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Title: EFFICACY OF COPPER SULFATE FOR CONTROL OR PREVENTION OF MORTALITIES OR THE DISEASES ASSOCIATED WITH EXTERNAL AQUATIC PARASITES, BACTERIA,AND FUNGI (SAPROLEGNIASIS) OF CULTURED FRESH AND BRACKISH WATER FISHES.

Author
item Griffin, Billy

Submitted to: U.S. FDA Public Master File No. 5590
Publication Type: Popular Publication
Publication Acceptance Date: 5/23/1997
Publication Date: N/A
Citation: N/A

Interpretive Summary: Evidence for the effectiveness of copper sulfate to control parasitic, bacterial and fungal diseases of fish is presented. Methods of application of copper sulfate to ponds and the background for the dosage rate are explained.

Technical Abstract: Original research and published data in areas relevant to the efficacy of copper sulfate is evaluated. Evidence is presented to substantiate label claims of effectiveness in controlling the parasites Amyloodinium sp., Ichthiophthirius, Ichtyobodo, Ambiphyra, Chilodonella, Trichophyra, and the Trichodinids. Also evidence is presented for the control of the bacterial disease caused by Cytophaga columnaris and for the control of fungal members of the Family Saprolegniaceae. The method of application is described and the origin of the dosage regimen is presented.