Aquaculture

  1. Health and Disease Management
    1. Principles of Aquatic Animal Health
      1. Host-Pathogen-Environment Interactions
        1. Host Factors
          1. Immune System Function
            1. Genetic Resistance
              1. Physiological Status
              2. Pathogen Characteristics
                1. Virulence Factors
                  1. Transmission Methods
                    1. Environmental Survival
                    2. Environmental Stressors
                      1. Water Quality Stress
                        1. Handling Stress
                          1. Crowding Stress
                      2. Biosecurity Measures
                        1. Farm-Level Biosecurity
                          1. Risk Assessment Procedures
                            1. Standard Operating Procedures
                              1. Personnel Training
                                1. Visitor Protocols
                                2. Quarantine Procedures
                                  1. Quarantine Facility Design
                                    1. Quarantine Protocols
                                      1. Duration Requirements
                                        1. Health Screening
                                        2. Disinfection and Sanitation
                                          1. Disinfectant Types
                                            1. Application Methods
                                              1. Equipment Disinfection
                                                1. Water Disinfection
                                              2. Common Diseases
                                                1. Viral Diseases
                                                  1. Major Viral Pathogens
                                                    1. Infectious Salmon Anemia
                                                      1. Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia
                                                        1. Spring Viremia of Carp
                                                          1. White Spot Syndrome Virus
                                                          2. Disease Symptoms
                                                            1. Transmission Pathways
                                                              1. Prevention Strategies
                                                              2. Bacterial Diseases
                                                                1. Common Bacterial Pathogens
                                                                  1. Aeromonas Species
                                                                    1. Vibrio Species
                                                                      1. Streptococcus Species
                                                                        1. Flavobacterium Species
                                                                        2. Disease Manifestations
                                                                          1. Antibiotic Resistance
                                                                          2. Fungal Diseases
                                                                            1. Fungal Pathogens
                                                                              1. Saprolegnia Species
                                                                                1. Branchiomyces Species
                                                                                2. Environmental Factors
                                                                                  1. Treatment Approaches
                                                                                  2. Parasitic Infections
                                                                                    1. Protozoan Parasites
                                                                                      1. Ichthyophthirius
                                                                                        1. Trichodina
                                                                                          1. Costia
                                                                                          2. Metazoan Parasites
                                                                                            1. Monogeneans
                                                                                              1. Digeneans
                                                                                                1. Copepods
                                                                                                  1. Isopods
                                                                                                2. Nutritional Diseases
                                                                                                  1. Vitamin Deficiencies
                                                                                                    1. Mineral Deficiencies
                                                                                                      1. Fatty Acid Deficiencies
                                                                                                      2. Environmental Diseases
                                                                                                        1. Gas Bubble Disease
                                                                                                          1. Temperature Shock
                                                                                                            1. pH Stress
                                                                                                              1. Ammonia Toxicity
                                                                                                            2. Disease Diagnosis
                                                                                                              1. Clinical Observation
                                                                                                                1. Behavioral Changes
                                                                                                                  1. Physical Symptoms
                                                                                                                    1. Mortality Patterns
                                                                                                                    2. Water Quality Assessment
                                                                                                                      1. Routine Parameter Testing
                                                                                                                        1. Result Interpretation
                                                                                                                          1. Corrective Actions
                                                                                                                          2. Laboratory Diagnostics
                                                                                                                            1. Sample Collection
                                                                                                                              1. Microscopic Examination
                                                                                                                                1. Bacterial Culture
                                                                                                                                  1. Molecular Diagnostics
                                                                                                                                    1. Histopathology
                                                                                                                                  2. Treatment and Control
                                                                                                                                    1. Therapeutic Agents
                                                                                                                                      1. Antibiotics
                                                                                                                                        1. Types and Applications
                                                                                                                                          1. Resistance Concerns
                                                                                                                                            1. Withdrawal Periods
                                                                                                                                            2. Antiparasitics
                                                                                                                                              1. Antifungals
                                                                                                                                                1. Disinfectants
                                                                                                                                                2. Vaccination Programs
                                                                                                                                                  1. Vaccine Types
                                                                                                                                                    1. Killed Vaccines
                                                                                                                                                      1. Live Vaccines
                                                                                                                                                        1. Subunit Vaccines
                                                                                                                                                        2. Administration Methods
                                                                                                                                                          1. Injection
                                                                                                                                                            1. Immersion
                                                                                                                                                              1. Oral Delivery
                                                                                                                                                              2. Vaccination Schedules
                                                                                                                                                              3. Biological Control
                                                                                                                                                                1. Probiotics
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Mechanisms of Action
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Application Methods
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Commercial Products
                                                                                                                                                                      2. Prebiotics
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Immunostimulants
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Management Strategies
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Culling Procedures
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Stocking Density Management
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Environmental Optimization
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Stress Reduction

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