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"The second edition of Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment is a welcome update of the 1996 original. Enlarged to include 130 pages of new information and generously illustrated with color photographs and black-and-white diagrams, this text should serve as a resource for practitioners who occasionally treat pet fish as well as for dedicated fish disease diagnosticians. Reasonably priced, this comprehensive text is a useful addition to the library of any veterinarian engaged in fish medicine and diagnostics. (Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, December 2010)
"This is a welcome expansion of the first edition. It offers a much expanded clinical methods section, several new and/or newly organized problems, and presentation of enhanced and updated treatment options. Altogether, new information has increased the page count by 130 pages. This book remains unique in its clinical as well as academic usefulness. The clinical focus makes it stand out from other important fish medicine and disease references, and its ease of use makes it a popular first choice of professionals in the field." (Doody's, December 2010)
"The second updated edition of Edward J. Noga's FISH DISEASE: DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT (9780813806976) is a 'must' for any aquatic biologist or fish health specialist. The newly updated edition expands clinical work-up insights, coverage of fish pathogen identification, and more, providing updates on diagnosis, treatment, and issues affecting overall environmental health. The result is a top pick filled with technical detail and the latest research, recommended for any college-level collection!" (The Midwest Book Review, October 2010)
From the Inside Flap
Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition provides thorough, yet concise, descriptions of viral, bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and noninfectious diseases in an exhaustive number of fish species. Now in full color with more than 500 images, the book is designed as a comprehensive guide to the identification and treatment of both common and rare problems encountered during the clinical work-up of fish species. Diseases are discussed following a systems-based approach, to ensure a user-friendly and practical manual for identifying problems.
Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition is the must-have reference for any aquaculturists, aquatic biologists, or fish health specialists dealing with diagnosing or treating fish diseases.
New to this Edition:
Offers an expanded clinical work-up section to include recently developed, as well as more specialized, diagnostic procedures
Expands coverage of molecular methods for fish pathogen identification
Provides coverage of many newly prominent and recently discovered diseases
Expands the Pharmacopoeia section with both new drugs and dosing regimens
Incorporates greater discussion of diseases and treatments as they relate to environmental and public health
Provides updates on other health protection strategies, including commercially available diagnostic tests and vaccines
Expands coverage of the principles and practice of biosecurity
From the Back Cover
Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition provides thorough, yet concise, descriptions of viral, bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and noninfectious diseases in an exhaustive number of fish species. Now in full color with more than 500 images, the book is designed as a comprehensive guide to the identification and treatment of both common and rare problems encountered during the clinical work-up of fish species. Diseases are discussed following a systems-based approach, to ensure a user-friendly and practical manual for identifying problems.
Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment, Second Edition is the must-have reference for any aquaculturists, aquatic biologists, or fish health specialists dealing with diagnosing or treating fish diseases.
About the Author
Edward J. Noga, MS, DVM, is Professor of Aquatic Medicine (College of Veterinary Medicine) and Adjunct Professor of Zoology (College of Agriculture and Life Science) at North Carolina State University, in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Adjunct Professor of Marine Science (Center for Marine Science) at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington, North Carolina.
This is the first book I go to when looking up info on fish diseases and medication dosage recomendations. Excellent book!
With fish health experts being increasingly called upon to provide answers about disease outbreaks in fishery populations, Dr. Noga has compiled the most comprehensive reference book available regarding fish diagnostics. Divided into three sections: methods for diagnosing fish diseases, problem list, and methods for treating fish diseases, the book will guide the reader through the most commonly encountered fish diseases and provide the knowledge to manage those diseases effectively. It can be used by people engaged in fish culture and husbandry, as well as fish diagnostics, research, or teaching.
From the Back Cover
There are many organisms and clinical manifestations of fish disease that the practitioner does not encounter in other areas of veterinary practice. Fortunately, the identification of these organisms and manifestations is easy once the practitioner is shown how, where, and what to look for. This, in essence, forms the philosophical basis for the design of this book--to provide the simplest and most straightforward method for diagnosing fish diseases.
Distinctive features that set it apart from other publications include: a unique format that greatly facilitates the diagnosis; a uniform, concise, summary of hosts, disease prevalence, method of diagnosis, and method of treatment; the best and most demonstrable, high-quality illustrations of any fish disease book; the most comprehensive guide to diagnostic histopathology of fish disease; and the most user-friendly sections available on prophylaxis and treatment of diseases
This is an excellent book for fish health professionals and students alike. It contains methods for diagnosing fish diseases as well as detailed biology, life history, and the current most effective treatment regimen for each organism. The book covers environmental problems, as well as bacteriology, virology, parasitology, and nutritional deficiencies.It is well written and organized making it a good resource book for the laboratory.
Dr. Noga is the leading authority on fish diseases that those of us in the aquarium industry deal with on a daily basis. This book is full of knowledge and wonderful pictures as well that make diagnosis easier and treatment quicker. Definately a must have for any fish geek's book collection and/or reference shelf. This is the first book I go to for information on Fish Diseases.
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