Prophylactic and Prevention Methods Against Diseases in Aquaculture

2017 
Aquaculture is the fastest growing food industry that has increased its production annually at a rate of approximately 9.6% worldwide from 1980 to 2010. This growth is realized despite the annual loss of approximately 50% of the fish to diseases. Various factors ranging from seed quality to emergence of new fish pathogens contribute to this disease loss. Despite these agonizing conditions prevailing in aquaculture worldwide, by and large, fish farmers in major fish producing regions are left with meager and obsolete choices to control fish diseases. This chapter aims to explain the causes of diseases and various prophylactic and therapeutic methods available at present against these diseases. Essential research approaches required in future, in the area of immunoprophylactics and therapeutics are also discussed.
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