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Title:   Author  item
                                            Farmer, Bradleyitem
                                            Beck, Benjaminitem
                                            Mitchell, Andrewitem
                                            Straus, David

                                                         - *Dave*
  Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
                                    Publication Type: Abstract Only
                                    Publication Acceptance Date: 1/8/2013
                                    Publication  Date: 2/5/2013
                                    Citation: Farmer, B.D., Beck, B.H., Mitchell, A.J., Straus, D.L. 2013. Copper sulfate is an effective, economical, multi-use compound for fish [abstract]. 2013 Mid-Continent Warm Water Fish Culture Workshop, February 4-6, 2013, Mt. Magazine State Park, Paris, Arkansas. p.20.Interpretive Summary:
                                Technical Abstract: Copper sulfate has a long and storied history of use in aquaculture. Copper sulfate also has a wide range of uses including aquatic weed control, snail control, and treating fish diseases. A number of studies have been conducted to show copper sulfate efficacy against diseases including columnaris disease, egg fungus, gill flukes, and costia.  Resulting mortality data from each of these studies consistently show significant improvement in copper sulfate treated fish compared to non-treated fish. Recent studies have also shown that pre-treatment of fish with copper sulfate increases their resistance to columnaris disease. The results show that copper sulfate can improve survival by up to 75% using the exposure regime and the protections lasts at least 9 days.


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