Scarfe / Lee / O'Bryen Aquaculture Biosecurity

Prevention, Control, and Eradication of Aquatic Animal Disease
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-37663-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 196 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: World Aquaculture Society Book Series

Published in Cooperation with THE WORLD AQUACULTURE SOCIETY
Aquaculture loses millions of dollars in revenue annually due toaquatic animal diseases. Disease outbreaks continue to threatenprofitable and viable aquaculture operations throughout the world.As a result, aquaculture biosecurity programs that address aquaticanimal pathogens and diseases have become an important focus forthe aquaculture industry. Aquaculture Biosecurity: Prevention,Control, and Eradication of Aquatic Animal Disease providesvaluable information that will increase success in combatinginfectious aquatic disease.
Key representatives of international, regional, and nationalorganizations presented their views on this important issue as partof a special session at the 2004 World Aquaculture Society AnnualConference. The chapters of this book cover a wealth of experiencefrom the varied perspectives of these experts on biosecurity,policies, and measures to take the offensive against the spread ofdiseases in aquatic animals.
With contributions from renowned international experts, coveringapproaches to biosecurity policies and measures currentlypracticed, Aquaculture Biosecurity: Prevention, Control, andEradication of Aquatic Animal Disease is a vital reference forall those concerned about protecting aquaculture from impacts ofaquatic animal disease.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Scarfe, A. David

Lee, Cheng-Sheng

O'Bryen, Patricia J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors.
Preface.
Patricia J. O'Bryen and Cheng-Sheng Lee.
1 Aquaculture Biosecurity: The View and Approaches of the OIE(World Organization for Animal Health) Regarding Prevention andControl of Aquatic Animal Diseases.
-Eva-Maria Bernoth.
2 Biosecurity in Aquaculture: International Agreements andInstruments, Their Compliance, Prospects, and Challenges forDeveloping Countries.
-Roahana P. Subasinghe and Melba G. Bondad-Reantaso.
3 Regional Approach to Aquatic Animal Health Management -Views and Programs of the Network of Aquaculture Centres inAsia-Pacific (NACA).
-C.V. Mohan and Melba G. Bondad-Reantaso.
4 Canada's Approach to Aquatic Animal Biosecurity:Experience and Evolution.
-Sharon E. McGladdery and Richard H. Zurbrigg.
5 The US Fish and Wildlife Service's "Aquatic AnimalHealth Policy": Innovative Approaches to Managing Disease inTraditional and Special-case Aquatic Animals.
-Thomas A. Bell, J. Scott Foot, Kathy Clemems, SusanGutenberger, Ray Brunson, John Thoesen, Rick Nelson, Norm Heil,John Coll, and Crystal Hudson.
6. Wisconsin's Veterinary Approach to Fish Health.
-Myron J. Kebus.
7 Harmonized, Standardized, and Flexible National Frameworks forEnsuring Diagnostic Data and Test Result Validity: A Critical Needfor Aquatic Animal Health Diagnostic Systems and Biosecurity inAquaculture.
-Ann L. Wiegers, Jerry R. Heidel, and A. David Scarfe.
8 Disinfectants, Disinfection, and Biosecurity inAquaculture.
-G. Russell Danner and Peter Merrill.
9 Aquatic Animal Surveillance.
-F. Chris Baldock, Angus R. Cameron, and Nigel R. Perkins.
10 Biosecurity at the Farm Level--How to Create a State ofMind.
-Paul Hardy-Smith.
11 Elements of an Aquatic Animal Health Program--InfectiousHematopoietic Necrosis (IHN) in Farmed Atlantic Salmon in BritishColumbia.
-Grace A. Karreman.
12 A Preliminary Investigation of the Relationship between Speedof Infected Cage Removal and Resultant Spread of Infectious SalmonAnemia on Atlantic Salmon Farms in Maine, USA and New Brunswick,Canada.
-Lori Gustafson, Stephen Ellis, Leighanne Hawkins, Mark Moore,Teresa Robinson, and Dan MacPhee.
Index

Über Autor(innen)

A. David Scarfe, Assistant Director, Scientific Activitivesof the American Veterinary Medical Association in Schaumberg,Illinois.
Cheng-Sheng Lee, PhD, Director of the AquacultureInterchange Program at the Oceanic Institute in Waimanalo,Hawaii
Patricia J. O'Bryen, Project Manager, AquacultureInterchange Program at the Oceanic Institute in Waimanalo,Hawaii.