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There’ve been talks about the release of KHV in Australia in a plight to save some of Australia’s most beautiful river systems. Is it really going to happen?

How will this affect you, and your beloved koi? Come and listen in, to be full-bottle on the subject. This way you can have all your questions answered and be better prepared to take special precautions to keep your pets safe from the killer virus.

My feeling is the release WILL HAPPEN, with a date set around September 2017.

The WAVMA have been able to organise for the lead veterinary scientist (who is doing research on this agent) to present a webinar.

Join in on Thursday, 14th April 2016 at 2:00 PM AWST (4pm AEST) for this free webinar.

Click on to see the time in your time zone anywhere around the world.

Register now! Click on https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6969238333300968964

About this webinar: This presentation will provide some background information on the epidemiology of the disease caused by cyprinid herpesvirus 3 (CyHV-3), and will then consider the major questions that arise whenever the use of CyHV-3 is promoted as a biocontrol agent, including:

why is it necessary to control carp in Australia?
will it be effective?
is it safe to use? and,
what is the origin of the virus?

Learning Objectives – participants will understand:

1. Important common and emerging viral and bacterial diseases in tilapia;

2. How these disease affect tilapia and tilapia production; and,

3. Approaches to diagnosing, treating and/or preventing infections

About the speaker: Dr McColl is a veterinarian with training in virology, immunology, pathology and molecular biology. After completing a pathology residency and PhD at Cornell University, he joined CSIRO-Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) in 1990, and the Fish Group (at AAHL) in 2000, and is involved with KHV research that has been funded by the Invasive Animals of CRC, since 2007.

This webinar is suitable for veterinarians, vet techs/nurses, vet students and veterinary practice staff.

Interested but can’t join the live webinar? If you register for the live webinar and are unable to attend, you will be e-mailed a link to view the webinar at a later time. Register now! Click on.

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPh (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV, CMAVA, NATA Signatory.
Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist
THE FISH VET, AUSTRALIA (Perth, Melbourne & Townsville).
Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
Skype: thefishvet

President WAVMA 2014

Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University

Check your waters!

https://thefishvet.com/2016/03/15/is-that-water-good/

 
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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh 

DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, NATA Signatory.
THE FISH VET, AUSTRALIA. 

Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services. Locations: Perth, Melbourne, Townsville.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383

Answer: At the Riverbank!

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You can have all the drug dose rates commonly used in fish medicine, at your fingertips.

It’s in an easy-to-use format — saves you time trying to distinguish what is FACT from fiction online, so you can better care for your fish patients.

Read more, and get your copy from TheFishVet.

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh 

DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, NATA Signatory.
THE FISH VET, AUSTRALIA. 

Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383

This FREE llive webinar is hosted by WAVMA and IVSA Standing Committee on Veterinary Education (SCoVE)
on Friday 18th March at 6.00pm GMT (see http://tinyurl.com/gp4ymnz for local time).

The registration page can be found at http://tinyurl.com/htqt2oe.

World leading aquatic veterinarian, Dr Chris Walster, will be talking about "What Vets need to know about fish?" The talk aims to draw similarties with traditional veterinary medicine as we know it, by integrating companion animal knowledge into Aquatic Veterinary Medicine. The webinar includes some of the basics but the main topics are:
available aquatic veterinary medicine options,
the need for vets and
how students can use the knowledge they have gained in companion animal medicine within aquatic medicine and the similarities between the two.
Whilst aimed at students it will be of some interest to other veterinarians starting out in aquatic veterinary medicine.

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Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPh (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV, CMAVA, NATA Signatory.
Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist
THE FISH VET, Perth, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA.
Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
Skype: thefishvet

President WAVMA 2014

Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University

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Take a look at this picture with bottles of water. Without their labels, you may be forgiven for thinking that they’re all the same – just plain water. But their labels give away their water chemistry. From left to right, they are: unbuffered soft water; plain water; hard water; water that is supersaturated with carbon dioxide; and acidic water.

But, what about the water you rear your fish in? They certainly don’t come with labels. How do you know if the water is suitable (or if it’s still suitable) for your fish? Why test?

Elevated ammonia, elevated nitrite, low pH, elevated temperature and low dissolved oxygen are killers of fish. Nitrates can accumulate and lead to immunosuppression. The list goes on.

Moreover water chemistry may change due to many factors. Some parameters vary depending on the time of the day, season, biomass, feed rate, water temperature and more. And the significance of some water parameters are influenced by other parameters (e.g. ammonia is more toxic at higher pH and temperature).

So, what parameters should we be testing regularly? For freshwater systems, we recommend testing regularly for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, pH, KH, GH, water temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen. For planted tanks, include carbon dioxide. For marine tanks, include phosphate, magnesium and calcium.

Watch this video for an example of how you can test your water – https://youtu.be/dWWGw5xt55I

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Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPh (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics & Pathobiology), CertAqV, CMAVA, NATA Signatory.
Aquatic Veterinarian & Veterinary Pathologist
THE FISH VET, Perth, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA.
Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383
Skype: thefishvet

President WAVMA 2014

A: In prawndominiums.

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Be careful when doing activities in Canning River.

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/toxic-algal-bloom-in-canning-river-may-cause-liver-damage/news-story/0d96a4c913c76ec02b5da4dba13aa420#load-story-comments

 
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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh 

DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (Pathology), MANZCVS (Aquatics& Pathobiology), CertAqV, NATA Signatory.
THE FISH VET, Perth, Western Australia, AUSTRALIA. 

Mobile Aquatic Veterinary Medical & Diagnostic Services.
http://www.thefishvet.com.au
Ph: +61 (0)421 822 383

2016 is WAVMA’s 10th year. We have had great successes as an organization over our first decade, with many more exciting programs to come.

Look for continued WebCEPD classes, an online veterinary tele-conference, monthly industry updates via our eNewsletter, more clinical discussions on the listserv, and original articles and pertinent information in our quarterly journal, ‘The Aquatic Veterinarian’.

Soon we will announce our plans for an exciting Annual General Meeting with Aquatic Veterinary CE and tour opportunities.

Dr Nick Saint-Erne