International aquatic animal health code, Office International des Épizooties, Paris : book review

Extracted from text ... Book review - Boekresensie International aquatic animal health code 2001. Office International des ?pizooties, Paris, 164 pp., soft cover. Price C 40. ISBN 92 9044 538 6 It is well known that aquaculture is a rapidly expanding industry, but it is not always recognised that aquaculture is also a rapidly diversifying industry. Whereas traditional agriculture relies primarily on a limited number of domesticated species, none of the species used for aquaculture are fully domesticated and most are entirely undo-mesticated. In addition, new species are continu-ously being found suitable for culture in intensive production systems. The list of significant diseases of aquatic animals is growing as rapidly as the aquaculture industry itself. Internationally, the effects of ..