What do you call a cashed up fish?
A goldfish.
Fish Joke for Monday-itis
What do you call a cashed up fish?
A goldfish.
Network Of Veterinary ICt in Education (NOVICE)
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Where in the world can you find a fish veterinarian?
Several hundred aquatic veterinarians are listed in the online Aquatic Veterinary Directory (
www.AquaVetMed.info) that clients and colleagues
use to locate aquatic veterinarians.
Fish bites back!
Shared by Bill Philips – not quite the normal fish spa.http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/killer-tadpole-nearly-took-toes/story-e6freoof-1226320708304
Goldfish in bowl with knife. Is this art?
What are your thoughts?
This is currently on display at the
Museum of New and Old Art – MONA, in Hobart, Tasmania.
Aquaculture Biosecurity & @Risk
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From: Dr. David Scarfe <DScarfe@avma.org>
Date: Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 7:13 PM
Subject: AquaVetMed: Aquaculture Biosecurity & @Risk
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From: Dr. David Scarfe <DScarfe@avma.org>
Date: Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 7:13 PM
Subject: AquaVetMed: Aquaculture Biosecurity & @Risk
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Reducing risk of disease in aquatic animals with Palisade’s risk analysis software
March 4, 2012
London, UK (Press Release) – @RISK enables informed decision-making without costs of extensive testing. Palisade’s risk analysis software @RISK is being used by aquatic veterinary surgeons to demonstrate the practice of biosecurity to aquatic farmers. The method helps to reduce the potential for disease in animals without incurring the significant costs of extensive testing.
Biosecurity measures, which aim to prevent, control and ideally eradicate disease in aquatic animals, are regarded as essential to maintain the aquaculture sector. However, encouraging the adoption of these practices is often difficult due to the farmers’ levels of education, training, responsibility and perceived economic benefits. Veterinary surgeons developed an @RISK model to calculate the realistic risk of aquatic disease to farmers. The model simulates thousands of times the results of tests on a limited number of animals to present an accurate picture without testing the entire stock, which is prohibitive due to its cost. The capacity of @RISK to present the calculations in graphs that are easy to understand also makes it straightforward for vets to show farmers disease risk probabilities. With this information readily available, the cost/benefit of disease prevention can be calculated, and farmers can make informed choices about whether to implement controls.
Dr Chris Walster is a qualified veterinary surgeon with a long-standing interest in aquatic veterinary medicine, and is the secretary to the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association (WAVMA). Having seen Palisade’s risk analysis tool, @RISK demonstrated, he started using it to calculate the realistic risk of aquatic disease to farms, with a focus on cases where data inputs were limited. He explains: “@RISK enables farmers to reduce the risk of disease spreading amongst their animals whilst minimising additional costs. For aquatic vets, the key is the graphs that allow us to demonstrate a complex probability problem quickly and simply in a way that is easy to understand and trust. These inform decision-making, thereby helping to boost the world’s aquatic stock whilst safeguarding farmers’ livelihoods. This technique also potentially offers an economical method of assisting in the control of many diseases. Farmers undertake their own tests, with each of these providing incremental inputs so that the macro picture can be developed and acted upon,” concludes Walster.
About WAVMA
WAVMA was formed in 2006 as a not for profit professional association to serve the rapidly expanding discipline of aquatic veterinary medicine throughout the world. For further information, visit the website at http://www.wavma.org.
About Palisade
Palisade Corporation is a software developer that produces decision support tools for professionals in many lines of work. The company was founded in 1984, and at present more than 400,000 people use Palisade’s software in fields that range from finance to oil and mineral exploration, real estate to heavy manufacturing, and pharmaceuticals to aerospace. Its software is used by many Fortune 500 companies, including Shell Oil, Procter & Gamble, ExxonMobil, Chase Manhattan, and by prominent economic and financial consultants.
For more information on @RISK go to www.palisade.com/risk or contact:
Kate Alexander / Nicola Males
Vanilla Public Relations Ltd
E: Nicola@vanillapr.co.uk / kate@vanillapr.co.uk
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Fish on Friday Fuss. What’s it all about?
During the weeks leading up to Easter, you may have noticed a lot of advertisements calling people to buy fish for Friday. What’s it all about?
For the Christian community, abstinence from terrestrial meats became a tradition because in the old days, terrestrial meats (like beef, chicken and lamb) were considered a luxury food. Christians were supposed to fast and to eat simply. Fish on the other hand was considered a poor people’s food as it was cheap and abundant.
Today, the tradition continues even though you’ll be lucky to find fish that’s cheaper than terrestrial meats.
Thou shall not eat live octopus.
Death trap for fish.
One of my colleagues is writing a stern letter to the retail outlet to withdraw such products from their shelves.
Fish bowls without filtration are no longer acceptable for keeping fish.
What’s more is that the package says that this small 4L bowl is suitable for two, 4-6cm goldfish! Really?
Culturing barramundi?
Are you culturing barramundi in your backyard aquaponics? Winter is certainly arriving in Perth. Because barra are a tropical species, you’ll need to harvest them very soon, or if you want to keep growing them on, they will require heating. If not, you’ll run into many problems.