DISEASES OF SHELLFISH REGULATED BY THE LAW IN REPUBLIC CROATIA

In this article all diseases of shellfish that are regulated by the law in Republic Croatia are elaborated. These diseases are iridovirosis (gill disease), bonamiosis, microcystosis, haplosporidiosis and perkinsosis (N. N. 179/04). They are also cited in the International Bureau for Epizootics (O I...

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Main Author: Vida Čadež
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2005-07-01
Series:Croatian Journal of Fisheries
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Online Access:http://ribarstvo.agr.hr/articles/75636_BOLESTI_KOLJKA_A_REGULIRANE_ZAKONOM_U_REPUBLICI_HRVATSKOJ_hr.pdf
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Summary:In this article all diseases of shellfish that are regulated by the law in Republic Croatia are elaborated. These diseases are iridovirosis (gill disease), bonamiosis, microcystosis, haplosporidiosis and perkinsosis (N. N. 179/04). They are also cited in the International Bureau for Epizootics (O I E , 2004) as diseases that must be reported if are noticed in some area (except iridovirosis which is cited as disease of a potential international importance). Upper mentioned diseases cause important lowering of shellfish production in the world and there are impossible to eradicate and to cure. Until now, no cases of big mortality at shellfish farms, that are caused by some of law regulated diseases, have been recorded in Croatia.
ISSN:1330-061X
1848-0586