To introduce veterinary students to the world of aquatic veterinary medicine, the WAVMA Executive Board encourages students and faculty at nationally recognised veterinary schools to consider forming a new Student Chapter.

Some examples of programs and privileges available to Student Chapters include:

• Assistance in organizing and promoting Chapter programs and activities.
• Low annual WAVMA Student Membership (US$25) – 50% Chapter member’s dues may be available to support Chapter-organized activities.
• Reduced rate (50%) WAVMA Full Membership the year after graduation.
• WAVMA veterinary student/new graduate scholarships.
• Access to the WAVMA quarterly newsletter ("The Aquatic Veterinarian").
• Access to WAVMA member-only webpages & programs.
• Discounted book purchases from select publishers.
• Aquatic veterinary externship, internship and residency programs and job listings.
• WAVMA promotional flyers, brochures and other materials for distribution to other students.
• Free or discounted registration for WAVMA meetings, symposia, conferences or educational webinars.
• Participation in the WAVMA Certified Aquatic Veterinary Practitioner (Cert-AqV) Program.
• Access to WAVMA e-mail listservs, including Members-L, Student-L (all students) and (if requested) a Chapter-dedicated listserv.
• Assistance with Chapter-specific Facebook, LinkedIn, WikiVet, NOVICE and other social media.

For more information, go to:
http://www.wavma.org/WAVMA-Student-Chapters

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV.
President WAVMA 2014

Q: what do you call a fish that holds a photographic memory of old information?

A: Microfiche.

They’re ALL running out!

We know we’re rapidly depleting our supply of finite resources such as coal, oil and freshwater, but you’d be surprised at some of the everyday items we’re also running out of.

Read more here – http://mobile.news.com.au/world/seven-things-you-didnt-know-the-world-is-running-out-of/story-fndir2ev-1226777125170

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV WAVMA.
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
W: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
E: thefishvet
P: +61 (0)421 822 383

From: Deborah Elliott <D.Elliott>
Date: 6 December 2013 14:00:17 AWST
To: Continuing Veterinary education <cve>
Subject: Free Event next Thursday 12th December – Euthanasia, Loss and Grief, Compassion Fatigue

See attachment below for details:

Euthanasia, Loss and Grief, Compassion Fatigue.pdf

I received this post in my inbox and thought I’d share.

http://wavmaatwork.org/2013/12/05/how-much-does-an-aquatic-veterinarian-earn/

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV.
Aquatic Veterinarian | Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University | President-elect WAVMA |
Secretary Aquatic Animal Health Chapter – ANZCVS.
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA. Mobile Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services for fish and other aquatic creatures.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383

Looking for more books? Check out this site.

The discovery, detailed in the latest issue of the scientific journal Nature, challenges well established ideas about the separation of cartilaginous fish (such as sharks) and bony fish (which became four-legged creatures).

Read more here.

Who would have thought that these little tiny speedy fishes could hold answers to so many human conditions?

Here’s another that research using such fish is helping us with.

Read more here.

I found this article to be quite enlightening.

 

Effect of dietary protein level on the reproductive performance of female swordtails Xiphophorus helleri (Poeciliidae)

• Alexander S.C Chong
• Saraitul Dahlianis Ishak,
• Zulfaizuddin Osman,
• Roshada Hashim

• Laboratory of Fish Biology, Aquaculture Research Group, School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Minden, Penang, Malaysia

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Keywords

• Broodstock nutrition;
• Protein;
• Swordtails;
• Live bearers

 
You may access this article by clicking here.

Q: What do you call a pastry chef fish?

A: Cookie cutter shark.

I received this as a query:

If I may please if you don’t mind what would you suggest for ulcers on koi caused by two types of bacteria infections Aeromonas, Pseudomas” when not even bytral and treating the water with anti parasite meds plus salt does not work .

My response:

I’m confused about what pathogen you’re dealing with. Ectoparasites, or bacterial? If bacterial only, and if it’s either Aeromonas or Pseudomas, these are notorious for being multidrug resistant. So you must be guided by results from bacterial culture and antibiotic sensitivity tests.

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology) Murdoch, MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV WAVMA.
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
W: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
E: thefishvet
P: +61 (0)421 822 383