Diseases of Warmwater Fish
Specialized Training for the
Aquatic Health Practitioner
June
7-18, 2004
Ruskin and St.
Augustine, FL, USA |
-Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
College
of Veterinary Medicine
Tropical
Aquaculture Laboratory
The
Whitney Laboratory |
 Diseases
of Warmwater Fish is an intensive two-week class designed to provide instruction in
the methodology of diagnosis and treatment of parasitic, bacterial, viral, nutritional,
and environmental diseases of warm water food fish and aquarium species. This course is
open to students, veterinarians, fisheries biologists, aquaculturists, and professional
aquarists. Enrollment is limited and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served
basis.
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| Course
Information and Equipment Requirements |
 Students are asked to provide their own compound microscopes if possible. A
limited number of microscopes will be available for student use, but those students who
are able to bring a microscope are requested to do so. Dissecting equipment and other
supplies will be provided. The text Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment by Dr. Ed
Noga (Iowa State University Press) is strongly recommended. An in-house library will be
available, but students are asked to bring Dr. Noga’s book if possible.
The course will be held at two consecutive locations. The first week (June 7-11) will
be at the University of Florida’s Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory located in Ruskin,
Florida (near Tampa). The second week (June 11-18) will be at The Whitney Laboratory,
located south of St. Augustine. The last day (June 18) will be held at Sea World of
Florida in Orlando. It is recommended that students traveling by air should fly into Tampa
International Airport and depart from Orlando International Airport. Transportation will
be provided to all field trips and changes of venue on June 11 and June 18.
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Dr. Ilze Berzins
The Florida Aquarium
Dr. Beth Chittick
Sea World of Florida
Mr. Ray Davis
The Georgia Aquarium
Dr. Ruth Francis-Floyd
University of Florida/IFAS
Dr. Kathleen Hartman
USDA APHIS
Mr. Jamie Holloway
University of Florida
Mr. Jim Kinsler
Sea World of Florida
Dr. Ed Noga
North Carolina State University
Dr. Denise Petty
Florida Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services |
Ms. Debbie Britt-Pouder
University of Florida/IFAS
Ms. Peggy Reed
All Florida Veterinary Laboratory
Dr. Allen Riggs
Aquatic Veterinary Services
Dr. Andy Stamper
Disney’s Animal Programs
Mr. Greg Vermeer
Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission
Dr. Mike Walsh
Sea World of Florida
Mr. Craig Watson
University of Florida/IFAS
Dr. Roy Yanong
University of Florida/IFAS
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Note: Classes begin everyday at 8:30am. Lunch provided on Day 1 and
dinner on Day 2. Refreshment breaks offered daily.
(UF/IFAS Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory
in Ruskin, FL)
Monday, June 7, 2004 – Day
1
8:30am |
Pick up
course materials. Coffee and doughnuts provided. |
9:00am |
Introduction
of Faculty, Class Participants and Opening Remarks |
9:15am |
Lecture (Craig
Watson and Roy Yanong)
Introduction to
fish biology
Introduction to
families of fishes |
10:30am |
Refreshment
Break |
10:45am |
Lecture (Ilze
Berzins)
General
principles of fish physiology
Introduction to
comparative anatomy of fishes |
12:30pm |
Lunch
(Provided) |
1:30pm |
Laboratory
(Jamie Holloway and Debbie Britt-Pouder)
Introduction to
fish anatomy with representative species
Tour Tropical
Aquaculture Lab facilities |
5:00pm |
Training
Concludes |
Tuesday, June 8, 2004 –
Day 2
8:30am |
Lecture (Craig
Watson, Ruth Francis-Floyd and Denise Petty):
Introduction to
aquatic weeds
Crucial elements of
water quality |
10:00am |
Refreshment
Break |
10:15am |
Lecture (Ruth
Francis-Floyd and Denise Petty):
Water quality
(continued) |
12:00pm |
Lunch
(On Your Own) |
1:00pm |
Field
Trip to Local Fish Farm
Dinner (Provided) |
Wednesday, June 9, 2004 –
Day 3
8:30am |
Lecture (Craig
Watson)
Freshwater
systems |
10:00am |
Refreshment
Break |
10:15am |
Lecture (Jim
Kinsler)
Marine Systems
Vertebrates
Invertebrates |
12:00pm |
Lunch
(On Your Own) |
1:00pm |
Field
Trip to The Florida Aquarium |
Thursday, June 10, 2004 – Day 4
8:30am |
Lecture (Denise
Petty and Kathleen Hartman)
Preventative
medicine
Biosecurity |
10:00am |
Refreshment
Break |
10:15am |
Lecture (G.
Chris Tilghman and Ruth Francis-Floyd)
Practical
aspects of fish nutrition |
2:00pm |
Laboratory
(Craig Watson, Debbie Britt-Pouder and Jamie Holloway)
Pond tour
Water quality
testing and sampling procedures |
3:30pm |
Refreshment
Break |
3:45pm |
Lecture (Ruth
Francis-Floyd)
Introduction to
treatment of fish diseases |
5:00pm |
Training
Concludes |
Friday, June 11, 2004 – Day 5
8:30am |
Field
Trip to Port Manatee Hatchery and Lecture (Greg Vermeer)
Practical
aspects of sanitation and quarantine |
11:30am |
Lunch
(On Your Own) |
12:30pm |
Lecture (Ilze
Berzins)
Diagnostic
procedures |
1:00pm |
Laboratory
(Ilze Berzins, Ruth Francis-Floyd, Roy Yanong, Jamie Holloway and Debbie
Britt-Pouder)
Introduction to
Diagnostic Procedures |
2:30pm |
Refreshment
Break and Clean Up |
3:00pm |
Training
Concludes. Bus will leave for St. Augustine. |
(UF
Whitney Laboratory in St. Augustine, FL)
Saturday, June 12, 2004 – Day 6 - Half Day
8:30am |
Lecture (Ruth
Francis-Floyd)
Chemicals and
treatments |
9:45am |
Refreshment
Break |
10:00am |
Lecture (Allen
Riggs)
Calculating
treatment rates |
12:00pm |
Training
Concludes |
Sunday, June 13, 2004 – Day 7
- Free Day
Monday,
June 14, 2004 – Day 8
8:30am |
Welcome
to Whitney (Dr. Peter Anderson, Director) |
8:45am |
Lecture (Ed
Noga)
Introduction to fish parasites |
10:00am |
Refreshment
Break |
10:15am |
Lecture (Ed
Noga)
Fish parasites |
12:00pm |
Lunch
(On Your Own) |
1:00pm |
Laboratory
(Ed Noga, Roy Yanong, Ruth Francis-Floyd, Jamie Holloway and José Nuñez)
Tour of Whitney
Laboratory
Parasite
identification |
5:00pm |
Training
Concludes |
Tuesday, June 15, 2004 – Day 9
8:30am |
Lecture (Ed
Noga)
Fish parasites
Freshwater Fungi |
10:00am |
Refreshment
Break |
10:15am |
Lecture (Roy
Yanong)
Introduction to
bacterial diseases |
12:00pm |
Lunch
(On Your Own) |
1:00pm |
Lecture:
Bacterial diseases (Roy
Yanong)
Marine fungi (Roy
Yanong)
Special
considerations for elasmobranchs (Andy Stamper) |
4:00 pm |
Review,
Question and Answer Session |
5:00pm |
Training
Concludes |
Wednesday, June 16, 2004 – Day 10
8:30am |
Review
and Mock Quiz |
10:30am |
Lecture (Peggy
Reed)
Introduction to
aseptic technique |
1:00pm |
Laboratory
(Peggy Reed and Jamie Holloway)
Necropsy
procedures for bacterial diseases
Staining for
bacterial identification
Review parasite
identification |
4:00 pm |
Viral
Diseases (Roy Yanong and Kathleen Hartman) |
5:00pm |
Training
Concludes |
7:00pm |
Review
(Optional) |
Thursday, June 17, 2004 – Day 11
8:30am |
Review
(Optional) |
9:30am |
Final
Examination (Required for all UF students, Optional for CE students) |
Friday, June 18, 2004 – Day 12
9:30am |
Arrive at Sea World |
10:00am |
Behind-the-scenes tour of veterinary and
laboratory support, fish facilities and aquarium systems |
1:00pm |
Course Concludes |
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Continuing Education Units |
24 Continuing education units have been requested
from the Florida Board of Veterinary Medicine. A certificate of completion will be
provided upon completion of the course for verification of attendance.
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 On Tuesday June 8, a tour of a tropical fish farm and on
Wednesday June 9, a trip to the Florida Aquarium has been scheduled for course
participants at no additional charge (lunch on your own).
On Friday June 18, a behind-the-scenes tour of
fish facilities and aquarium systems at Sea World in Orlando, Florida is also provided at
no additional charge to course participants.
Guests are not permitted on the
tour due to increased security.
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Registration includes
refreshment breaks, first day’s lunch, a barbeque dinner, transportation and
admission to all tours, lab supplies, a proceedings manual and a t-shirt.
Special Needs: In compliance with ADA requirements,
participants with special needs that can
be accommodated reasonably should contact the Office of Conferences & Institutes (OCI)
at least 10 working days prior to the course. We can be reached at 1-352-392-5930, by FAX
at
1-352-392-4044, or by calling 1-800-955-8771 (The TDD number can only be accessed from
the State of Florida).
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Ruskin, Florida
For
reservations arriving Sunday, June 6, 2004 and
departing Friday, June 11, 2004
St. Augustine, Florida
 For reservations arriving Friday, June 11, 2004 and
departing Friday, June 18, 2004
Beacher's Lodge
6970 A1A South
St. Augustine, Florida 32086
PH: 800-527-8849 / FAX: 904-471-3002
Web Site: www.beacherslodge.com/
Rates quoted below are for 1-4 people per room and are based upon availability. (All
rates subject to 9% tax.)
| Studio: |
$575 weekly or $85.00/night |
| First
Floor: |
Queen
$825.00 weekly or $125/night |
| King
$900.00 weekly or $150/night |
| Second - Fourth
Floor |
Queen $900.00 weekly or
$150/night |
| King $1025.00 weekly or
$175/night |
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Here for Room layout descriptions
Beacher's Lodge is all-suite oceanfront condo-hotel located approximately seven miles
from the Whitney Marine Research Laboratory. No complimentary continental breakfast is
served. Check-in is available after 3:00pm and checkout time is 11:00am. To make
reservations, contact the Beacher's Lodge at 1-800-527-8849. Be certain to identify
that you are with Diseases of Warmwater Fish. All reservation requests require a
guarantee of first night’s deposit by credit card or check, which must arrive well
before the check-in date). Cancellations must be received 48 hours prior to day of
arrival. If state tax exempt, please present a copy of your Florida state tax exemption
certificate when you check-in.
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Ruskin, Florida
St. Augustine, Florida
Orlando, Florida
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Course Information:
Dr. Ruth Francis-Floyd
University of Florida
College of Veterinary Medicine
PO Box 100136
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32610-0136
Telephone: 352-392-4700 ext. 5638
Fax: 352-846-1171
Email: Francis-FloydR@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu |
Registration Information:
Shelby Sowder, Conference Coordinator
University of Florida/IFAS
Office of Conferences & Institutes (OCI)
PO Box 110750
Building 639, Mowry Road
Gainesville, FL 32611-0750
Telephone: 352-392-5930
Fax: 352-392-4044
Email: msowder@ifas.ufl.edu |
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