All about Fish Vetting – Dr Richmond Loh
It has been just over a month since I ran this experiment just for the fun of it, for my interest and for those who’re following me in my journey of collating more useful and fun information about fish health.
I was sent some BioChips to try. I had a little spare time and the equipment and facilities to do so. Plus my son could help me out a little bit.
The results were interesting.
Download the findings using this link –
Just a reminder that our webinar will be happening this Friday.
When? This Friday, November 28, 2014 at 10:00 AM AEDT (Australia)
(Click http://tinyurl.com/pprk3ly to check your local time)
Speaker: Dr Véronique LePage BSc, DVM, MSc (Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, Canada)
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8726501994123337218
This lecture will cover diseases of captive seahorses, sea dragons and pipefish. The focus will be primarily on inflammatory, environmental and neoplastic aetiologies. Diagnostics and treatments for the most common causes of morbidity and mortality will also be addressed.
This webinar is suitable for veterinarians, vet techs/nurses, vet students, research scientists and aquarists/aquarium husbandry staff.
Learning Objectives – participants will:
1. Understand the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in sygnathids.
2. Be able to clinically evaluate and necropsy syngnathids to arrive at a diagnosis of common diseases.
3. Consider various treatment modalities for these diseases.
4. Understand the challenges and limitations of diagnostics and treatments options.
NOTE: This webinar will be recorded, but you’ll need to register to receive information on the recording.
I went to a seafood disco last night… and pulled a mussel! 🐌
If you join now, your membership will go through December 31 of 2015 and you will be able access all of WAVMA member programs – simply click on www.wavma.org/Become-a-member.
I look forward to making your acquaintance.
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, CMAVA, NATA Signatory.
THE FISH VET, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
W: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
E: thefishvet
P: +61 (0)421 822 383
President WAVMA.org
The Virulent bacteria that helped cause the near-ruin of two large oyster hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest have been mistakenly identified for years, researchers say in a recent report.
Just in case you wanted to see it…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8Nxf6UpXwAY
So this is how it’s done!
They gradually increased the concentration of the substance from 0.5% to 2%. The investigators found that the animals lost the ability to respond to touch and their color paled, which means that their normal motor coordination of color regulation by the brain was lost, concluding that the animals were indeed anesthetized.
http://news.sciencemag.org/plants-animals/2014/11/video-how-anesthetize-octopus
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, CMAVA, NATA Signatory.
THE FISH VET, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
W: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
E: thefishvet
P: +61 (0)421 822 383
President WAVMA.org
Read more here.
Join me and say, “G’day!” in Singapore. I’ll be representing the WAVMA at this event.
See below.
From: “Dr. David Scarfe”
Date: 14 November 2014 1:05:23 AWST
Subject: AquaVetMed e-News: Aquatic Vet Program – 2014 Asian Veterinary Associations Congress (Singapore, Nov 28-Dec 1)
November 13, 2014
8th Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations Congress
The Rise of the Asian Veterinary Profession – the Emerging Global Player, is the theme for the 18th Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations (FAVA 2014) Congress, being held from 28th – 30th November 2014 at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. This Congress will provide many opportunities to learn, share and network with acclaimed veterinarians from the Asia-Pacific region and beyond and is expected to draw some 600 delegates.
Join colleagues in Singapore, Asia’s leading animal healthcare and veterinary hub for 3 days of lively debates, insightful discussion, and fruitful collaborations. With international and regional speakers, lectures, plenary sessions and free paper presentations, pre- & post-congress workshops in livestock, small animal and aquatic veterinary medicine, this congress is made to fit everyone.
Aquatic veterinary highlights (November 29/30) and a full day post-congress wetlab dealing with “Practical Veterinary Aspects of Fish Veterinary Medicine” (December 1), include:
· Clinical signs of fish disease and routine diagnostic procedures – Richmond Loh (Australia)
· Common fish parasites – diagnostic features of parasites on microscopy and treatment options – Richmond Loh (Australia)
· Applications of Biotechnology in Aquaculture – Jiang Jun Hui (Singapore)
· Integrated Multi-Trophic Recirculating Aquaculture System – T.J. Lam (Singapore)
· Sustained Drug Delivery for Animals and Aquaculture – V. Subbu (Singapore)
· Practical use of technology in Aquaculture – Matthew Tan (Singapore)
· Rapid Microbial Detection and Source Tracking in Aquaculture – Emily Tay
· New developments EMS therapeutics – Ung Huan (Malaysia)
· Selective breeding program for Asian Sea Bass in Singapore: Approaches to develop disease-resistant lines – Laszlo Orban (Singapore)
· Aquaculture Education in Singapore – Chan Wei Loong (Singapore)
· Continuing Aquaculture Education – Diana Chan (Singapore)
For more information, including registration, accommodation and social programmes, go to http://fava2014.com.
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