This book covers detailed accounts of viral, bacterial and fungal diseases affecting shrimp, finfish and molluscan aquaculture. It also discusses different aquatic animal health management measures such as disease diagnostics, biosecurity, bioremediation, and application of probiotics, antibiotics and vaccines. Further, the book provides information on the roles of genetics and genomics, disease surveillance, aquatic animal health policies and the effects of climate change in aquaculture. The book is structured into five sections: (i) Pathogens and Diseases of Finfish, (ii) Pathogens and Diseases of Shellfish, (iii) Aquatic Animal Health and Environment, (iv) Health Management in Aquaculture, and (v) Aquatic Animal Health Policy and Regulations.
Aquaculture plays a pivotal role in food and nutritional security, export earnings and the livelihood of millions of people globally. However, aquatic animal diseases have been a major limiting factor in sustainable aquaculture production in terms of economic losses caused by mass mortality and morbidity. In order to combat these endemic and emerging diseases, researchers are formulating strategies to mitigate the negative impact of diseases by understanding the pathogens, hosts and their environment.
This book is a useful reference book for students, researchers, aquaculture technicians, farm and hatchery managers, and policy makers of aquaculture regulatory agencies.
I. Pathogens and Diseases of Finfish
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Chapter 1: Bacterial Diseases in Freshwater Fish
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Chapter 2: Bacterial Diseases in Brackishwater Aquaculture
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Chapter 3: Diseases in Coldwater Aquaculture: Pathogenesis and Control
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Chapter 4: Diseases in Cage Aquaculture
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Chapter 5: Emerging Viral Diseases in Freshwater Fishes with Emphasis on
Tilapia Lake Virus
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Chapter 6: Viral Diseases in Brackishwater Fishes
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Chapter 7: Diseases in Ornamental Fishes
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Chapter 8: Parasitic Diseases in Freshwater Fish
II. Pathogens and Diseases of Shellfish
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Chapter 9: Major Viral Diseases of Shrimp in India
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Chapter 10:White syndrome virus (WSSV)
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Chapter 11:Microsporidians Infecting Shrimp with Special Reference to
Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei
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Chapter 12:Disease Syndromes in Farmed Shrimp
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Chapter 13:Diseases of Bivalve Molluscs
III. Aquatic Animal Health and Environment
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Chapter 14:Role of Environment in Aquatic Animal Health and Non-infectious
Diseases in Finfish Aquaculture
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Chapter 15:Impact of Climate Change on Animal Health in Aquaculture
Systems
IV. Health Management in Aquaculture: Concepts, Tools, Technologies and their
Application
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Chapter 16:Health Management in Aquaculture: An Overview and Future
Perspectives
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Chapter 17:Health Management in Penaeid Shrimp Seed Production
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Chapter 18:Disease Diagnosis in Aquaculture
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Chapter 19:Prospects of Vaccine in Shrimp Aquaculture
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Chapter 20:Bacterial Vaccines for Fish
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Chapter 21:Antimicrobial Usage In Aquaculture - Potential Implications
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Chapter 22:Application of Probiotics, Immunostimulants and Bacteriophages
in Aquaculture
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Chapter 23:Bioremediators in Shrimp Aquaculture
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Chapter 24:Finfish Cell Lines and their Application in Viral Disease
Management
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Chapter 25:Crustacean Cell Line Development: Status, Constraints and the
Way Forward
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Chapter 26:Applications of Nanotechnology in Aquatic Animal Health
Management
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Chapter 27:Application of Genetics and Genomics in Aquatic Animal Health
Management
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Chapter 28:Live Feeds in Shrimp Aquaculture: An Overview
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Chapter 29: Sustainable Intensification in Aquaculture
V. Aquatic Animal Health Policy and Regulations
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Chapter 30: Aquatic Animal Health Regulations and Policy in India
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Chapter 31: National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases
(NSPAAD): Enhancing Aquatic Animal Health Preparedness in India
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Chapter 32: Issues in International Trades of Shrimp
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Chapter 33: Building Financial Resilience in Shrimp Aquaculture: Crop
Insurance to Cover Aquatic Animal Disease Losses.
Dr. Rajendran K. V. is a former Principal Scientist & Head, Aquatic Environment & Health Management Division, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai and a former Professor, Department of Zoology, Central University of Kerala. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor at ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai. He obtained his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Calicut. He has also worked as a Scientist at ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai. He has carried out his postdoctoral research at the Chonnam National University, South Korea, Auburn University, USA, and worked as a Fish Pathologist with the Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia. His primary focus of research has been on shrimp diseases, developing high-throughput molecular diagnostics and the development of vaccines and understanding the host-pathogen interaction. He has authored more than 130 research papers, besides other publications, including edited books.
Dr. Iddya Karunasagar is currently working as an Advisor at FAO Reference Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance, Nitte University, Karnataka, India. He obtained his masters and doctoral degrees from Mysore University and carried out his postdoctoral research at University of Maryland, USA and the University of Sendai, Japan. He also worked as an Alexander von Humboldt Scholar at University of Wuerzburg, Germany. During his long academic career at University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore and the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University, Karnataka, he carried out extensive research on diseases in aquaculture, molecular diagnostics, and health management using immunostimulants, vaccines, RNAi technology, and antimicrobial resistance. He also served FAO, Rome, as Senior Fisheries Officer for about a decade. He has edited several FAO fisheries technical papers and joint FAO and WHO microbiological risk assessment reports.
Dr. Indrani Karunasagar is currently working as a Director at FAO Reference Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance, Nitte University, Karnataka, India. She is a microbiologist by training and obtained her masters and Ph.D. degrees from Mysore University. She carried out her postdoctoral research at the University of Maryland, USA, University of Sterling, UK and the University of Wuerzburg, Germany. During her career at the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore and the Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University. Karnataka, she carried out extensive research on diseases in aquaculture, molecular diagnostics, health management using immunostimulants, vaccines, RNAi technology, phage therapy, antimicrobial resistance and food safety. She has established the Nitte University Center for Science Education and Research and has been working very closely with UNESCO as a Director in Marine Biotechnology.
