OCCURRENCE OF DISEASES AND THEIR MANAGEMENT IN CARP CULTURE SYSTEMS OF WEST BENGAL, INDIA
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SUMANTHA KUMAR SIL
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T. JAWAHAR ABRAHAM
Abstract
An assessment of disease problems in carp culture systems and the measures taken by the farmers to combat diseases in West Bengal was done. Ulcers, dropsy, argulosis, white spot on gills, hemorrhages, tail and fin rot, gulping air, oxygen deficiency and stunted growth were the major diseases or clinical conditions. Farmers used a variety of fertilizers, fish feeds and aquadrugs for augmenting primary productivity, fish growth and combating diseases,
respectively. Aeromonas spp., Pseudomonas spp. and members of Enterobacteriaceae were frequently isolated from diseased carps. Majority of the bacterial isolates were highly sensitive to antibiotics, indicating no antibiotic pressure in the carp culture system.
Key words : Carp, disease, management, antibiotics.
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