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DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY
Presented By:
Saijyoti Panda
+3 3rd Year
Roll No. : BS21-053
INTRODUCTION TO BACTERIA
1) Furunculosis
2) Columnaris
3) Dropsy
4) Vibriosis
5) Tuberculosis
6) Bacterial gill disease
7) Fin rot/tail rot
COMMON SYMPTOMS CAUSE
TREATMENT:
TREATMENT:
• Removal and complete destruction of fishes , followed by draining , drying and disinfecting
the fish pond with quicklime is suggested to prevent spread of the disease.
• The infected fishes may be cured by a two minutes dip in 5 mg / KMnO4 sol.
• Resistant strains bacteria may be killed by applying streptomycin or chloromycetin or
oxytetracyclin along with supplementary food or by injecting the severely infected fishes .
4. VIBRIOSIS
TREATMENT:
• Dip treatment in copper sulphate sol. and application of antibiotics with artificial food may be
considered as curative measures for vibrosis.
5. TUBERCULOSIS
TREATMENT:
• Dip treatment for one minute in 1 : 2000 copper sulphate sol. for 3-4 days may be useful. •
Alternatively the fishes may be destroyed and the pond sterized with KMnO4 or with soaked lime
restocking .
PREVENTIONS