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Bacterial diseases in frog hatcheries and evaluation of hazards associated with antibiotic usage

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Publication date
24/03/1997
Language:
English
Type of Publication:
Studies
Focus Region:
Asia and the Pacific
Focus Topic:
Health & Diseases
Type of Risk:
Biological & environmental
Commodity:
Fisheries & Aquaculture
Source
http://www.dfid.gov.uk/r4d/PDF/Outputs/RLAquatechreportR6206Cb.pdf
Author
Chinabut, S.

The objectives of this project were to understand the susceptibility of frogspawn and tadpoles to bacterial infection, determine optimum conditions within hatcheries, determine the efficacy of antibacterial chemotherapy and to develop a model of infection. Knowledge gained was used to make recommendations to frog farmers in Thailand as to the proper management of farms and the reduction of disease incidence.