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Article Information:
A Review of Some Viral, Neoplastic, Environmental and Nutritional Diseases of African Fish
J.F.N. Abowei, O.F. Briyai and S.E. Bassey
Corresponding Author: Abowei Jasper
Key words: African fish diseases, environmental, neoplastic, nutritional, unknown etiology, virus, Vol. 2 , (5): 227-235 |
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2011 September, 25 |
2011 November, 25 |
A review of some viral, neoplastic, environmental and nutritional diseases of African fish was carried
out to educate fish famers on some likely challenges faced and their management processes n culture fisheries.
The virus disease: Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis (IPN), Virus Hemorrhagic Septicemia, Carp Spring Viraemia
(CSV) and Lymphocystis virus; Neoplastic fish diseases: Malignant Tumor and Benign Tumors; Disease of
unknown etiology: Broken Head Disease and Open belly disease; Naturally occurring cases; Environmental
fish diseases: Depletion of dissolved oxygen, temperature, exteme pH, mechanical trauma. Nutritional fish
diseases: Deficiency in Essential Amino Acid (EAA), Feed proteins known to contain toxic amino acids and
remedies for anti nutritional factors are areas reviewed. |
Cite this Reference:
J.F.N. Abowei, O.F. Briyai and S.E. Bassey, 2011. A Review of Some Viral, Neoplastic, Environmental and Nutritional Diseases of African Fish.
British Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 2(5): 227-235. |
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ISSN (Online): 2044-2467
ISSN (Print): 2044-2459 |
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