Looks like underwater Star Wars!http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FdFnOraHSfw
This link shared by Toni Erkinharju.
Drugs galore at a local fish shop in New York.
At the Aquavet seminar today, one of the topics covered was “Drugs used in Aquaculture – Regulations, Labels, FDA, CVM and Medicated Feeds.”
It spurred me to blog about what I had seen in the local fish store when I spent a day in NY on my way to the course.
As I was touring around New York, I couldn’t help but to drop into by a couple of the aquarium shops. Apart from looking at the varieties of fishes they stocked, I was also very interested in their “pharmacy” section. Apart from the traditional formalin, copper sulphate, praziquantel, acriflavine, malachite green / victoria green, diflubenzuron and others, there were a few drugs that are not allowed to be sold over the counter in Australia and they include: nitrofurans, erythromycin, quinine, minocycline, ampicillin, metronidazole. I wonder whether the regulatory authorities are aware of this.
Do I eat my patients?
It depends….
The many names for the bacterial infection commonly known as Columnaris.
Dr Paul Bowser took us for much of today’s Aquavet lessons.
The many names for the one bacteria we now know as Flavobacterium columnare (Flavo = yellow, Column = rod shaped):
- 1. Bacterium columnaris –>
- 2. Chondrococcus columnaris (stupid name because they’re not coccoid at all) –>
- 3. Myxobacter columnaris –>
- 4. Cytophaga columnaris (Cyto = cell + Phaga = eating = cell-eating) –>
- 5. Flexibacter columnaris (because they flex as they move) –>
- 6. Flavobacteria columnaris –>
- 7. Flavobacter columnare.
As a measure of the wealth of experience he has in the field of aquatic animal health, he says he has been doing this since this bacteria had its second name. Even the great authors on the Wikipedia page on this bacteria doesn’t go that far back.
How do you repel birds from fish farms?
At one of the Aquavet classes, Dr Mark Fast presented some case studies and asked the class for some ideas on how to control digenetic trematode infection in fish. We could either work on the first intermediate (snail) host, or the final host (bird).
The bird control part generated most interest.
Following on from a previously posted topic on repelling birds,
there are a few more other ideas available.
Click on the links below to find out more about each topic:
- Habitat modification
- Auditory deterrents
- Chemical repellents
- Exclusion method
- Scarecrows
- Reflectors and Reflecting Tape
- Water jets
- Predator Models
- Hawk Kites and Balloons
- Dead Gull Models
- Falconry
- Aircraft
- Radio-Controlled Model Aircraft
- Lights
- Dyes
- Smoke
Also, check out this site for more detailed information on the different methods:
Evaluation Of The Efficacy Of Products and Techniques For Airport Bird Control
Dr Loh’s trip to attend AquaVet has been made possible through the – “People development program: 2011 Aquatic Animal Health Training Scheme which is supported by funding from the FRDC on behalf of the Australian Government”.
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Dr Richmond Loh
BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Vet Path), MANZCVS (Aquatics), MANZCVS (Pathobiology), DipPM.
Veterinarian | Adjunct Senior Lecturer Murdoch University | WAVMA Communications Committee Member |
Secretary Aquatic Animal Health Chapter – Australian and New Zealand College of Veterinary Scientists (ANZCVS)
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Dr Richmond Loh
BSc BVMS MPhil MANZCVS (Aq & Pathol)
The Fish Vet, Perth, Western Australia.
Veterinary Medicine for fish.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
How do you do bath treatments in fish cultured in sea pens?
Scallops have pretty blue eyes.
Size matters says the crab.
Beefiness trumps strength. Read more at the link below.
Fish joke for Monday-itis
What’s called a fish and is silver but isn’t a fish?
A silver fish!
Go figure.