Investigation of some diseases of carp at Al-Shamiya city/Iraq

Abstract

The present study was conducted during (March,April,May,June ,July and August-2009) months to investigate some diseases infected the carp fish at Al shamiya city/Diwaniya provence,715 samples of common carp ,grass carp and silver carp were examined from local market and fish farms .

    The diagnosis based on case history, clinical& necropsy findings , bacterial culture and wet mount .

    Recorded results shows, there are 46(6.43%) cases of acute and chronic form of  heamorrhagic septicemia , 57(7.97%)caeses of bacterial enteritis, 76 (10.63%)of anchor worms( Lernaea),4 (0.56%) of lice infestation, 3 (0.4%) of cestodes and 65 (9%) cases of Diplostomum spp., the total  infection are 251(35.1%) from 715 investigated samples.

    The study showed there are diversity forms of diseases among carp spp. in which the percentage of parasitic infections is the most abundant form of diseases(20.7%) followed by  diseases caused by bacterial infections (14.4%) .