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FINAL REPORT Improved fish health management for integrated inland aquaculture through Better Management Practices (BMPs) Tracey Bradley, Christina McCowan, Shari Cohen, Brett Ingram, Corey Green and Peter Mansell February 2014 FRDC Project No. 2010/036 © Fisheries Research and Development Corporation an Department of Environment and Primary Industries, 2014. All rights reserved. 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Researcher Contact Details FRDC Contact Details Name: Tracey Bradley Address: 25 Geils Court Address: 475 Mickleham Rd, Attwood, Victoria, 3049 Deakin ACT 2600 Phone: 02 6285 0400 Phone: 03 9217 4171 Fax: 02 6285 0499 Fax: 03 9217 4322 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.frdc.com.au In submitting this report, the researcher has agreed to FRDC publishing this material in its edited form. 1 Contents Non-technical summary......................................................................................................................................... 5 Acknowledgments ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Abbreviations ......................................................................................................................................................... 7 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................................... 8 Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Objectives ............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Methods ................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Histopathology study ....................................................................................................................................... 11 Farm Surveillance ........................................................................................................................................... 11 Farm census and farmer quiz .................................................................................................................. 11 Farm surveillance data ............................................................................................................................ 11 Toxicity trial ..................................................................................................................................................... 12 Results .................................................................................................................................................................. 13 Histopathology study ....................................................................................................................................... 13 Farm Surveillance ........................................................................................................................................... 20 Farm census ............................................................................................................................................ 20 Farmer quiz .............................................................................................................................................. 22 Farm surveillance data ............................................................................................................................ 22 Toxicity trial ..................................................................................................................................................... 32 Discussion ............................................................................................................................................................ 36 Histopathology study ....................................................................................................................................... 36 Bacteriology ............................................................................................................................................. 36 Histopathology and lesions ...................................................................................................................... 37 Farm Surveillance ........................................................................................................................................... 39 Farmer census ......................................................................................................................................... 39 Farmer quiz .............................................................................................................................................. 39 Farm surveillance data ............................................................................................................................ 40 Toxicity trial ..................................................................................................................................................... 41 Conclusion ........................................................................................................................................................... 42 Implications .......................................................................................................................................................... 43 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................... 43 Further development ........................................................................................................................................... 43 Extension and Adoption ...................................................................................................................................... 43 Project materials developed ............................................................................................................................... 45 Appendices ........................................................................................................................................................... 46 Staff................................................................................................................................................................. 46 Intellectual property......................................................................................................................................... 46 References...................................................................................................................................................... 46 Poster: What’s wrong with my Cod? .............................................................................................................. 49 Fact sheet: Chilodonella , a major parasite of Murray Cod ............................................................................