Surveillance and animal health monitoring “ early detection of disease

Muhammed Shuaib Thaiparampil, . Surveillance and animal health monitoring “ early detection of disease. pp. 194-209. ISSN 0116-6514

Disease in aquaculture systems is the outcome of three major components namely the health of the animals being cultured the condition of the culture environment and the presence of the pathogen. The early detection of signs of disease or poor health is crucial to taking measures to minimize the economic impact of disease. Routine animal health monitoring allows the generation of information necessary for immediate decision-taking. A well-established surveillance programme is key to achieving these results and it should focus on the primary enzootic pathogens in the key stages of production as well as in the wild. It should also include exotic pathogens as these could be introduced to the culture system through various means including water currents the importation of aquatic animals from infected countries or via ballast water. This paper describes the current surveillance programme for shrimp diseases being implemented in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by the National Aquaculture Group (NAQUA) which has around 4 500 ha of culture surface. The criteria for identifying the morphological changes that indicate deviation from optimal health its possible causes and the mitigation measures are discussed. As the productivity of an aquaculture system is directly related to the health of the stocks close monitoring and optimization of animal health is a key tool for profitable farming.

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Abstract

Disease in aquaculture systems is the outcome of three major components namely the health of the animals being cultured the condition of the culture environment and the presence of the pathogen. The early detection of signs of disease or poor health is crucial to taking measures to minimize the economic impact of disease. Routine animal health monitoring allows the generation of information necessary for immediate decision-taking. A well-established surveillance programme is key to achieving these results and it should focus on the primary enzootic pathogens in the key stages of production as well as in the wild. It should also include exotic pathogens as these could be introduced to the culture system through various means including water currents the importation of aquatic animals from infected countries or via ballast water. This paper describes the current surveillance programme for shrimp diseases being implemented in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by the National Aquaculture Group (NAQUA) which has around 4 500 ha of culture surface. The criteria for identifying the morphological changes that indicate deviation from optimal health its possible causes and the mitigation measures are discussed. As the productivity of an aquaculture system is directly related to the health of the stocks close monitoring and optimization of animal health is a key tool for profitable farming.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Prawns and shrimps
AGROVOC Term:	Aquaculture
AGROVOC Term:	Shellfish culture
AGROVOC Term:	Animal health
AGROVOC Term:	Disease control
AGROVOC Term:	Monitoring
AGROVOC Term:	Disease prevention
AGROVOC Term:	Animal diseases
AGROVOC Term:	Disease surveillance
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:54
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7984

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