Q: A flat starfish has 5 legs by definition. How many chins does a round starfish have?
A: One. Because they only have a-chin (urchin).
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How to defend yourself in a koi herpesvirus (KHV, or Cyprinid herpesvirus-3) outbreak?
In short, there is no treatment for the viral disease. Here’s the latest on the topic, on why…
There is the idea that raising the temperature (to 30°C) might save fish from dying due to KHV (Source link). However, other reports say that raising the water temperature only marginally increases the survival rate, and complicates other matters such as lower dissolved oxygen, increased bacterial and parasitic infections. Moreover, koi that survives the initial KHV exposure likely become carriers of the virus, capable of dying from the disease in future, or pass it to other koi for as long as they live (herpes is for life!).
In the USA, there is an approved attenuated live vaccine for prevention of KHV disease (for fish > 100 g). The vaccine studies are still in their infancy, scientists not having sufficient data to its efficacy and length of protection for vaccinated fish. It is also unknown whether vaccinated fish become carriers of the vaccine strain, or if they are protected against infection by the wild-type strain of virus. Another challenge with regards to the vaccine is that no diagnostic tests are commercially available that can differentiate vaccinated versus naturally infected/exposed fish (Source link).
Since it is a reportable disease in Australia, this means that if your fish test positive, all your fish will need to be culled, and ykur entire system disinfected.
Different strains of common carp have been shown to vary in their level of resistance to KHVD. Survival rates range from approximately 8%, to the most resistant strain being 61‒64% (Source link). So breeding for resistance to KHV may be possible longer term solution (providing there remains sufficient local stocks of koi, since koi imports to Australia is not legal).
Fish Joke for Monday-itis: shark and chips.
Q: Why do Australians eat shark in their fish and chips?
A: Because we love fast food!
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41x $5000 scholarships available
See below for details of the MSD Animal/WVA Veterinary Scholarship 2017
Selected students from countries in the regions of Latin
America (16 grants), Africa (10 grants), North Africa/Middle East (10 grants) and Asia/Oceania
(5 grants) by mid-2018.
Eligibility requirements for students:
• Citizen of one of the countries under the grant coverage.
• Second or Third year veterinary students (accomplishment of first year exams).
• Currently enrolled and in good standing at a recognised school of veterinary medicine in their
country.
The applications will be reviewed by the WVA Review Committee. The announcement of the selected students will be done during the World Veterinary Association Congress in Barcelona, Spain between 5 and 8 May 2018.
The application can be downloaded by clicking on the following link.
Completed application must be submitted by 1st January 2018, 12:00 pm (Brussels time) to
secretriat@worldvet.org or to:
Dr. Zeev Noga
Veterinary Policy Officer
World Veterinary Association (WVA)
Avenue de Tervueren 12
B-1040 Brussels , Belgium
Please note that incomplete nominations and nominations received after the deadline will be automatically rejected.
MSD Animal Health and the World Veterinary Association are encouraging qualified students to submit their applications and wish a success to all the candidates.
How to fix a broken turtle shell.
Our colleague, Dr Ellen Rasidi, shows how to repair a broken carapace on a tortoise –
Fish Joke for Monday-itis: toothless shark
Q: What do you call a shark with no teeth?
A: Gummy shark!
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Fish Joke for Monday-itis: not laughing
Q: Why don’t fish laugh at The Fish Vet’s jokes?
A: Because they are terri-bubble!
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Fish on anti-deppressants!
"Antidepressants can affect the feeding behaviour of fish or their survival instincts – some fish won’t acknowledge the presence of predators as much."
‘Fish are receiving this cocktail of drugs 24 hours a day, and we are now finding these drugs in their brains.’
I guess we’ve to stop eating fish brains!
Read more – https://www-cbc-ca.cdn.ampproject.org/c/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4274735
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Yours sincerely,
Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, NATA Signatory.
Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist.
PERTH | MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | TOWNSVILLE | BRIBIE ISLAND.
THE FISH VET – AUSTRALIA.
Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
Web: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 421 822 383
Mail: PO Box 5164, East Victoria Park, WA 6981, Australia.
The Fish Vet is The Fish Doctor! – Join over 10,000 subscribers on our NEW YouTube Channel
I’ve surrendered myself to adopting the misnomer, The Fish Doctor. I guess a fish veterinarian is a doctor for fish… well that’s how I often have to explain, what I’d thought was already self-explanatory…
Anyway, in our newest social media platform on YouTube, we take you through the amazing ways we as veterinarians can help heal our aquatic animals from all sorts of diseases.
I also hope that it becomes apparent that it’s almost impossible to make a diagnosis, let alone give advice for treatments without having physically examined the patient.
Watch some of our popular videos on the following topics:
- How to treat a floating goldfish – link
- How to treat fish with intestinal worms (white stringy faeces) – link
- How to identify and treat white spot disease in fish (ich) – link
- How to differentiate the causes of dropsy and their treatment – link
- Treating fish that is not eating and is floating – link
- Diagnosis and treatment of egg-bound goldfish – link
- Diagnosing and treating koi pond parasites – link
- Surgical removal of skin tumour from a Betta – link
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Dr Richmond Loh DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV, CMAVA, NATA Signatory.
Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist
THE FISH VET, AUSTRALIA – PERTH | SYDNEY | MELBOURNE | TOWNSVILLE | BRIBIE ISLAND
Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
- W: http://www.thefishvet.com.au
- Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
- Mail: PO Box 5164, East Victoria Park, WA 6981, Australia.
- Skype: thefishvet
- President WAVMA 2014
- Adjunct Senior Lecturer Murdoch University
Fish Joke for Monday-itis: aquatic flea circus
Q: Why do brine shrimp join the circus in summer?
A: Because they can do summer salts.
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