Microbial and Parasitic Diseases of Fish and Shellfish
Teacher
Dr. Ngairangbam Sushila
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Code(Credit) : FSHM 2202(2-1-0)
Course Objectives:
- To comprehend the taxonomy, morphology, pathology and host-parasite relation of common parasites and microbes of aquatic organisms and to understand the significance of parasites and microbial pathogens in fish health.
Course Outcomes:
CO1: Knowledge on General characteristics, life cycle, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of parasitic, bacterial, fungal, and viral diseases of finfish and shellfish. PO1, PO2
CO2: Understand Health management strategies in Aquaculture. PO1, PO2
CO3: Understand Principles of disease diagnosis methods. PO1, PO2
PO1: Knowledge enhancement: Enhanced knowledge on concepts, essential facts, basics, principles and theories relating to fishery biology, biodiversity and aquatic environment, aquaculture, fish nutrition, fish physiology, genetics and biotechnology, fish processing, fisheries engineering, fish microbiology, fishery extension, economics, and biostatistics.
PO2: Professional and Entrepreneurial Skill development: Understanding the value and processes of life-long learning and professional enhancement and entrepreneurship development.
Course Syllabus
Theory:
General characteristics, life cycle, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of parasitic, bacterial, fungal and viral diseases of finfish and shellfish. OIE listed diseases. Disease surveillance and reporting. Quarantine and health certification in aquaculture. Health management strategies in Aquaculture: Vaccines, Immuno-stimulants, Bioremediation, Probiotics, Crop rotation, Good and Best management practices.SPF and SPR stocks –development and application. Bio-security principles, Sanitary and phytosanitary Agreement, Disease control through environmental management. Importance of Biofilm, Biofloc, Periphyton in aquatic Health Management, Zoonotic diseases. Principles of disease diagnosis, conventional, molecular and antibody based diagnostic methods, Rapid diagnostic methods.
Practical:
1. General procedure for disease diagnosis.
2. Methods of sampling fish and shellfish for disease diagnosis.
3. Taxonomy, lifecycle and identification of fish and shellfish parasites .
4. Sampling, preparation of media and culture of pathogenic bacteria: Techniques for bacterial classification.
5. Techniques in disease diagnosis: Microbiological, haematological, Histopathological, immunological, molecular techniques and Biochemical tests.
6. Agglutination test; Challenge tests; purification of virus; Stress related study of fish and shellfish, Disease treatment.
Reference book:
1. Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment-------by Edward J. Noga
2. Fish viruses and fish viral diseases--------by Ken Wolf
3. Handbook on Fish Diseases & Diagnosis ------ by Shah/Balkhi
4. Shrimp Disease Management--------- by Joseph Sinawe Lipton
Session 1 (Theory)
Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C8.pdf
Session 2 (Theory)
Chronic granulomatous types disease
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C7.pdf
Session 3 (Theory)
General characteristics, diagnosis, prevention and treatment if fungal disease in fish
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C6.pdf
Session 4 (Theory)
Acute systemic types fish disease
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C5.pdf
Session 5 (Theory)
Parasitic metazoa
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C4.pdf
Session 6 (Theory)
Diseases caused by crustacean parasites
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C3.pdf
Session 7 (Theory)
Parasitic Diseases in Aquaculture: Their Biology, Diagnosis and Control – Protista
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C2.pdf
Session 8 (Theory)
Disease Introduction
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C1.pdf
Session 9 (Theory)
Non-infectious diseases in shrimp
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C12.pdf
Session 10 (Theory)
Emerging viral diseases of fish
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C13.pdf
Session 11 (Theory)
Viral diseases of shrimp
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C9.pdf
Session 12 (Theory)
Bacterial Diseases of fish
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C14.pdf
Session 13 (Theory)
Session 14 (Theory)
Bacterial Diseases of Shrimp
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C11.pdf
Session 15 (Theory)
Viral diseases of shrimp
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C10.pdf
Session 16 (Theory)
SPF and SPR stock
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C19.pdf
Session 17 (Theory)
Biofloc and it’s use in Aquaculture
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C18.pdf
Session 18 (Theory)
OIE - WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C17.pdf
Session 19 (Theory)
Non- infectious diseases of fish
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C15.pdf
Session 20 (Theory)
Bacterial diseases of fish
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/C15.pdf
Session 21 (Practical)
GENERAL PROCEDURE FOR DISEASE DIAGNOSIS
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/P1.pdf
Session 22 (Practical)
METHOD OF SAMPLING FISH FOR DISEASE DIAGNOSIS
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/P2.pdf
Session 23 (Practical)
TAXONOMY, LIFECYCLE AND IDENTIFICATION OF FISH AND SHELLFISH PARASITE
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/P3.pdf
Session 24 (Practical)
PREPARATION OF MEDIA AND CULTURE FOR PATHOGENIC BACTERIA
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/P4.pdf
Session 25 (Practical)
MICROBIOLOGICAL METHODS FOR DISEASE DIAGNOSIS
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/P5.pdf
Session 26 (Practical)
HAEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS IN DISEASE DIAGNOSIS
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/P6.pdf
Session 27 (Practical)
HISTOPATHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES IN DISEASE DIAGNOSIS
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/P7.pdf
Session 28 (Practical)
BIOCHEMICAL TEST FOR DISEASE DIAGNOSIS
PDF http://courseware.cutm.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/P8.pdf
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Our Main Teachers
Dr. Ngairangbam Sushila joined the University as an Assistant Professor in the department of Aquatic Animal Health Management, School of Fisheries. She completed her doctoral programme from ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai.
Teaching, Research and Product Development, Business Development.