Online Courses Handbook 2003

303355 (v.2) Aquaculture Health Management 202

Area:	Muresk Institute of Agriculture
Contact Hours:	2.0
Credits:	12.5
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Practical:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	302467 (v.2) Introduction to Microbiology 132 or any previous version
Discusses the relevance of bacteria to disease outbreaks and as a cause of disease. Classification and causes of disease. Introduction to immunology. Methods of disease diagnosis. Host responses to disease. Stress and predisposing factors of disease. Common disease conditions in fish, molluscs and crustaceans. Quarantine, vaccination, management strategies, treatments and human health considerations in disease prevention and control. The use of antibiotics and probiotics.