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Koi, Goldfish, and Pond Health Management
North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine
February 23, 2013

http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/conted/fishhealth.html

The purpose of this course is to familiarize the participant with the fundamental principles of koi and goldfish
management and medicine.
This course is open to veterinarians and non‐veterinarians alike
and is appropriate for hobbyists, aquaculturists, dealers, and professional aquarists.
Attendees will learn about the following topics:
water quality,
recirculating aquatic systems (with an emphasis on ponds),
diagnostic techniques,
environmental diseases, infectious diseases (viral, bacterial, fungal, parasitic),
therapeutics, anesthesia, analgesia, and surgery.

Registration $35 – includes lectures, lunch and electronic notes

Schedule
Pond construction and Koi husbandry ‐ Dan Phillips
Water quality ‐ Dan Phillips
Koi Herpes Virus (KHV) and the Cavoy® vaccine ‐ Jena Questen
Common/important infectious diseases of koi and goldfish ‐ Greg Lewbart
Diagnostic techniques ‐ Greg Lewbart
Aquatic animal medicine: A review ‐ Greg Lewbart
Anesthesia, analgesia, surgery ‐ Greg Lewbart
Clinical Case presentations – Dan Johnson
Speakers
Greg Lewbart, MS, VMD, DACZM, Professor of Aquatic, Wildlife and Zoologic Medicine
Dan Johnson, DVM, DABVP (ECM), Avian and Exotic Animal Care
Jena Questen, DVM, Novartis Animal Health, World Aquatic Veterinary Medical Association (WAVMA)
Dan Phillips, GardanKOI