The Handbook of Ornamental Fish Health and Welfare

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Dr Nick Saint-Erne (World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association, USA) Azureen Erdman

The Handbook of Ornamental Fish Health and Welfare

Name: The Handbook of Ornamental Fish Health and Welfare
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ISBN: 9781789246018

Dr Nick Saint-Erne (World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association, USA), Azureen Erdman, Sharmie Johnson , Robert Martinez

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CABI Publishing
28 November 2024

Veterinary medicine; Fishes & aquaria

This book forms a complete resource covering ornamental fish health and welfare from a recognized expert on the topic. Beginning with an overview of the tropical fish industry and aquarium keeping, it covers all the key elements of care, including water-quality testing and maintenance, filtration systems, nutrition, husbandry, handling and transportation of fish, disease diagnosis, treatments and medications, and disease prevention. It also reviews areas of wider interest, such as biosecurity and zoonoses. The book can be read through to gain a complete overview of the care and welfare of ornamental aquarium and pond fish, or it can be used to easily look up specific information about a topic of interest. With numerous illustrations and photographs, plus references allowing readers to study areas of interest in more detail, this book makes an invaluable teaching and reference handbook. It is a vital source of information for veterinarians, scientists using fish in their labs, students, ornamental fish breeders, retail pet store workers, and aquarium keepers looking for trusted advice about how to properly care for their ornamental freshwater fish.

Contributions by: Azureen Erdman, Sharmie Johnson, Robert Martinez, Lily Parkinson
Edited by: Dr Nick Saint-Erne (World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association USA)
Imprint: CABI Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 189mm,
ISBN: 9781789246018
ISBN 10: 1789246016
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 28 November 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: A Brief History of Keeping Fish in Aquariums 2: Overview of the Ornamental Fish Industry 3: Fish Taxonomy, Anatomy and Physiology 4: Aquarium Care 5: Water Quality 6: Filtration Systems 7: Fish Pond Care 8: Fish Nutrition 9: Equipping the Veterinary Hospital to Treat Fish Patients 10: Clinical Procedures 11: Diagnostic Tests 12: Fish Haemotology and Biochemistry 13: Transport of Samples for Laboratory Analysis 14: Advanced Diagnostic Techniques 15: Sedation, Anesthesia and Euthanasia 16: Surgery 17: Infectious Diseases 18: Protozoan Parasites 19: Metazoan Parasites 20: Zoonotic Diseases 21: Non-Infectious Diseases 22: Fish Facility Husbandry and Biosecurity 23: Administering Medications to Ornamental Fish 24: Ornamental Fish Welfare 25: Welfare in a Public Aquarium 26: Quarantine

Dr. Nick Saint-Erne is a dedicated veterinarian who is passionate about pets, exotic animals, and aquatic veterinary medicine. He has over 35 years of experience in in veterinary hospitals treating dogs, cats, rabbits, rodents, ferrets, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, other exotic pets and zoo animals. He has worked with pet retailers and the tropical fish industry for over 20 years to improve the health care of fish and other animals in the pet industry. He was one of the first veterinarians certified as an Aquatic Veterinarian by the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association, and in 2017 was designated as a Distinguished Fellow of WAVMA. Dr. Nick grew up in Wichita, Kansas and his major field of study was Fisheries Biology for his Bachelor of Science degree at Kansas State University. He attended the AQUAVET Program at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA in 1982. In 1984 he received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Kansas State University. He is an Executive Board member of the World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association and was the WAVMA President for 2016. He is also a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, and the Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians. Dr. Nick lectures worldwide on animal care topics for veterinarians, the aquaculture industry, and pet owners. He also taught classes on Exotic Pet and Aquatic Animal Medicine to veterinary students at Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine