Department of Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Dilla, Dilla University, Ethiopia
Review Article
Non-Infectious diseases and biosecurity management practices of fishes health in a aquaculture
Author(s): Firew Admasu* and Mulugeta Wakjira
This article organized while studying PhD in Aquaculture and fishery management to review non-infectious diseases and biosecurity management of fish in aquaculture. Background: Fish diseases are broadly categorized in to infectious and non-infectious disease. Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic organisms such as parasitic, bacterial, viral, or fungal, and non-infectious diseases are caused by environmental problems, nutritional deficiencies, or genetic cases; they are not contagious. Many of the diseasesthat occur infishare the result of stress, poor water quality, overcrowding, and failure to quarantine any new or sickfishto avoid spread ofdisease, and these factors can all be minimized by appropriate care and good hygiene. Aquaculture fish health management practices is important to preventfishdisease which begins with prevention rather thantreatment. Objectives: The main o.. View More»