gbelow expectations. The unit <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>terest for diseased fish is the population, which can be ponds, cages or tanks,farms, areas <strong>of</strong> the country or the whole region. The study <strong>of</strong> disease patterns <strong>in</strong> the populations is “epidemiology”.Fish are poikilothermal animals, which mean their body temperature change accord<strong>in</strong>g to the water temperature.Their biological systems are tremendously altered by water temperature and other environmental factors.Therefore, good management is very important practice for the successful <strong>of</strong> fish farms. Environmental factors thatmay affect the health <strong>of</strong> cultured fish are as follow:Temperature:Is the most important factor to fish health. Rapid changes <strong>of</strong> water temperature can cause stressful condition t<strong>of</strong>ish. Fish can tolerate to temperature drop better than a ris<strong>in</strong>g temperature. Fish will be more susceptible topathogens <strong>in</strong> ris<strong>in</strong>g temperature condition.Dissolved Oxygen:Small fish require more O2 than larger fish. Fish liv<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> low dissolved oxygen water will gather at water <strong>in</strong>let orgasp<strong>in</strong>g at water surface. Gill damage or pale can be the sign <strong>of</strong> O2 deficiency.55

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