Load of <i>Aeromonas salmonicida</i> in Swamp Water and it's Effect on Tilapia (<i>Oreochromis mossambicus</i>)

Abstract

Swamps are one of those types of lentic water bodies, which form links between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Dehadrai and Tripathi (1976) have characterized these water bodies as waterlogged, shallow water areas with a loose peaty bottom, rich in decaying organic matter retaining water either periodically or shrinking or drying summer months. There are numerous water bodies, including swamps, present in Bangladesh. But all of these water bodies are not used for scientific fish culture. To meet the increasing protein demand and to solve the unemployment problem in Bangladesh, swamps should be used for fish culture scientifically. This may also be helpful to destroy the habitat of many biological vectors such as mosquitoes.

doi: 10.3329/jbs.v15i0.2158

J. bio-sci. 15: 165-168, 2007