Quick fish sampling for disease diagnostics: Blood sampling guide

2 February 2024 | Khor, L., Delamare-Deboutteville, J., Ali, S.E., Chadag, V. | 1256 Downloads | .pdf | 13.17 MB

Health and Biosecurity

Fish blood sampling requires specific techniques and skills that are fundamental for all kinds of analyses such as haematology, chemistry analysis, parasitology/bacteriology investigation, antibody titration, molecular diagnostic and many others.

WorldFish and partners developed this quick guide on blood sampling from fish for: (1) blood serum isolation, (2) blood plasma isolation, (3) blood DNA extraction, (4) blood RNA extraction, or for (4) blood smear preparation on microscope slide.

A free online course on blood sampling is also available via Learn.ink.

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Quick fish sampling for disease diagnostics: Package of practices

6 February 2024 | Delamare-Deboutteville, J., Khor, L., Ali, S.E., and Chadag, V. | 34078 views | .pdf | 260.77 KB

Quality biological sampling is a fundamental requirement for all kinds of work on diagnosing diseases and screening for pathogens. Fish sampling requires specific techniques and skills to collect good biological samples for accurate disease diagnosis. This package of practices developed by WorldFish and partners provides advice on fish sampling protocols for routine disease diagnostics and outbreak investigations in tilapia, carp and catfish production systems. These sampling protocols provide guidance and training to project team members, researchers, resident veterinarians, extension officers and farmers tasked with collecting quality biological samples for laboratory diagnosis whenever disease outbreaks occur on farms or hatcheries. A free online introductory course on fish sampling for disease diagnostics is also available via Learn.ink.