Journal of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회지)

The Korean Society of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회)
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Treatment in Gill Cover Curling of Arowana

아로와나의 아가미덮개 말림증 치료증례

  • Kim Ji-Hyung (Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park Geun-Mo (Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim Kyong-Yeon (Seoul Ocean Aquarium Co., LTD.) ;
  • Oh Tae-Youp (Seoul Ocean Aquarium Co., LTD.) ;
  • Gomez Dennis K (KRF Zoonotic Disease Priority Research Institute, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park Se-Chang (Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 2007.03.30
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Abstract

This study was attempted to find appropriate surgery for gill cover curling disorder in arowana. Gill cover curling is a usual clinical findings in arowana, which often lead to death of the fish by dyspnea. Two different surgical methods were implemented in this study for gill cover by using cutting and incising fm-like fer two silver arowana. The surgery was identified to be successful since the fish healthily recovered. This experiment demonstrated that gill cover curling can be cured by using surgery.

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