The Fish Vet's Blog

Do you think you have sufficient knowledge of and experience in aquatic animal health? Would you be game to be examined, and earn the post-graduate qualifications to be a Member of the Aquatic Animal Health Chapter of the ANZCVS?

Then see the revised guidelines that has been uploaded to the ANZ College of Veterinary Scientists website at this link (if link doesn’t work, right-click and select "save target as").

On another note, I’m glad to say that a couple of my publications are in the recommended reading lists 🙂

Fish clinical medicine:

Loh, R & Landos M. 2011. Fish Vetting Essentials. Richmond Loh Publishing, Perth.

Text Books – not essential but useful for reference if available

Loh, R. 2013. Aquatic Veterinary Medicine – Specific to cultured, display and wild aquatic life. ISS Institute. (download free)

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (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

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Adjunct Lecturer Murdoch University | Secretary Aquatic Animal Health Chapter – ANZCVS | 2014 President WAVMA

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Read my colleague’s perspective at this link.

“It’s quite common to see injuries caused by rubbish and debris that’s been left in the water,” she said.

“If you do accidentally hook a turtle, don’t just cut the line and let it go because that turtle will die slowly.

“Grab that turtle and take it straight to a vet clinic.”

Read more here.

Examining PL health status of shrimp can be challenging. However, this management tool can be the difference between achieving maximum success, or become the beginning of your problems.

Investing on training and hatchery management strategies to improve post-larvae health status is not waste of money or time.

Having high quality prawn post-larvae guarantees great economic return for your business.

In the document link below, we provide a simplified Guide for screening PL quality.

How to choose post-larvae prawns.pdf

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Yours sincerely,

Dr Richmond Loh
DipProjMgt, BSc, BVMS, MPhil (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 | Secretary Aquatic Animal Health Chapter – ANZCVS | 2014 President WAVMA
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Q: What do you call a group of killer whales playing instruments?

A: An ORCA-stra.

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[veterinarians are] the medical equivalent of the Swiss Army knife!

Read more here –
http://veterinarybusiness.dvm360.com/veterinarians-are-cooler-physicians

The biggest threat to our prized koi fish is Koi Herpesvirus (KHV is currently exotic to Australia) and bacterial diseases. Such disease agents can spell disaster because they can happen so quickly and cause very high death rates. Working on the assumption that any new koi could introduce any of these diseases, I have provided some measures to mitigate risks in the document below.

New Koi Protocol.pdf

The objective of transporting prawns will dictate the best way to transport them. Post-harvest prawns are commonly transported alive directly to markets or restaurants. This practice guarantees maximum freshness of the harvested animals up to the final sale.

However, prawns transported between farms, from wild environment to hatcheries, or between states and /or countries also need the best practices of transportation to ensure good health of animals.

Prawns, like all animals, get stressed during transportation. Ideally, stress on prawns should be minimised during transport to avoid problems at their final destination. Size of animals, species and length of journey are important factors to consider before choosing the ideal transportation method. Temperature and dissolved oxygen are the two main parameters which must be checked constantly and improved prior and during transportation.

For more details, we have provided the information sheet in the link below –

How to transport live prawns.pdf

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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, 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 | Secretary Aquatic Animal Health Chapter – ANZCVS | 2014 President WAVMA

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An introduction to some common problems seen in elasmobranch (sharks, skates & rays) kept in public aquariums.

Date: November 18, 2015 Time: 12:00 (CST)

Presenter: Dr. Robert Jones, BVSc (Hons), MSc (Aquaculture), MACVSc (Aqua)

Duration: 1.0 hour

Career level: Veterinarians, veterinary students, veterinary technicians/nurses & paraveterinary professionals

CEPD Credits: 1.5 hours of CEPD credit

Registration for this webinar is free.

For more information, see

http://www.wavma.org/Webinars/B-1017-Elasmobranch-Medicine-101

 
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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

a stink ray 😐

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