There’s no goldfish or oyster in these.
You can eat goldfish?
I thought I’d share this picture with you, taken at the cafeteria at the Roger Williams University.
What’s WAVMA stand for?
Did you know there are fish veterinarians all over the world?
And there is a world body to represent and provide support to fish veterinarians.
Formed in 2007 as a global not-for-profit Professional Association, the mission of the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association (WAVMA) is to serve the discipline of aquatic veterinary medicine in enhancing aquatic animal health and welfare, public health and seafood safety, in support of the veterinary profession, aquatic animal owners and industries, and other stakeholders.
The purpose of the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association is:
1. To serve aquatic veterinary medicine practitioners of many disciplines and backgrounds by developing programs to support and sustain members, and the aquatic species industries that they serve.
2. To identify, foster and strengthen professional interactions among aquatic medical practitioners and other organizations around the world.
3. To be an advocate for, develop guidance on, and promote the advancement of the science, ethics and professional aspects of aquatic animal medicine within the veterinary profession and a wider audience.
4. To optimally position and advance the discipline of aquatic veterinary medicine, and support the practice of aquatic veterinary medicine in all countries.
If you are a veterinarian or a veterinary student with an interest in aquatic animal health, download some informational brochures from the links below, or go to the website.
World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association – Brochure
World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association – Student Brochure
Why is there no substrate in the tank?
An aquarium at the Roger Williams University in Rhode Island.
AquaVet II – Corals, Disease and Histology.
Day 2, Dr Ilze Berzins presented on Corals, Disease and Histology.
Did you know that coral reefs are home to over 25% of all marine life including 1/3 of all marine species, yet comprise less than 1% of the Earth’s surface? They support more species per unit area than any other marine habitat! Integral to our ecosystem. We need to protect them and keep a good eye on them.
Check out the really cool microscopic view of their nematocysts and zooxanthellae in the picture below!
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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Yours sincerely,
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
AquaVet II – Fish Haematology
Day 1
We had a brief orientation and got to meet many of our teachers and classmates. We were then split into 2 classes, those attending Aquavet I (more general with emphasis on practical experience) and AquaVet II (with greater emphasis on microscopic work).
In AqV2, Dr Dianne Brown gave us an overview on fish blood. We covered the practical aspects of teleost vs elasmobranch vs mollusc blood types and how to sample, prepare and interpret blood films to give us some clues as to the health of the animals. You can tell if there is inflammation (e.g. bacterial infection), viral infection, what their immune status is, toxicity issues and more!
I can see great value in using this tool in a weekly routine in aquacultured fishes to give us an idea of their health and to be able to quickly detect signs of diseased states early on in the piece so we can do something about it. This is of particular importance because when things in aquaculture go wrong, they go very wrong, very quickly! To be able to predict disease states would save pens of fish from mass mortalities.
Is your farm routinely sampling and examining blood?
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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Yours sincerely,
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
Fish joke for Monday-itis
This is an old classic that my chemist friend reminded me.
What do you call a fish that doesn’t share?
A selfish!
Fish Vetting Essentials.
The web can be a great resource but you may also find that it is full of contradictory information overload. Like you, I have found that reliable information on fish health, disease and medicine is difficult to come by and is at best, fragmented.
This is why I have published two essential books on aquatic veterinary medicine.
So if you’re serious about fish health, these are two indispensible texts on fish you must have at your fingertips!
Fish Health Professionals – Land the Catch of the Year!
Fish Vetting Essentials is a comprehensive resource that incorporates elements of fish keeping, clinical medicine and fish pathology in a readily digestible form.
Important information for diagnosticians in this book include:
- how to interpret water quality
- how to diagnose common fish diseases
- how to medicate fish
- how to treat fish diseases using drugs available in standard veterinary clinics.
Check out the book reviews on The Fish Vet’s Facebook Fanpage.
View sample pages here – eFishVetEssentialswLinks.
Fish Vetting Essentials – what’s in the book? Dr Loh explains on YouTube.
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TheFishVetDrLoh has shared a video with you on YouTube:
 The main purpose for publishing this book is to consolidate all the useful information on the veterinary aspects of fish health into an easily accessible format. It won’t make me a millionaire, but it’ll save me from receiving calls at all odd hours of the night/morning from veterinarians and clients living in different time zones!
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What the heck is a “lumpsucker fish? What are they good for?
I’m in New York, on my way to attend Aquavet II. Today I met with, and spent a whole day with an aspiring fish veterinarian from Norway, Toni Erkinharju. He is in his final year of veterinary school.
We exchanged our notes on what’s happening in the world of fishes in our respective countries. The topic that caught my interest the most is on their research into biological control of sea lice in farmed Atlantic salmon.
They’re putting a lot of work into ballan wrasse and lumpsucker fish to act as “cleaner fish”, to remove the live from the farmed salmon. Small wrasses are well known when it comes to removing ectoparasites from larger fish. But what the heck is a lumpsucker fish? What a peculiar name!
The researchers found that the wrasses were only effective during the warmer months and that they needed cleaner fish all year round, especially in autumn and spring time. The lumpsucker fish were identified as the perfect candidate!
Check out this link, provided by Toni, to find out more about the lumpsucker’s biology and what they look like: