All about Fish Vetting – Dr Richmond Loh
Here’s a great 2 page fact sheet on how to look after freshwater turtles by a colleague of mine:
<a href="http://http://www.davidvella.com.au/TurtleCare2pg_dvella.pdf”>Turtle Care
One point of disagreement is the water pH, based on case discussions with other turtle veterinarians (Drs Lisa Winters and Peter Ricci). The pH of the water should lie between 7-7.6.
I wonder if anyone got pranked today.
Q: what sort of behaviour does a fish show when he’s frivolous and disrespectful?
A: Flippant behaviour.
Journal of Fish Diseases Volume 37, Number 4 (April 2014) Construction of KHV-CJ ORF25 DNAvaccine and immune challenge test Authors: J-X Zhou, H Wang, X-W Li, X Zhu, W-L Lu, D-M Zhang Author Affiliations: no affiliations available Source: Journal of Fish Diseases, Volume 37, Number 4 (April 2014) Page Numbers: 319 – 325 Available Full Text: Full Text: Subscription Required to view full text Format: PDF Size: unknown Location: Publisher’s Site Authentication: EBSCOhost EJS Abstract: KHV ORF25 fragments were cloned from Koi Herpes Virus-CJ(KHV-CJ) strains isolated in our laboratory. The amplified products were inserted into the eukaryotic expression vector pIRES-neo, forming recombinant plasmid pIRES-ORF25. The recombinant plasmid pIRES-ORF25 at 1 µg per koi, 10 µg per koi and 50 µg per koi was intramuscularly injected into healthy kois, respectively. The results showed that the recombinant pIRES-ORF25 could induce the production of specific antibodies in koi determined by indirect ELISA. The differences of immune effect between three doses were not significant (P> 0.05), but all of them could induce the production of neutralizing antibodies. The immune challenge test showed that the mortality of koi injected with PBS, blank pIRES-neo vector and nothing was 90%, 92.5% and 85% at 25 days. While the mortalities of koi injected with eukaryotic expression plasmid pIRES-ORF25 were 20%, 17.5% and 12.5%. Differences in comparison with the control group were highly significant (P< 0.01). Histopathological staining revealed that the tissues of the immunized koi did not change apparently. In conclusion, the DNAvaccine pIRES-ORF25 construct could well protect koi against KHVand had the potential to be applied in practice. Citation: J-X Zhou, H Wang, X-W Li, X Zhu, W-L Lu, D-M Zhang . Construction of KHV-CJ ORF25 DNAvaccine and immune challenge test. Journal of Fish Diseases, Volume 37, Number 4 (April 2014), pp. 319-325, < http://ejournals.ebsco.com/direct.asp?ArticleID=46CEBC045783A4DE082A> URL: http://ejournals.ebsco.com/direct.asp?ArticleID=46CEBC045783A4DE082A
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV, NATA Signatory.
Aquatic Veterinarian | Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University | President WAVMA |
Secretary Aquatic Animal Health Chapter – ANZCVS.
THE FISH VET, Perth, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA. Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
Skype: thefishvet
Fish certainly are popular.
Interesting stats:
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, NATA Signatory.
THE FISH VET, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
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E: thefishvet
P: +61 (0)421 822 383
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If you work in a fish shop, you might get asked this question a lot. “What sorts of fish can I put in my pond?”, “What are cold water fish?” and “which fish do not require a heater?”
There are some native fish such as the Pygmy perch and tandanus catfish. There are imported ornamental fishes such as the various Danios (zebra, leopard and pearl) and White Cloud Mountain minnows. And what else?
I came across the Department of Fisheries’ website on locations of feral fishes (http://freshwater.fish.wa.gov.au/default.aspx?st3) in relation to Perth. From the links provided I was able to find that there is more than the goldfish and koi that you can actually stock in your outdoor pond. I was a little surprised to find that some of the ‘tropical’ fishes can survive our winters.
A list of the various species of feral fishes found in water bodies around Perth include:
Note that some of the species may be considered noxious and should not be kept, and should be reported. See the list here – http://www.fish.wa.gov.au/Sustainability-and-Environment/Aquatic-Biosecurity/Translocations-Moving-Live-Fish/Pages/Noxious-Banned-Fish.aspx
Tomorrow I’ll be making a presentation to the students during a lunch time seminar at Murdoch University.
Come and join us! See picture for details.
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, 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
I saw this in a kiddy book and decided to Google it.
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A group of sharks is a gam, herd, pod, shiver or school, and they have the habit of segregation by size.
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, 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
I’ve had incredible interest in this DVD and a lot of feedback from people who’ve purchased their very own copy. Everyone’s loved it and I guarantee you will too?
Who is the target audience? My veterinary colleagues often say to me, “There’s a lot of great material in there, some maybe too technical for the regular fish owner. Perhaps a cut down version should be made for them.”
My response… well, it’s for EVERYONE. When I put it together, I had fellow vets & students in mind because they need to know how to do all this stuff. A vet’s standard training does not adequately cover the specifics of fish medicine.
I also bore in mind, my clients because I often have to explain and demonstrate how they could continue to treat their fish after I’ve left them with some medicines. Then there are others who don’t live nearby and they can’t get access to a fish veterinarian. The DVD has instructions on how they can take samples to send to their veterinarian or veterinary laboratory for testing.
Why didn’t I make two versions? The reason why I’ve made it all inclusive is because it’ll be good education to let fish owners know what veterinarians can do to help. It’s not just about educating our colleagues, but it’s also about educating our clients. Clients will then know that not only are such things possible, but also that they are done. Plus it’s great as a show and tell.
So, if you are reading this blog, it’s exactly for you!
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