A Colour Atlas of Salmonid Diseases

Salmonids have widespread economic and environmental importance. Correct identification and understanding of their diseases are therefore vital if valuable stocks are to be maintained. This volume provides a practical guide and an aid to disease recognition. This is an updated and extended version of the first publication in 1996 and contains around 400 high quality colour photomicrographs.

List of contents

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Functional Anatomy.- Chapter 3. Post-mortem examination and the recognition of tissue abnormalities.- Chapter 4. Pathology and disease diagnosis.- Chapter 5. Viral diseases.- Chapter 6. Bacterial diseases.- Chapter 7. Fungal and related oomycete infection.- Chapter 8. Protist.- Chapter 9. Metazoa.- Chapter 10. Production diseases and other disorders.- Chapter 11. Idiopathic diseases.- Chapter 12. Neoplasia.

Summary

Salmonids have widespread economic and environmental importance. Correct identification and understanding of their diseases are therefore vital if valuable stocks are to be maintained. This volume provides a practical guide and an aid to disease recognition. This is an updated and extended version of the first publication in 1996 and contains around 400 high quality colour photomicrographs.

Product details

• Authors: Brun, Davi Bruno, David Bruno, David W Bruno, David W. Bruno, Noguer, Patricia Noguera, Patricia A Noguera, Patricia A. Noguera, Poppe, Trygve T Poppe, Trygve T. Poppe
• Assisted by: Patricia A. Noguera (Editor), Trygve T. Poppe (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.10.2013
• EAN: 9789400720091
• ISBN: 978-94-0-072009-1
• No. of pages: 211
• Dimensions: 214 mm x 283 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 751 g
• Illustrations: XIII, 211 p. 402 illus., 400 illus. in color.
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; B, fish, Anatomy, Wildlife, veterinary medicine, Zoology & animal sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Ocean Sciences, Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management, Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science, Veterinary Science, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology, Animal anatomy, Diseases;Fish disease;Salmonids