Shrimp farming is an economically important part of aquaculture. Shrimps constitute the largest portion of shellfish intended for human consumption. According to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), viral diseases pose the most serious threat to shrimp farming. There are currently six...

Of the four fish diseases that are defined as non-exotic in EU regulations, only infectious salmon anaemia (ISA) has not been confirmed as present in fish in Polish waters. In 2009, on the basis of historical data, Poland was recognized as ISA-free. The situations with regard to the other three...

Aquaculture is currently a rapidly growing branch of animal husbandry around the world. Its further development is expected due to the upcoming challenges related to climate changes. That is why an increased demand for specialists in this field, including veterinarians, is expected. The European...

Although selling live fish for food is not prohibited in Poland yet, the Animal Welfare Act requires them to be transported "in a sufficient quantity of water that supports respiration". This notwithstanding, Chief Veterinary Officer issued an instruction that permits selling live fish for food in...

The aim of the study was to present the history of ichtyopathology in Poland and the main achievements of researchers who developed this discipline. The pioneer of ichtyopathological research in Poland was the ichtyologist prof. Teodor Spiczakov, founder of the first Fish Diseases Laboratory at the ...

The aim of this paper was to present the mechanisms of stress response and to discuss stress induced changes, related to the occurrence of bacterial diseases in fish. Fish handling (fishing, sorting, transporting), environmental changes (water temperature and nitrogen compounds fluctuations, oxygen ...

The objective of this paper is to provide an overview of current knowledge of European endemic inland wild fish parasites and to analyze the role wild fish could play in transmitting parasitic infections to farmed fish. The open design of most aquaculture systems in Poland allows wild fish...

Effective Microorganisms (EM) technology uses microorganisms to work in the surrounding environment. Complex microbiological preparations show synergistic effects, combining the effects of probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics. EM^TM technology is well-known and used in 120 countries worldwide,...

Ecosystems of inland waters are now among the most altered end endangered natural environments. This is caused by anthropogenic transformations. Fish fauna, which is an important element of biosystem, is also a subject of these changes. As a result, there has been a reduction in the size of fish...

The aim of the study was to present the reasons for the emergence and an overview of new bacterial infections in freshwater fish diagnosed in Poland over the last several years. One of the main reasons is ecological changes in freshwater ecosystems as a result of the degradation of these...