Process for curing diseases in cultured fish
AssigneeB. L. Mitchell, Inc.
InventorCharles A. Mitchell
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Abstract
This invention relates to a process for disease control in fish farming and more particularly, to a process whereby proliferative gill disease and other diseases and infections are eliminated by the treatment of a fish rearing pond or tank with low concentrations of Chloramine-T. The Chloramine-T is applied to the pond or tank and allowed to remain in the tank or pond until it breaks down. The concentration of the Chloramine-T can be from about 2 to about 3 PPM.
Claims19
A process for treating a cultured fish population contained in a water environment for various maladies which comprises the steps of:
- a. observing the maladies in the fish population,
- b. allowing the fish population to remain in the environment where the maladies were observed,
- c. adding an effective amount of Chloramine-T to the water environment so as to achieve a Chloramine-T concentration of less than 3 ppm,
- d. allowing the cultured fish to remain in water environment so treated wherein the concentration of Chloramine-T is maintained at less than 3 ppm,
- e. discontinuing all treatment with Chloramine-T at least ninety days prior to harvest.
A process for preventing the affliction of cultured fish, in a water environment, with various maladies by maintaining an effective concentration of Chloramine-T in said water environment, wherein said concentration is less than 3 ppm.
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