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Pet fish diseases

Language
English
Nature
optional B
Method of evaluation
semi-final examination
Year in the curriculum
4
Semester in the curriculum
1
Credits
3
Lectures
18
Documents
Documents
Allow for
  • Vet EN

Course description

In 18 hours lectures to give more and specific informations and knowledge for the „collegues” on the diseases of petfishes.

 

Teacher: Ferenc Baska ([Click to see email])

 

Aquaristic. Pet fishes.
Keeping and feeding of pet fish.
Physical causatives.
Chemical causatives – intoxications.
Infectious petfish diseases. (Viral, bacterial, fungal)
Protozoan parasites.
Helminths and crustaceans.
Prevention and treatment int he aquaristics.
Zoonoses.

 

References:

Lectures in ppt form

Bassleer (1983, 2002) Colorguide of pet fish diseases

Kabata (1990)  Tropical fish diseases

Roberts (2000): Fish pathology

Stosskopf (1990) Fish Medicine

Untergasser (2004) Zierfischkrankheiten

 

 

Lectures theme

1 – 6 The importance of the aquaristic. Cultured tropical fishes. Diseases of Poecilid, cichlid, anabantoid fish. Treatment and prevention.

7- 12 Artifitial propagation. Diseases of catfishes, cyprinids and marine fishes. Treatment and prevention.

13-18 TROPICARIUM. or Zoo, Budapest (lectures and dissection).

Exam information

Written semifinal